# Eurasian Jay

[![eurasian magpie profile.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/eurasian-magpie-profile.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/eurasian-magpie-profile.jpg)

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-an-american-kestrel-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; background-color: #ecf0f1;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border-width: 1px;">*A profile of the Eurasian Magpie at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece* | *04/24/2023*</td></tr></tbody></table>

### **Description**

The Eurasian Magpie is unmistakable. Black, white, and iridescent blue-green, this flamboyant bird can be seen throughout Europe and parts of Asia.

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### <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Personal stats**</span>  


#### <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**First observation**</span>

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### **Experiences &amp; anecdotes**

**05/10/2023** - I arrived in Athens, not sure where or what birds I was going to see. The Eurasian Magpie was one of my favorite birds we found in the city. I got my first great look at this bird on our visit to the Parthenon at the Acropolis. As we climbed the hill, we saw many of these birds flying around.

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#### **Photographs**

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**[![backside of eurasian magpie.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/backside-of-eurasian-magpie.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/backside-of-eurasian-magpie.jpg)**</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-an-american-kestrel--1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">The backside of a Eurasian Magpie. It looks like it has some kind of food it's contemplating eating. Is it something dead? I'm not sure. It wasn't until I reviewed this photo that I noticed it had something. </span>*<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">|</span>*<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);"> 04/24/2023</span>*</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">[![eurasian magpie in flowers.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/eurasian-magpie-in-flowers.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/eurasian-magpie-in-flowers.jpg)</span>

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<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*[![eurasian magpie diving.jpg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/eurasian-magpie-diving.jpg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/eurasian-magpie-diving.jpg)*</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-the-american-kestrel-1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*A nice view of the magpie's wings as it dives off the Cartyids of Erechtheion | 04/24/2023*</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### **Audio recordings**

- **[ML565464041](https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/565464041)** - 0:02 
    - A few quick calls from the Eurasian Magpie

<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="378" src="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/565464041/embed" width="320"></iframe>

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### **From my blogs**

- [Birdwatching in Greece: A guide to notable birds in Athens and Santorini](https://becausebirds.com/birdwatching-in-greece-a-guide-to-notable-birds-in-athens-and-santorini/)