Specie's Page                                               Garden and Hedgerow - Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay:

UK Status: Resident and native.

Habitat: This species inhabits wooded areas, including parks and gardens. It is reasonably common throughout most of the British Isles.

Breeding: Nesting usually commences in April, occasionally earlier, or later depending upon seasonal conditions. Their nests are of an untidy appearance, constructed from twigs, lined with fine roots and hair. Nest are placed in very leafy trees, or shrubs. Four to five pale green to olive brown eggs are laid, the eggs are freckled and streaked with darker brown marks. There is only a single brood of these birds each year.

Comment: This species is the most handsome, and colourful bird of the crow family in the UK. Although quite noisy, It is also a very shy and secretive bird, not often coming right out into the open.