19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - LIZARD BUZZARD (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5430-Kaupifalco-monogrammicus

20-5-2022 CREU DE LONGA, VALENCIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4954-Ardea-cinerea

20-5-2022 MUNTANYETA DEL SANS, VALENCIA - COMMON RINGED PLOVER (Charadrius hiaticula)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4801-Charadrius-hiaticula

20-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - AFRICAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER (MALE) (Terpsiphone viridis)

The African paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) is a medium-sized passerine bird. The two central tail feathers of the male are extended into streamers that commonly are more than twice as long as the body. The female tail feathers are of moderate length and without streamers. The upper parts of the male body, wings, and tail are boldly coloured in chestnut or rusty shades, but the underparts and the head are variably grey to blue-gray, with the head of the mature male being darker, commonly glossy black with greenish highlights. The beak and other bare areas, including a wattle ring round the eye, match the colour of the surrounding feathers. The female coloration is similar, though not so showy and glossy and with the head paler.

The African paradise flycatcher feeds mainly on insects. It builds a neat cup nest in which it lays a clutch, usually of two or three eggs. It generally inhabits open forest and savanna, and is a locally common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as being of "least concern".

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - WESTERN REEF HERON (Egretta gularis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4935-Egretta-gularis

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - VILLAGE WEAVER (MALE) (Ploceus cucullatus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13796-Ploceus-cucullatus

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - VILLAGE WEAVER (FEMALE) (Ploceus cucullatus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13796-Ploceus-cucullatus

11-5-2022 BIOPARC, VALENCIA - ROTHSCHILD'S GIRAFFE (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) CANON RP

            https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/147658-Giraffa-camelopardalis-rothschildi

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - STRIPED KINGFISHER (Halcyon chelicuti)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2334-Halcyon-chelicuti

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - SPUR WINGED LAPWING (Vanellus spinosus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4866-Vanellus-spinosus

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - SPLENDID STARLING (Lamprotornis splendidus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14942-Lamprotornis-splendidus

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - SNOWY CROWNED ROBIN CHAT (MALE) (Cossypha niveicapilla)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12785-Cossypha-niveicapilla

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - RED EYED DOVE (Streptopelia semitorquata),

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2988-Streptopelia-semitorquata

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - RED CHEEKED CORDONBLEU (FEMALE) (Uraeginthus bengalus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14027-Uraeginthus-bengalus

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - RED BILLED FIREFINCH (MALE and FEMALE) (Lagonosticta senegala)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14051-Lagonosticta-senegala

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - PURPLE STARLING (Lamprotornis purpureus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14927-Lamprotornis-purpureus

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - PLAIN TIGER BUTTERFLY (Danaus chrysippus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67835-Danaus-chrysippus

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - LAUGHING DOVE (Streptopelia senegalensis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144550-Streptopelia-senegalensis

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - HOODED VULTURE (Necrosyrtes monachus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5426-Necrosyrtes-monachus

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea),

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4954-Ardea-cinerea

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - GREEN MONKEY (Chlorocebus sabaeus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74190-Chlorocebus-sabaeus

19-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - GIANT MILKWEED (Calotropis procera)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120917-Calotropis-procera

18-5-2022 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12971-Muscicapa-striata

17-5-2022 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BLUE ROCK THRUSH (MALE) (Monticola solitarius)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13141-Monticola-solitarius

 

17-5-2022 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - ROSE SAWFLY (Arge ochropus)

Arge ochropus, the rose sawfly, is a species belonging to the family Argidae subfamily Arginae.

The adults grow up to 7–10 millimetres (0.28–0.39 in) long and can be encountered from April to May. The head and thorax are black, while the abdomen and wings are reddish orange. The larvae are yellow and bristly with black markings.

This species is very similar to Athalia rosae (Tenthredinidae), but in Arge ochropus the antennae are composed of three sections, the third of which is greatly elongated, while in Athalia rosae the antennae are composed of 10–11 items. Arge pagana is mainly black above.

This sawfly is present in Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Turkmenistan, Northern Iran and Western Siberia up to Lake Baikal. It has been introduced to the northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. 

Adults feed of nectar and pollen on Tanacetum vulgare, Angelica sylvestris and Heracleum sphondylium. This species has two generations a year. The females lay about 16–18 eggs on the rose stems. Larvae feed on the leaves of some species of the genus Rosa, for example Rosa canina, Rosa majalis and Rosa pimpinellifolia.