Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Very rare Summer visitors & former breeder in Eastern/Southern England & rare Spring/Autumn vagrant.

 Breeds across Europe from Late April-August.

Winters in Africa.

Males are striking in the typical Oriole black and yellow plumage, but the female is a drabber green bird.

Orioles are shy, and even the Male is remarkably difficult to see in the dappled yellow and green leaves of the canopy.

In flight, they look somewhat like a Thrush, strong and direct with some shallow dips over longer distances.

Females & Juveniles are greenish birds.

The is a harsh "kweeaahk", but the song is a fluting weela-wee-ooo or or-iii-ole, unmistakable once heard, often with subtle variations between each phrase.