Friday, 28 August 2015

28-8-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - GREEN SANDPIPER (Tringa ochropus)

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The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a small wader (shorebird) of the Old World. The green sandpiper represents an ancient lineage o...
Wednesday, 26 August 2015

26-8-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - SQUACCO HERON (Ardeola ralloides)

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The Squacco Heron is a bird in the wetlands of Europe and Asia. It migrates thousands of miles to Africa during winter.  During the br...
Tuesday, 25 August 2015

25-8-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - SQUACCO HERON (Ardeola ralloides)

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The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44–47 cm (17+1⁄2–18+1⁄2 in) long, of which the body is 20–23 cm (8–9 in), with 80...
Sunday, 23 August 2015

23-8-2015 REPRIMALA, VALENCIA - MUSKOVY DUCK (Cairina moschata)

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The Muscovy or Barbary is the domesticated form of the wild Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata. There are a number of local or regional bre...
Friday, 21 August 2015

20-8-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - LONG JOINTED BEETLE (Lagria grenieri)

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The long-jointed beetles (Lagriidae) are a family of medium-sized beetles with the tropics as major area of occurrence. Worldwide more...
Tuesday, 18 August 2015

18-8-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MANTIS (MALE) (Mantis religiosa)

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The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the la...
Sunday, 16 August 2015

16-8-2015 EL VERGER, ALICANTE - MONK PARAKEET (Myiopsitta monachus)

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The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), also known as the monk parrot or Quaker parrot, is a species of true parrot in the family Psitt...
Saturday, 15 August 2015

14-8-2015 GANDIA, VALENCIA - SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata)

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Spotted flycatchers are one of our summer migrants that spend the winter in Africa. They are one of the latest migrants to reach us, w...
Thursday, 13 August 2015

13-8-2015 MARXUQUERA, VALENCIA - BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)

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The Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. In fact, it has the largest natural distributi...
Tuesday, 4 August 2015

4-8-2015 CANAL DES FONTS OLIVA, VALENCIA - LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta)

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The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, l...
Thursday, 30 July 2015

30-7-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - ANTLION (Neuroleon nemausiensis)

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                                ANTLION (Neuroleon nemausiensis) The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacew...
Wednesday, 22 July 2015

21-7-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BAND WINGED GRASSHOPPER (Sphingonotus)

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Sphingonotus is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae, found in Europe Africa, Asia and Australia.
Monday, 20 July 2015

4-2-2014 MOROS MARSHES, SAGUNTO - COMMON CHAFFINCH (MALE) (Fringilla coelebs)

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20-7-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - PINE CHAFER (Polyphylla fullo)

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Polyphylla fullo (Common name Pine Chafer) is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae. Polyphylla fullo (P...
Friday, 17 July 2015

9-6-2014 PEGO MARSHES, ALICANTE - SQUACCO HERON (Ardeola ralloides)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squacco_heron
Wednesday, 15 July 2015

18-4-2015 GALILLEE, ISRAEL - DOMESTIC MUSCOVY DUCK (Cairina moschata var. domestica)

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The Muscovy or Barbary is the domesticated form of the wild Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata. There are a number of local or regional breed...
Tuesday, 14 July 2015

3-6-2006 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - RED VEINED DARTER DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

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Sunday, 12 July 2015

12-7-1015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - RED VEINED DARTER DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

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Friday, 10 July 2015

10-7-2015 VILLALONGA RIO SERPIS, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus)

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A very familiar and widespread bird, the Moorhen can even be found in urban parks where there are streams, lakes or small ponds. Distribu...
Monday, 6 July 2015

6-7-2015 RIO SERPIS, VILLALONGA, VALENCIA - BROAD SCARLET DRAGONFLY (Crocothemis erythraea)

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The scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Its common names include broad scarle...
Sunday, 5 July 2015

5-7-2015 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HOUSE SPARROW (FEMALE) (Passer domesticus)

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The House sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a small passerine bird found in most parts of the world. The extent of its range makes it the...
Saturday, 4 July 2015

4-7-2015 GANDIA, 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...
Wednesday, 1 July 2015

2001 AUSTRALIA - SPLENDID FAIRY WREN (Malurus splendens)

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 The splendid fairywren (Malurus splendens) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is also known simply as the s...

13-6-2015 GANDIA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN BLACKBIRD (MALE) (Turdus merula)

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The Blackbird is one of our most common and familiar birds. It is particularly numerous in gardens, but can be found almost everywhere in...
Monday, 29 June 2015

30-6-2015 VILLALONGA RIO SERPIS, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus)

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The Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae) found across many parts of the Old Wo...