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.

Tuesday, 26 September 2017

25-9-2017 DENIA COAST, ALICANTE - SCARCE SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY (Iphiclides podalirius)

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Iphiclides feisthamelii, the southern scarce swallowtail, southern swallowtail or Iberian scarce swallowtail, is a butterfly found in Ita...

25-9-2017 DENIA COAST, ALICANTE - EUROPEAN SHAG (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

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The European shag, or common shag (Gulosus aristotelis), is a medium-large seabird with a distinctive yellow throat-patch. During the breed...

25-9-2017 DENIA COAST, ALICANTE - BAND WINGED GRASSHOPPER (Genus Oedipoda)

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Oedipoda is the type genus of grasshoppers, in the subfamily Oedipodinae, mostly from the Palaearctic realm. The type species is the Euro...

25-9-2017 DENIA COAST, ALICANTE - BLACK HEADED GULL (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small, nimble gull with a wingspan ranging from 94 to 110 cm and a body length of...

25-9-2017 DENIA COAST, ALICANTE - EUROPEAN SHAG (JUVENILE) (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)

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The European shag, or common shag (Gulosus aristotelis), is a medium-large seabird with a distinctive yellow throat-patch. During the bre...
Monday, 25 September 2017

23-9-2017 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SMALL DUSTY WAVE MOTH (Idaea seriata)

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The small dusty wave (Idaea seriata) is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. It is fou...

23-9-2017 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CATALONIA WALL LIZARD (Podarcis liolepis)

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Podarcis liolepis, the Columbretes wall lizard or Catalan wall lizard, is very similar to the other lizards in the genus Podarcis. This s...

23-9-2017 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EPAULET SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

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Orthetrum chrysostigma, the epaulet skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, B...

22-9-2017 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GRASS EGGAR MOTH (Lasiocampa trifolii)

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Lasiocampa trifolii, the grass eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller ...
Sunday, 24 September 2017

24-9-2017 PEGO MARSHES, ALICANTE - WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba)

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The White wagtail is a slender bird with the characteristic long, constantly wagging tail of its genus. There are a number of other subspec...

24-9-2017 PEGO MARSHES, ALICANTE - HOUSE SPARROW (FEMALE) (Passer domesticus)

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Females are a plain buffy-brown overall with dingy gray-brown underparts. Their backs are noticeably striped with buff, black, and brown....

24-9-2017 PEGO MARSHES, ALICANTE - SACRED IBIS (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

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The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a striking wading bird from the family Threskiornithidae. It is characterized by it...

24-9-2017 PEGO MARSHES, ALICANTE - WESTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (Motacilla flava)

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The Western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) is a small songbird that can be found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its common name comes fr...

24-9-2017 PEGO MARSHES, ALICANTE - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) is a statuesque wading bird belonging to the family Ardeidae. It is a familiar sight in both rural and urb...
Saturday, 23 September 2017

23-9-2017 RIO SERPIS GANDIA, VALENCIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) is a statuesque wading bird belonging to the family Ardeidae. It is a familiar sight in both rural and ...

23-9-2017 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - ROSEMARY BEETLE (Chrysolina americana)

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Chrysolina americana, common name rosemary beetle, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. Chrysolina americana ca...
Thursday, 21 September 2017

21-9-2017 MONTE CORONA , VALENCIA - RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY (Vanessa atalanta)

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Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral or, previously, the red admirable, is a well-characterized, medium-sized butterfly with black wings, red ...

21-9-2017 MONTE CORONA , VALENCIA - SOUTHERN MARBLED SKIPPER MOTH (Carcharodus baeticus)

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Muschampia baeticus, the southern marbled skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North Africa, south-western ...

21-9-2017 MONTE CORONA , VALENCIA - ROUGH HAIRED LAGRIA BEETLE (Lagria hirta)

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Lagria hirta is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.   The species name hirta comes from the Latin hirtus meaning rough hair ...
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