Monday, 20 April 2026

20-4-2026 AVENGUDA DEL MAR, GANDIA - WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba)

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The White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small, elegant passerine bird, a member of the family Motacillidae, which includes pipits and longcl...

20-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVE MOTH (Idaea cervantaria)

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  1.4 to 2.2 cm wingspan. Straw-coloured, with yellowish wings with scattered dark, brown or greyish scales. On each wing it has a wavy line...

20-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GOLDWING MOTH (Synthymia fixa)

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Synthymia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It contains only one species, Synthymia fixa, The Goldwing, which is found in souther...

20-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - FUNGUS MOTH (Myrmecozela ataxella)

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Myrmecozela ataxella is a rare and poorly documented species of clothes moth within the family Tineidae. It is primarily known to researcher...
Saturday, 18 April 2026

26-1-2020 PALMA DE GANDIA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN ROBIN (Erithacus rubecula)

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The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Great Britain and Ireland, is a small insectivorous...

18-4-2026 RIO SERPIS GANDIA, VALENCIA - SMALL WHITE BUTTERFLY (Pieris rapae)

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Pieris rapae is a small-to-medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. It is known in Europe as the small whit...

18-4-2026 RIO SERPIS GANDIA, VALENCIA - LONG SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (ORTHETRUM TRINACRIA)

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Orthetrum trinacria, the Long Skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burki...

18-4-2026 RIO SERPIS GANDIA, VALENCIA - OLD WORLD SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY (Papilio machaon)

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Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swal...
Friday, 17 April 2026

17-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SCLEROSOMATIDAE HARVESTMAN (Cosmobunus granarius)

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Cosmobunus granarius is a, harmless,, nocturnal harvestman species (order Opiliones) found in the Iberian Peninsula, notably in the Comunida...

17-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - ROSE SAWFLY CATERPILLAR (Arge ochropus)

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Arge ochropus, the rose sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Argidae subfamily Arginae. The adults grow up to 7–10 millimetres (0.28...
Thursday, 16 April 2026

23-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - SOUTHEAST AFRICAN CHEETAH (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) (COURTESY OF MRS VALERIE FISHER)

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The Southeast African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) is the nominate cheetah subspecies native to East and Southern Africa. The Southern...

15-4-2026 CAMI LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis falcinellus)

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The Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, is a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae, known for its striking, sickle-shaped bill. This mi...

12-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPECKLED FOOTMAN MOTH (Coscinia cribraria)

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Coscinia cribraria, the speckled footman, is a species of moth belonging to the subfamily Arctiinae within the large family Erebidae. This m...

13-4-2026 GANDIA GRAU, VALENCIA - SOAP ALOE (Aloe maculata)

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Aloe maculata (syn. Aloe saponaria), the soap aloe or zebra aloe, is a Southern African species of aloe. Local people in South Africa know i...

15-4-2026 CAMI LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - RED EARED SLIDER TERRAPIN (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans)

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The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a subspecies of the pond slider (Trachemys scripta), a terrapin be...

15-4-2026 YACHT HARBOUR OLIVA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN GREAT CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax carbo)

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The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), a robust seabird, is cloaked in predominantly black plumage. It is a member of the cormorant fami...

16-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WHITE RAMPING FUMITORY (Fumaria capreolata)

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Fumaria capreolata, the white ramping fumitory or climbing fumitory, is an herbaceous annual plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is n...

16-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVE MOTH (Idaea cervantaria)

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1.4 to 2.2 cm wingspan. Straw-coloured, with yellowish wings with scattered dark, brown or greyish scales. On each wing it has a wavy line w...

16-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVE MOTH (Idaea minuscularia)

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Idaea minuscularia is a small, whitish-grey geometrid moth found in Southwest Europe and Northwest Africa, often in coastal maquis, cultivat...

16-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CURVED HORN MOTH (Symmoca signatella)

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Symmoca signatella is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is known from most of western Europe, but also Lithuania, Croatia, Greece and s...
Wednesday, 15 April 2026

15-4-2026 CAMI LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - MALLARD (MALE) (Anas platyrhynchos),

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The Mallard, or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos), is a familiar and widespread dabbling duck with a presence across temperate and subtropical ...

15-4-2026 CAMI LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)

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The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a migratory passerine bird, recognized as the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a...

15-4-2026 CAMI LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - WESTERN HOUSE MARTIN (Delichon urbicum)

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The western house martin (Delichon urbicum), sometimes called the common house martin, northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, jus...

15-4-2026 CAMI LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN RED RUMPED SWALLOW (Cecropis rufula)

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The European red-rumped swallow (Cecropis rufula) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. Historically, it was usually...

13-4-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - MEDITERRANEAN PALE GLOW-WORM (Nyctophila reichii)

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The Mediterranean pale glow-worm (Nyctophila reichii) is a species of beetle belonging to the Lampyridae family. While often referred to as ...