New stamp values added to Gibraltar’s Birds Definitive
Gibraltar is a key route for bird migration and world famous for bird observation. The Definitive 2008 ‘Birds of the Rock’ (opp. page right column) features the Woodchat Shrike, Balearic Shearwater, Eagle Owl, Razorbill, Greater Flamingo, Egyptian Vulture, Med Shag, European Bee-eater, Hoopoe, Bonelli’s Eagle, Blue Rock Thrush, Honey Buzzard, Lesser kestrel.
The 2010 addition to the Definitivefeatures the resident Barbary Partridge (Alectoris barbara), the Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) and the Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus).
Technical Specs
| Design: | Stephen Perera |
| Illustration / Photography: | Jonathan Pointer |
| Printer: | BDT International, Ireland |
| Process: | Offset Lithography |
| Colours: | 4 cols. |
| Stamp size: | 26 x 40mm |
| Issue date: | 2010-10-20 |
| Stamp Values: | 59p, 76p, £2 |
published October 26th, 2010
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