| Country |
Detail |
Date of Issue |
Status |
Source of information |
| Belarus
|
The stamp issuing plan for 2012 lists "Bird of the Year" - 1 stamp to be issued in March. An
announcement was made late last year that the bird of the year for 2012 is
Common Swift (Apus apus). Previous stamps in this series have been issued towards the end of March.
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March 2012 |
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Belarus Post and
Belarus News
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| Sweden
|
Chickens: single but the bird in the foreground could be a feral
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia).
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23 March 2012 |
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Swedish Post
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Bahamas
|
WWF: 4 stamps and souvenir sheet featuring
Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).
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21 March 2012 |
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Notification from Pobjoy Mint.
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| Aland
|
The programme for 2012 lists a Nordic issue featuring some gulls which could be
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) and
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus).
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21 March 2012 |
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Aland Post
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| Curacao
|
The provisional programme for 2012 lists "Sea Birds"
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12 March 2012 |
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Correspondent
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Sth. Georgia
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Seabirds. This WWF issue features
South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus),
Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata),
Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarctica) and
Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus). The souvenir sheet also has
Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarctica).
These stamps may eventually be obtained directly from the Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau.
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10 March 2012 |
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Notification from Pobjoy Mint.
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| Russia
|
The review of products to be issued in February includes a
souvenir sheet featuring Wrangel Island Reserve. Three ducks have just managed to fly on to the stamp, but unfortunately two
Glaucous Gulls (Larus hyperboreus) are in the border. I need to see a better image before deciding on the identity of the ducks.
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27 February 2012 |
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Russia Post
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| Faroe Is.
|
Animals of the Viking Age - 2 stamps with one featuring the extinct
Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis).
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20 February 2012 |
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Faroes Post
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Namibia
|
Definitives: 12 stamps featuring
Carp's Tit (Melaniparus carpi),
Hartlaub's Francolin (Francolinus hartlaubi),
Herero Chat (Namibornis herero),
Rueppell's Parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii),
Rueppell's Bustard (Eupodotis rueppellii),
Damara Rock-jumper (Chaetops pycnopygius),
Damara Tern (Sternula balaenarum),
Bare-cheeked Babbler (Turdoides gymnogenys),
White-tailed Shrike (Lanioturdus torquatus),
Dune Lark (Calendulauda erythrochlamys),
Damara Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus damarensis) and
Violet Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis). I have extracted the stamp images from a PDF file describing the issue. It is a digital draft and there might be slight differences to the final printed products. The issue has appeared on Nampost's home page but little else has changed.
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13 February 2012 |
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Nampost and a correspondent in Namibia
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| Belgium
|
The next stamp in the Buzin series features
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus). Its face value is apparently €4.35.
|
11 February 2012 |
|
Correspondent in Belgium and
ProPost
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| Aland
|
The programme for 2012 lists a "postal label" featuring
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima).
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1 February 2012 |
|
Aland Post
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Netherlands
|
The series continues with stamps 24 and 25 featuring
Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo) and
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes).
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?? February 2012 |
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Correspondent in Denmark
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| USA
|
Birds of Prey: 5 stamps featuring
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis),
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus),
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos),
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) and
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus).
|
20 January 2012 |
|
Virtual Stamp Club
|
| Rumania
|
Flora and fauna: 6 stamps with two featuring
Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) and
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica). The main theme is flora, but the animals are in some way related to the flower with which they appear.
Two days later, 4 more stamps were issued with one featuring a
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo).
|
17 & 19 January 2012 |
|
Romfilatelia
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| Aruba
|
Birds of Prey: 10 stamps featuring
Great Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi),
Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja),
Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis),
Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus),
Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis),
Crowned Hawk-Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus),
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus),
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus),
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius).
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19 January 2012 |
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Post Aruba
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| Greenland
|
Contemporary Art VI: 3 stamps with one featuring
some ducks or geese flying past an iceberg. These may not be specifically identifiable. Here's a better image of the stamp.
|
16 January 2012 |
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WOPA and
Greenland Post
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| Kyrgyzstan
|
Oriental Lunar Calendar: sheet with 12 stamps with one featuring
Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus).
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14 January 2012 |
|
FSU New Issues
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| Ecuador
|
Galapagos Fauna: a repeat of last year's booklets slightly redesigned featuring
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens),
Nazca Booby (Sula granti),
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii).
|
13 January 2012 |
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Guayaquil Stamp Club blog.
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| SPM
|
Oiseaux : les hirondelles « La Becquée »: single featuring
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). The image is taken from Philinfo for January 2012.
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7 January 2012 |
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Philinfo French Post.
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| TAAF
|
Nature Reserve: sheet of 4 stamps with 2 featuring
White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) and
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua). The image is taken from Philinfo for January 2012.
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1 January 2012 |
|
Philinfo French Post.
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| TAAF
|
Rene-Emile Bossiere: single with a small image of probable
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae). The image is taken from Philinfo for January 2012.
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1 January 2012 |
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Philinfo French Post.
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| Tuvalu
|
Marine life of Tuvalu: sheet with 5 stamps. One features
Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis).
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1 January 2012 |
|
Stamps of Tuvalu
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Togo
|
Stamperija has listed several new sets with the theme
Celebrities, one of which commemorates the 160th Anniversary of John James Audubon's death. A
sheet of 3 has
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus),
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) and
Barred Owl (Strix varia).
The
souvenir sheet has
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis).
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28 December 2011 |
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Stamperija
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| Kazakhstan
|
Urban Birds: set of 8 featuring
Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula),
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis),
Great Tit (Parus major),
Rook (Corvus frugilegus),
Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica),
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia),
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) and
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). This issue was
announced by Kazpost on its bulletin board.
|
14 December 2011 |
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Delcampe and
Kazpost
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| Cuba
|
Turnat 2011: set of 6 featuring and SS.
The FDCs in this sale are not clear, but I think one is
Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus), so hopefully they are all native to Cuba.
|
13 December 2011 |
|
Delcampe
|
| Guinea
|
Stamperija has listed several new sets with the theme
Celebrities & Fauna, two of which have birds.
Kingfishers has
Black-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus),
Sacred Kingfisher (Todirhamphus sanctus) and
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).
Owls has
Striped Owl (Pseudoscops clamator),
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) and
Fearful Owl (Nesasio solomonensis).
I have been sent better scans of 2 items in this issue, which confirm most of this.
Owls
Kingfishers
These stamps are available from Neofila.
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2 December 2011 |
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Stamperija and
Neofila
|
| Guinea
|
Stamperija has listed several new sets with the theme
Celebrities & Fauna II, one of which,
Parrots, has
Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri),
Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) and
Red-bellied Parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris).
These stamps are available from Neofila.
|
2 December 2011 |
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Stamperija and
Neofila
|
| Burundi
|
Stamperija has listed several new sets with the theme
Fauna II, some of which show birds.
Owls has
Barn Owl (Tyto alba),
African Grass-Owl (Tyto capensis),
Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus) and
Marsh Owl (Asio capensis).
A sheet has
African Grass-Owl (Tyto capensis),
Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus),
Marsh Owl (Asio capensis) and
European Scops-Owl (Otus scops).
Waterbirds has
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus),
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo),
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) and
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus).
A sheet has
Long-tailed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus),
African Pygmy-goose (Nettapus auritus),
Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) and
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex).
Parrots has
Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri),
Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri),
Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) and
Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus robustus).
A sheet has a parrot incorrectly labeled
Red-headed Lovebird (Agapornis pullarius),
Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri),
Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) and
Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus).
|
1 December 2011 |
|
Stamperija
|
| Cook Is.
|
The 2011 Christmas issue consists of four stamps from each of the three islands (Cook Islands, Aitutaki, Penrhyn). The issue for Cook Is. has 2 featuring
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) and
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor). The sheet for
Penrhyn has
Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa),
European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur),
Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) and
Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula).
|
?? November 2011 |
|
Cook Islands Stamp Bureau
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| France
|
Overseas Booklet. A booklet with 12 self-adhesive stamps, each featuring a scene from a French Overseas Territory. The one for TAAF features
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae). Here's a
closer view of the stamp.
|
28 November 2011 |
|
Phil-Ouest.
|
| TAAF
|
Adelie Penguins: single featuring
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae).
|
28 November 2011 |
|
Daily French Philatelic Blog
|
| France
|
Happiness. A "collector" booklet with 24 self-adhesive stamps. One appears to feature
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula).
|
3 November 2011 |
|
Philinfo French Post.
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| Christmas Is.
|
Christmas: 2 stamps with very festive images of
Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi),
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus),
Abbott's Booby (Sula abbotti),
Pacific Reef-Heron (Egretta sacra) and
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula).
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31 October 2011 |
|
Australia Post
|
| Mayreu
|
Birds of Paradise: 10 stamps featuring
Painted Parakeet (Pyrrhura picta),
Scale-backed Antbird (Willisornis poecilinotus),
Guianan Toucanet (Selenidera culik),
Festive Parrot (Amazona festiva),
Crimson-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura perlata),
Crimson-breasted Finch (Rhodospingus cruentus),
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola),
Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor),
Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana) and
Pacific Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus occidentalis). Details of this issue have been published in the online edition of Linn's Stamp News dated 9 January 2012.
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26 October 2011 |
|
Delcampe and
Linns.com
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| Czech Rep.
|
Czech Film Posters. Two stamps with one featuring the stylised head of a
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).
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5 October 2011 |
|
Czeck Post
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| Guinea
|
Stamperija has listed several new sets with the theme
History of Art - II, one of which
(Berlin Zoo) has
Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).
|
30 September 2011 |
|
Stamperija
|
Burkina Faso
|
Domestic Birds: 3 stamps with 2 featuring
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and
Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus).
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???? 2011 |
|
Delcampe
|
Tanzania
|
Birds of Africa: 2 sheets of 4 stamps each and 2 souvenir sheets. The sale states these are "official" issues, but I have e-mailed Tanzania Post for confirmation and any further details. The following species feature:
Pied Crow (Corvus albus),
Ground Woodpecker (Geocolaptes olivaceus),
Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator),
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus),
Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus),
Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus),
Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudata),
Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus),
White-headed Mousebird (Colius leucocephalus) and
Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus). The "tinkerbird" stamp unfortunately has the wrong label - how did that slip through the quality control?! The birds seem to have been extracted from photographs and are perched on thin air.
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???? 2011 |
|
Delcampe
|
| Montserrat
|
Fauna and Flora of China: 2 sheets of 4 stamps each, with one featuring
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea).
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???? 2011 |
|
Tony Bray
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| Grenada
|
Hummingbirds of the Americas: 6 stamps featuring
Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope),
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna),
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri),
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris),
Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) and
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris).
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???? 2011 |
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Delcampe
|
| Grenadines of Grenada
|
Birds of the World: 10 stamps with various species including
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon),
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea),
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus),
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus),
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) and
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus).
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???? 2011 |
|
Delcampe
|
| Senegal
|
Islands and Islets: 4 (probably difficult to obtain!) stamps with one showing some pelicans and other non-identifiable birds.
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???? 2009 |
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Correspondent in France
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Last Updated
8 February 2011 |
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