BIRDS – Life Above Our Heads
Common Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Habitat: Farmland, groves, forests with shrubby undergrowth
Diet: Green plant parts, seeds, fruits, insects, worms, slugs
Activity: Forages in the morning and evening
Eurasian Nuthatch
(Sitta europaea)
Habitat: Deciduous and mixed forests, parks, gardens
Diet: Insects, seeds
Activity: During the day
Eurasian Siskin
(Spinus spinus)
Habitat: Coniferous and mixed forests, parks
Diet: Seeds, insects
Activity: During the day
Hawfinch
(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Habitat: Deciduous and mixed forests, parks, gardens
Diet: Seeds, insects
Activity: During the day
Eurasian Hoopoe
(Upupa epops)
Habitat: Open countryside with scattered trees, orchards, vineyards
Diet: Insects, worms
Activity: During the day
Feral Pigeon
(Columba livia f. domestica)
Habitat: Urban areas and the countryside
Diet: Seeds, food scraps, insects
Activity: During the day
Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
Habitat: Lakes, ponds, streams, rivers
Diet: Plants, seeds, fruits, frogs, fish, reptiles, small mammals
Activity: During the day
Mallard × Muscovy Hybrid
(Anas platyrhynchos) x (Cairina moschata)
Habitat: Lakes, ponds, streams, rivers
Diet: Plants, seeds, fruits, frogs, fish, reptiles, small mammals
Activity: During the day
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus)
Habitat: Coniferous and mixed forests, urban areas
Diet: Birds, small mammals, reptiles
Activity: During the day
Common Blackbird
(Turdus merula)
Habitat: Forests, gardens, orchards, parks
Diet: Insects, worms, snails, fruits
Activity: During the day
Eurasian Wryneck
(Jynx torquilla)
Habitat: Light deciduous and mixed forests, orchards
Diet: Insects, arachnids, snails, fruits
Activity: During the day
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Habitat: Lakes, ponds, slow-flowing rivers
Diet: Plants, snails, molluscs, insects, fish
Activity: During the day
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Habitat: Light deciduous and mixed forests, parks, gardens
Diet: Insects, arachnids, seeds
Activity: During the day
Common Chaffinch
(Fringilla coelebs)
Habitat: Woodland edges and areas with trees
Diet: Seeds, fruits, berries
Activity: During the day
Black Redstart
(Phoenicurus ochruros)
Habitat: Rocky and open habitats, towns and villages
Diet: Insects, arachnids, berries
Activity: During the day
Eurasian Jay
(Garrulus glandarius)
Habitat: Forests, gardens, orchards, parks
Diet: Seeds, berries, insects, worms, snails, reptiles, rodents, carrion
Activity: During the day
European Goldfinch
(Carduelis carduelis)
Habitat: Woodland edges, gardens, orchards, parks
Diet: Seeds
Activity: During the day
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocoptes medius)
Habitat: Deciduous and mixed forests, orchards, parks
Diet: Insects, seeds, tree sap
Activity: During the day
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocopos major)
Habitat: Forests, gardens, orchards, parks
Diet: Insects, arachnids, worms, snails, seeds, fruits
Activity: During the day
Marsh Tit
(Poecile palustris)
Habitat: Deciduous forests, gardens, parks
Diet: Insects, arachnids, seeds
Activity: During the day
Great Tit
(Parus major)
Habitat: Forests, gardens, parks
Diet: Insects, arachnids, seeds, fruits
Activity: During the day
Blue Tit
(Cyanistes caeruleus)
Habitat: Forests, gardens, parks
Diet: Insects, arachnids, seeds
Activity: During the day
Crested Tit
(Lophophanes cristatus)
Habitat: Coniferous forests, gardens, parks
Diet: Insects, arachnids, seeds
Activity: During the day
Coal Tit
(Periparus ater)
Habitat: Coniferous forests, gardens, orchards, parks
Diet: Insects, arachnids, seeds
Activity: During the day
Common Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris)
Habitat: Deciduous forests, gardens, orchards, fields, vineyards
Diet: Insects, fruits, snails
Activity: During the day
European Bee-eater
(Merops apiaster)
Habitat: Open landscapes with scattered trees; nests in sandy or clay banks
Diet: Insects
Activity: During the day
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
(Passer montanus)
Habitat: Countryside, gardens, orchards, parks, town edges
Diet: Seeds, insects
Activity: During the day
European Greenfinch
(Chloris chloris)
Habitat: Forest edges, gardens, parks
Diet: Seeds, berries, buds
Activity: During the day
Grey-headed Woodpecker
(Picus canus)
Habitat: Deciduous and mixed forests, gardens, orchards, parks
Diet: Insects, seeds, fruits, berries
Activity: During the day
