Passeriformes

• Acanthisittidae
• Acanthizidae
• Acrocephalidae
• Aegithalidae
• Aegithinidae
• Alaudidae
• Artamidae
• Atrichornithidae
• Bernieridae
• Bombycillidae
• Buphagidae
• Calcariidae
• House sparrow Passer domesticus

  A small bird of towns and farms. Males and females differ in facial and chest markings; males have a black throat bib.

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica

  A bird with a long, deeply forked tail that catches insects in flight. It nests under building eaves and bridges as well as in other sheltered places.

• Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius

  A woodland bird with a conspicuous white rump in flight. In Britain it is found widely except in northern Scotland.

• Eurasian magpie Pica pica

  A member of the crow family with a black-and-white body and a long tail. In Britain, its dark feathers show blue or green gloss at close range.

• Common Raven Corvus corax

  A large black raven that lives widely across the Northern Hemisphere.

• White wagtail Motacilla alba

  A bird that walks in search of insects along watersides and farmland in Japan. Birds commonly seen there have white faces with a dark line through the eye.

• Great tit Parus major

  A small bird with green and yellow body plumage and a glossy black head. In Britain it is familiar in gardens as well as woodland.

• Eurasian blackbird Turdus merula

  A thrush commonly seen in British gardens and parks. It searches ground litter for worms, insects and fruit.

• European starling Sturnus vulgaris

  A bird native to Europe and other Palearctic regions, introduced to North America. Outside breeding season it may form large flocks.

• Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

  Often hidden high in trees, this bird has an adult male with a bright yellow body and black wings.

• Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus

  A small bird with a blue crown and yellow underside, found from woodland to parks and gardens.

• Sand Martin Riparia riparia

  A small martin with a grey-brown back, pale underside, and dark chest band. In Britain it arrives from Africa in spring to breed, digging nest burrows in sandy banks near water.