{"id":13791,"date":"2023-07-31T09:04:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T08:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=13791"},"modified":"2023-07-31T17:34:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T16:34:49","slug":"eurasian-jay-garrulus-glandarius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=13791","title":{"rendered":"Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– fairly large passerine, about size of Western Jackdaw
– diurnal migrant
– migrates singly or in small to medium, rather loose flocks
– in some years irruptions of Eastern populations
– foraging or post-breeding parties often mistaken for migrants in Autumn<\/p>\n

>> FLIGHT >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– slow but steady flight during migration
– usually very low<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– a distinctively colourful bird
– striking bright blue greater coverts, white forehead and rump
– strikingly round wings<\/p>\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3702, 13\/04\/2018, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
– isabelline body-feathers in combination with flashy wing colours make this species almost unmistakable<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3703, 13\/04\/2018, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3704, 13\/04\/2018, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3705, 13\/04\/2018, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3706, 03\/03\/2021, St\u00fcdenitz, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3707, 30\/09\/2021, Christinendorf, Germany, Patrick Franke
– white throat and rump even recognisable from a greater distance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3708, 26\/10\/2021, Budy, Poland, Patrick Franke
– note the conspicuously round wings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3709, 26\/10\/2021, Budy, Poland, Patrick Franke
– on poor photos, without clues to flight patterns, the species can even be confused with large thrushes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3710, 19\/04\/2018, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3711, 19\/04\/2018, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus g. glandarius<\/em>
<\/strong>BIF3712, 19\/04\/2018, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n\n\n

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>> SOUND ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– normally silent and inconspicuous during migration flights, but larger parties sometimes very noisy (maybe near roosts or foraging spots)<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Spotted Nutcracker (v)
Eurasian Magpie (v)
Western Jackdaw<\/a> (v)
Eurasian Hoopoe<\/a> (v)
Mistle Thrush<\/a> (v)<\/p>\n

#songbird #passerine<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – fairly large passerine, about size of Western Jackdaw– diurnal migrant– migrates singly or in small to medium, rather loose flocks– in some years irruptions of Eastern populations– foraging or post-breeding parties often mistaken for migrants in Autumn >> FLIGHT >>>>> – slow but steady flight during migration– usually very low >> … Continue reading Eurasian Jay
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