Thrushes, cuckoos, & friends
I am not sure how to group these birds so I have gone by rough size - not scientific but hey ho. From the often overlooked starling, to the wonderfully crested hoopoe these can be some of the finest of birds.
Green woodpecker. Bushy Park, UK. August 2024
Crested lark. Peniche. Portugal. June 2024
Bohemian waxwing. Hertfordshire, UK. June 2024
I love you dad. Parakeet. Berkshire, UK. May 2023
Cuckoo. Berkshire, UK. May 2022
Starling. Berkshire, UK. May 2022
Cape starling. Kasane, Botswana. March 2024
Red billed oxpecker. Chobe river, Botswana. March 2024
Bohemian waxwing. Surrey, UK. June 2024
Great Spotted Woodpecker. Berkshire, UK. July 2020
Red legged partridge. Obidos Lagoon, Portugal. April 2019
Hoopoe. Algarve, Portugal. February 2019
Wheatear. Obidos Lagoon, Portugal. September 2020
Cuckoo. Berkshire, UK. May 2023
Bohemian waxwing. Surrey, UK. June 2024
Greater blue-eared starling. Chobe river, Botswana. November 2023
Starling. Berkshire, UK. May 2023
Robin chat. Chobe river, Botswana. March 2024
Bohemian waxwing. Hertfordshire, UK. June 2024
Kurrichane thrush. Chobe river, Botswana. March 2024
Collared pratincole. Chobe river, Botswana. November 2023
Collared pratincole. Chobe river, Botswana. November 2023
Lilac roller. Chobe river, Botswana. November 2023
Hoopoe. Vau, Portugal. January 2021
Red billed oxpecker. Chobe river, Botswana. November 2023
Bohemian waxwing. Hertfordshire, UK. June 2024
Broad billed roller. Chobe river, Botswana. March 2024
Bohemian waxwing. Hertfordshire, UK. June 2024
Lilac roller. Chobe river, Botswana. November 2023
Rock pratincole. Chobe river, Botswana. November 2023
Crimson crested shrike. Chobe National Park, Botswana. November 2023
Lesser grey shrike. Chobe National Park, Botswana. November 2023
Collared pratincole. shrike. Chobe river, Botswana. November 2023
Bearded woodpecker. Chobe National Park, Botswana. November 2023
Rock pratincole. Chobe river, Botswana. November 2023
Rock pratincole. Chobe river, Botswana. November 2023
Go away bird. shrike. Chobe National Park, Botswana. November 2023