10 songbirds on royal mail 2017
A lovely topic!
In 2017, Royal Mail issued a set of 10 stamps featuring songbirds from the UK. Here are the birds featured on the stamps:
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - March 14, 2017
- Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - March 14, 2017
- Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) - March 14, 2017
- Robin (Erithacus rubecula) - March 14, 2017
- Blackbird (Turdus merula) - March 14, 2017
- Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) - March 14, 2017
- Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) - March 14, 2017
- Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) - March 14, 2017
- Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) - March 14, 2017
- Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) - March 14, 2017
These stamps were designed by artist David Quay and feature beautiful, detailed illustrations of each bird. The stamps were issued on March 14, 2017, and were part of Royal Mail's "Wild About Birds" series.