12-4-2023 MARJAL DE MOROS, VALENCIA - MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED CHAFER (Oxythyrea funesta)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68328-Oxythyrea-funesta

Oxythyrea funesta is a phytophagous beetle species belonging to the family Cetoniidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.

Common name “White spotted rose beetle”.

This beetle is present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East.

Larvae are up to 30 mm long, they feed on plant roots and can remain until next spring in the soil.

The adults appear early in the spring, they grow up to 8–12 millimetres (0.31–0.47 in) and can mostly be encountered from May through July. They are considered an insect pest that do not just feed on pollen, but rode the floral organs, especially damaging light in color buds and flowers.

Their colour is black, more or less bronzed. Most of the specimens show six white spots in two longitudinal rows on the pronotum and many others on the elytra. They are completely covered with white pubescence (easily visible in profile). Older specimens usually have no hairs, as they are rubbed off with time.

14-4-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - PHOENIX FLY ( Dorycera graminum)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/466525-Dorycera-graminum

Dorycera graminum is a species of picture-winged fly in the genus Dorycera of the family Ulidiidae found in Croatia, Corsica, the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Spain.

13-4-2023 CANAL LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - GLOSSY IBIS (JUVENILE) (Plegadis falcinellus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3756-Plegadis-falcinellus

13-4-2023 CANAL LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - LITTLE EGRET

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4943-Egretta-garzetta

13-4-2023 CANAL LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201282-Gallinula-chloropus

The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the old world.

The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands. The species is not found in the polar regions or many tropical rainforest. Elsewhere it is likely the most common rail species, except for the Eurasian Coot in some regions.

13-4-2023 CANAL LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN BLACKBIRD (MALE) (Turdus merula)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12716-Turdus-merula

12-4-2023 MARJAL DE MOROS, VALENCIA - NORTHERN SHOVELER (MALE) (Spatula clypeata)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558438-Spatula-clypeata

12-4-2023 MARJAL DE MOROS, VALENCIA - WHITE HEADED DUCK (MALE) (Oxyura leucocephala)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7081-Oxyura-leucocephala

12-4-2023 MARJAL DE MOROS, VALENCIA - BLACK WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4835-Himantopus-himantopus

13-4-2023 CANAL LES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - GARDEN NASTURTIUM (Tropaeolum majus)

Tropaeolum majus, the garden nasturtium, nasturtium,  Indian cress or monk's cress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Tropaeolaceae, originating in the Andes from Bolivia north to Colombia. An easily-grown annual or short-lived perennial  with disc-shaped leaves and brilliant yellow, orange or red flowers, it is of cultivated, probably hybrid origin. It is not closely related to the genus Nasturtium (which includes watercress).

12-4-2023 MARJAL DE MOROS, VALENCIA - GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis falcinellus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3756-Plegadis-falcinellus

12-4-2023 MARJAL DE MOROS, VALENCIA - YELLOW HORNED POPPY (Glaucium flavum)

Glaucium flavum, the yellow horned poppy, yellow hornpoppy or sea poppy, is a summer flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is native to Europe, Northern Africa, Macaronesia and temperate zones in Western Asia. The plant grows on the seashore and is never found inland. All parts of the plant, including the seeds, are toxic. It is classed as a noxious weed in some areas of North America, where it is an introduced species. It is grown in gardens as a short-lived perennial but usually grown as a biennial.

It has thick, leathery deeply segmented, wavy, bluish-grey leaves, which are coated in a layer of water-retaining wax. The sepal, petals and stamen have a similar structure and form to the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas), except the sepals are not hairy. It grows up to 30–90 cm (1–3 ft) tall,[4] on branched, grey stems. It blooms in summer,[5] between June and October. It has bright yellow or orange flowers,[5] that are 7.5 cm (3 in) across. Later it produces a very long, upright, thin, distinctive horn shaped capsule, which is 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long. It is divided into two chambers, which split open to reveal the seeds.

12-4-2023 MARJAL DE MOROS, VALENCIA - PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLY (Vanessa cardui)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48548-Vanessa-cardui

12-4-2023 MARJAL DE MOROS, VALENCIA - COLLARED PRATINCOLE (Glareola pratincola)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4604-Glareola-pratincola

12-4-2023 MARJAL DE MOROS, VALENCIA - ZITTING CISTICOLA (Cisticola juncidis)

The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis ) is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Australia. A small bird found mainly in grasslands, it is best identified by its rufous rump; as well, it lacks any gold on the collar and the brownish tail is tipped with white. During the breeding season, males have a zigzagging flight display accompanied by regular "zitting" calls that have been likened to repeated snips of a scissor. They build their pouch nest suspended within a clump of grass.

9-4-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - MOTH (Symmoca signatella)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/363635-Symmoca-signatella

9-4-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BLUE ROCK THRUSH (MALE) (Monticola solitarius)

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

11-4-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GARDEN CARPET MOTH (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/243705-Xanthorhoe-fluctuata

11-4-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SHIELD BUG (Solenosthedium bilunatum)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/151790-Solenosthedium-bilunatum

10-4-2023 SALEM, VALENCIA - OLD WORLD SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY (Papilio machaon)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56529-Papilio-machaon

10-4-2023 SALEM, VALENCIA - BUFF TAILED BUMBLE BEE (Bombus terrestris)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57516-Bombus-terrestris

10-4-2023 ROTOVA, VALENCIA - COMMON HOUSE MARTIN (Delichon urbicum)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64705-Delichon-urbicum

10-4-2023 SALEM, VALENCIA - GREEN HAIRSTREAK (Callophrys rubi)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/60896-Callophrys-rubi

8-4-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SHUTTLE SHAPED DART MOTH (Agrotis puta)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/324921-Agrotis-puta

8-4-2023 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - NATAL LILY (Clivia miniata)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/210194-Clivia-miniata