A European Nuthatch stands on the horizontal edge of a monument in a dark churchyard. The left hand side of the monument, the bird itself, and the yew fronds behind it, are all angled diagonally across the frame, top left to bottom right. The Nuthatch is a small bird with a grey-blue back and wings, and orange underparts. Its face is white and it has a black stripe running horizontally from the top of its bill, through its eye and along onto the top of its shoulder. Its legs are pale and its narrow, pointed beak is black.

A Nuthatch in the churchyard of Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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A Magpie perches on top of an old, mossy monument in a dark churchyard, with three other gravestones also in the shot. The Magpie is facing away from the camera, its head turned to the left. It's a mainly black and white bird, with a black head and neck and a white breast, but its flight feathers are a spectacular iridescent blue, shading into green, and its long, slender tail is green, shading through purple to blue and finally teal.

Magpie, Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, 10/10/25. As the invertebrate season draws towards its close, we're heading back into the season of churchyard birding.
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A female Blackbird in half profile against a diffused green background. The bird was very close to the camera, and only her head and body are in shot. She is liver chestnut brown, with black flecks on her breast. Her bill is also brown, and so is the iris of her eye.

Feathery:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/334694...

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A Dunnock stands on a churchyard gravestone. It's a small, streaky brown and grey bird, with a dark grey head and a thin bill. In the UK it's also known as a Hedge Sparrow.

A Dunnock in the churchyard of Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon.
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A Goldcrest stands on top of a gravestone in a dark, rainy churchyard, contemplating a scattering of bird seed. This is the UK's smallest bird, weighing just 6g. It's mainly olive green, with a buff breast and pale wing bars. Running front to back in the centre of its crown is a black stripe with a bright centre - yellow in this female, and darker orange in a male.

Surprise:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/333974...

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A Coal Tit pauses on the mossy top of a churchyard gravestone, where it has come to collect some scattered bird seed. Coal tits are small songbirds, measuring around 12cm in length and weighing in at 9-10g. They are mainly grey, with white cheeks and a white patch at the back of their head, peachy-buff underparts and a black cap.

Brave:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/333648...

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A Jackdaw stands on a churchyard gravestone, facing towards the left of shot. The scene is quite dark because of surrounding yew trees. The Jackdaw is a small black Corvid with a silvery-grey collar, but this photo shows that its cap, wing, and tail plumage also display hints of iridescent blue, purple and green. It has a very pale grey eye, which stands out amid the dark plumage.

Colourful:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/333393...

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A female Goldcrest pauses in a gap between the fronds of a churchyard yew tree, where it is foraging for the invertebrates she eats. Weighing in at about 6g, she's dull greyish-green with a pale belly, and a black and yellow stripe on her head.

Missus:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/333161...

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A Nuthatch with three sunflower seed hearts in its bill, which it has picked out of a small scattering of seed on the top of a churchyard monument. It's a plump bird, about the size of a Great Tit, that looks like a small Woodpecker. It's blue-grey on top and whitish below, with chestnut on its sides and under its tail. It has a black stripe on its head, a long black pointed bill and short legs.

Sensible:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/333023...

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A Blue Tit perches on a yew tree branch, with light coming through the foliage from behind. It's a small bird, weighing only about 11g, with a bright blue cap, white face, black stripes across the eyes, bright yellow breast and blue, green and white wings. This bird has its yellow breast feathers fluffed up against the cold, and its blue cap is lifted because it's nervous.

Suspicious:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/332976...

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A robin perched on a churchyard monument, with a yew tree above and behind it.

Plump:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/332878...

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A Coal Tit perches on a branch of a churchyard yew tree, looking from left to right of the frame.

Decision:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/332780...

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A Goldcrest pauses on top of a gravestone, with a tiny seed in its beak. This is the UK's smallest bird, weighing just 6g. It's olive-green with a buff breast and white wing bars. It has a black crest with a bright stripe running through it - yellow in females like this one, and orange in males.

Floof:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/332745...

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A Nuthatch stands on top of a mossy churchyard monument, against the very dark background of a yew tree. There is bird seed scattered among the moss, and the Nuthatch is looking down at it.

Return of the native:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/332708...

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A European Robin stands on the top of a churchyard monument, looking towards the left of the frame. The diffused background is mainly green, and overall the scene is quite dark, but the bird's orange-red breast feathers are catching the light and looking quite bright.

Moody:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/332598...

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A Coal Tit looks down from the frosted fronds of a yew tree onto some food below, which it later flew down and collected.

Chilly:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/332526...

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A Goldcrest forages for invertebrate prey among the leaves of a churchyard yew tree. It's a tiny, greeny-buff bird, with a vivid yellow crest, and black and white bars on its wings.

Lucky:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/332237...

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A Robin in a defensive pose on top of a gravestone in a dark churchyard. It is guarding a small scattering of bird seed.

A Robin in a defensive pose on top of a gravestone in a dark churchyard. It is guarding a small scattering of bird seed.

Mine!!:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/332054...

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