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Here are the three most colourful birds that visit the Maltese Islands during spring season
Nature’s beauty never ceases to amaze us.

Emma Galea

It’s almost spring in Malta, which means that flowers are blooming everywhere you look, and you can hear birds singing their songs whenever you go out for a walk.

During this gorgeous season, many different kinds of birds pass over and visit Malta, but did you know what some of the most colourfully vibrant birds that visit Malta are?

🇬🇧 Whilst a number of bird species that visit us are very difficult to spot even when they are only a few metres away,...

Posted by BirdLife Malta on Wednesday, 26 April 2023

It might still be hard to spot them even though they might be very close as they camouflage well but the Common Hoopoe, the Eurasian Golden Oriole and the European Bee-eater are three of the most colourful bird species to visit Malta and Gozo.

The photos above truly show their immense beauty!

Have you ever spotted them?

19th March 2026


Emma Galea
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Emma Galea
Emma is a Gozitan writer who loves all things related to English literature and history. When not busy studying or writing you will either find her immersed in a fictional book or at the cinema trying to watch as many films as she possibly can!

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