Monday, 1 June 2015

1-6-2015 VAL DEBO, ALICANTE - SPANISH GATEKEEPER BUTTERFLY (Pyronia bathseba)

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Pyronia bathseba, the Spanish gatekeeper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Moro...
Sunday, 31 May 2015

31-5-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - MALLARD (FEMALE AND YOUNG) (Anas platyrhynchos)

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The mallard (/ˈmælɑːrd, ˈmælərd/) or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical ...
Friday, 29 May 2015

29-5-2015 ADOR CAMPO, VALENCIA - MELODIOUS WARBLER (Hippolais polyglotta)

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Thursday, 28 May 2015

27-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata)

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Tuesday, 26 May 2015

26-5-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (Charadrius dubius)

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Adult little ringed plovers have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brow...
Monday, 25 May 2015

25-5-2015 GENOVES, 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 Palear...
Sunday, 24 May 2015

24-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY (Pararge aegeria)

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The speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) is a butterfly found in and on the borders of woodland areas throughout much of the Palearctic realm....
Friday, 22 May 2015

19-3-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - SNOWY OWL (FEMALE) (Bubo scandiacus)

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The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, is a large, white owl of the true owl fam...
Wednesday, 20 May 2015

20-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN HUMMINGBIRD HAWKMOTH (Macroglossum stellatarum)

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The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is ...
Tuesday, 19 May 2015

19-5-2015 JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - EASTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER (Curruca crassirostris)

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The eastern Orphean warbler (Curruca crassirostris) is a typical warbler of the genus Curruca. This species occurs in summer around the Medi...
Monday, 18 May 2015

19-3-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - ASIAN KOEL (FEMALE) (Eudynamys scolopaceu)

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The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent, ...

19-3-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - LESSER FLAMINGO (Phoeniconaias minor)

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The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India. Birds are occasiona...

29-3-2015 KERALA, INDIA - CHEMBALLI DUCK

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19-3-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - SACRED IBIS (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

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The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus ) is a wading bird native to Africa and the Middle East. It is especially known for its...
Saturday, 16 May 2015

16-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata)

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More streaked than spotted, this small grey-brown, long-winged flycatcher is a dashing bird of woodland, parks and gardens. The Spotted F...

16-5-2015 EDBRO DELTA, TARRAGONA - EURASIAN CURLEW (Numenius arquata)

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The Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread o...
Friday, 15 May 2015

15-5-2015 EBRO DELTA, TARRAGONA - BLACK WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)

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This graceful long-legged wader used to be a rare passage visitor to Britain, but is now considered a colonising breeder. With its striki...

15-5-2015 EBRO DELTA, TARRAGONA - 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 w...
Wednesday, 13 May 2015

13-5-2015 EBRO DELTA, TARRAGONA - EURASIAN REED WARBLER (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

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Tuesday, 12 May 2015

29-3-2015 COCHIN, INDIA - ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN (Copsychus saularis)

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The Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdid...

11-4-2015 SALALAH, OMAN - HOUSE CROW (Corvus splendens)

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The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that...

23-4-2015 ISTANBUL, TURKEY - YELLOW LEGGED GULL (JUVENILE) (Larus michahellis)

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The yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) is a large gull found in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, which has only recently ach...
Monday, 11 May 2015

10-5-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - MOORISH GECKO (Tarentola mauritanica)

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Tarentola mauritanica, known as the common wall gecko, is a species of gecko (Gekkota) native to the western Mediterranean area of North Af...
Tuesday, 5 May 2015

27-3-2015 GALLE, SRI LANKA - EASTERN CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis ssp. coromandus)

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The eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate ...

19-3-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - SUPERB STARLING (Lamprotornis superbus)

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The superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) is a member of the starling family of birds. It was formerly known as Spreo superbus. They a...