BIRDWALKERMONDAY WILDLIFE BLOG

This Blog contains Wildlife, Plants and Bird Photos from Walks, Safaris, Birding Trips and Vacations. Most of the pictures have been taken with my Nikon P900 and P950X cameras. Just click on any image for a larger picture. On the right column under the Blog Archive are the entries by date. Below that under Animal categories all the diffent species of Animals, Birds, Insects and Plants contained in the website are listed. Clicking on any entry will show all the entries for that species.

Monday, 8 December 2025

8-12-2025 GRAU GANDIA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris)

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The Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, is a medium-sized passerine bird characterized by its glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen. Thr...

8-12-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - OLEANDER APHID (Aphis nerii)

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The Oleander Aphid (Aphis nerii) is a bright yellow, black-legged aphid that infests oleander, milkweeds, and other related ornamentals, rep...
Sunday, 7 December 2025

7-12-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - 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...

7-12-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - BLACK HEADED GULL (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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Not really a black-headed bird, the Black-headed Gull's head is more chocolate-brown. In fact, for much of the year, it has a white head...

7-12-2025 MUNTANYETA DEL SANS, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris)

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The Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, is a medium-sized passerine bird characterized by its glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen. Thr...

7-12-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WALL BROWN BUTTERFLY (Lasiommata megera)

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Lasiommata megera, the wall or wall brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae (subfamily Satyrinae). It is widespread in the Palearcti...

5-12-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BLACK REDSTART (FEMALE) (Phoenicurus ochruros)

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The Black Redstart (\(Phoenicurus\) \(ochruros\)) is a small bird, about the size of a robin, known for its dark plumage and bright red tail...

3-12-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - MAIDEN TIGRIS (Athalia ancilla)

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The Maiden Tigress (Athalia ancilla) is a small, orange and black sawfly (an insect in the same order as bees and wasps, but lacking a ...
Thursday, 4 December 2025

29-11-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPIDER WASP (Family Pompilidae)

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Aporus is a genus of spider wasps from the family Pompilidae, they specialise in hunting ground dwelling spiders in their burrows for layin...
Wednesday, 3 December 2025

3-12-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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Large wader (approx 102 cm or 3.5 ft) with an also large wingspan (approx 175 cm or 5.5 ft). Stylized silhouette and long neck. Greyish plum...

3-12-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - WATER PIPIT (Anthus spinoletta)

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The water pipit (Anthus spinoletta) is a small passerine bird which breeds in the mountains of Southern Europe and the Palearctic eastwards ...

3-12-2025 CREU DE LONGA, ALBUFERA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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Large wader (approx 102 cm or 3.5 ft) with an also large wingspan (approx 175 cm or 5.5 ft). Stylized silhouette and long neck. Greyish plum...

3-12-2025 CREU DE LONGA, ALBUFERA - GREAT EGRET (Ardea alba)

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Great Egrets usually stay in habitats that have areas of either saltwater or freshwater nearby. They are seen near marshes, ditches, canals,...

3-12-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - NORTHERN LAPWING (Vanellus vanellus)

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The Northern Lapwing, known scientifically as Vanellus vanellus, is a distinctive bird with a notable crest on its head. It measures 28–33 c...

3-12-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - EUROPEAN GREENFINCH (Chloris chloris)

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The European greenfinch, or simply greenfinch, is a small passerine bird belonging to the finch family Fringillidae. Exhibiting a predominan...

3-12-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - ZITTING CISTICOLA (Cisticola juncidis)

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The Zitting Cisticola, or Streaked Fantail Warbler, is a diminutive bird, measuring a mere 10 to 12 centimeters in length. Its upper parts a...

3-12-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba)

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The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The speci...

3-12-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - EURASIAN KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus)

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The common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, is a bird of prey from the kestrel group within the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the...
Tuesday, 2 December 2025

2-12-2025 RIO VACA XERACO, VALENCIA - EURASIAN COOT (Fulica atra)

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The Eurasian coot, Fulica atra, also known as the common coot or Australian coot, is a distinctive waterbird with a slaty-black body, a glos...

2-12-2025 RIO VACA XERACO, VALENCIA - LAMENTING GRASSHOPPER (Eyprepocnemis plorans)

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Eyprepocnemis plorans, the lamenting grasshopper, is a species of insect in the family Acrididae. It is the type species of the genus Eyprep...

2-12-2025 RIO VACA XERACO, 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...
Friday, 28 November 2025

28-11-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - STEALTHY GROUND SPIDER (Setaphis carmeli)

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Setaphis carmeli is a species of ground spider found in the Mediterranean region and the Canary Islands. Key facts include its blackish body...
Wednesday, 26 November 2025

26-11-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - WESTERN CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis ssp. ibis)

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The Western Cattle-Egret is a gregarious, white, upland ardeid (Ardeidae), easily recognized by its foraging association with grazing animal...

26-11-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - WOOD SANDPIPER (Tringa glareola)

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The Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, presents as a small wader, the most diminutive of the shanks within the Scolopacidae family. It is char...

26-11-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - LITTLE STINT

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The Little Stint, scientifically known as Calidris minuta, is a diminutive wader, a member of the family Scolopacidae. It is recognized by i...
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