Our 2023 Calendar: Collective Nouns for Birds

Each year, our Pickle Calendar gives us an excuse to explore an idea simply because we love it. For 2023, Emma turned to the wonderfully strange world of collective nouns for birds.

Some are beautifully descriptive, some seem rather unlikely, and others are simply lovely combinations of words. They also gave us plenty of inspiration for twelve months of illustration, with a few bits of bird-related trivia along the way.

A calendar of collective nouns

The idea grew into a collection of illustrated bird-themed designs, exploring some of the names we have given to groups of our feathered friends over the years.

As with our other Pickle Calendars, we produced a limited edition printed poster calendar, alongside a new piece of digital artwork each month for mobile, tablet and desktop.

The printed calendar may belong to 2023, but the illustrations have rather more staying power. You can explore all twelve designs below, along with the stories and snippets of information behind each month.