There’s a bird singing like a Canary at the top of a tree at Lago di Alviano. It has the colours of a banana toffee whirl. Do you remember those, or were they just a feature of my childhood?
Last time I saw a Serin I checked the RSPB’s website about them.
Osprey kerfuffleI'm walking along the path by the side of the Lago di Alviano in Italy when I hear a kerfuffle… read more
PettirossoThe name of the European Robin in Italian is il pettirosso. It means Red Breast. The scientific name of the Robin… read more
SpatolaThe Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, is called La spatola in Italian. Italians clearly think it's a spatula and not a spoon.… read more
A Poiana from the hideItalian bird hides seem to be so much better than ones in the UK. Why should that be? Has no-one… read more
Scoiattolo!There's a Squirrel up in the trees here at Lago di Alviano. It must be Red Squirrel, because we've seen… read more
LucherinoThe Siskin, or Lucherino, as it's known in Italy, is a beautiful, tiny finch. It has gorgeous green colours, a… read more
Great and spottedWe've been spotted. There's a Great Spotted Woodpecker living its adventurous life nearby. Great Spotted Woodpeckers are large woodpeckers to… read more