TURTLE DOVE AND NIGHTJAR AMONG 10 SPECIES FEATURED ON NEW ROYAL MAIL STAMPS

 

Ten of the best - the bird stamps designed by Killian Mullarney 

                                                

NEW Royal Mail stamps depicting migratory birds have gone on sale today.

They are the work of Irish artist-ornithologist Killian Mullarney whose studies have also featured in the Collins Bird Guide as well as on stamps issued in the Republic of Ireland.

The species featured are: Arctic skua, Arctic tern, Montagu’s harrier, stone curlew, swallow, swift, turtle dove, nightjar, pied flycatcher and yellow wagtail.

Says David Gold: "The migratory journeys of birds have fascinated and baffled naturalists for centuries.

"We hope that these stamps ignite a new interest in this remarkable phenomenon."

The Queen, whose head is also depicted, will most certainly approve.