Monday, 28 July 2025

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - EUROPEAN BISON (Bison bonasus)

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The European bison (pl.: bison) (Bison bonasus) or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent[a] (/ˈviːzənt/ or /ˈwiːzənt/), the zubr...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - MALLARD (FEMALE) (Anas platyrhynchos)

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The Mallard, or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos), is a familiar and widespread dabbling duck with a presence across temperate and subtropical ...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - BOESEMAN'S RAINBOW FISH (Melanotaenia boesemani)

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Boeseman's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani), also known as the Boesemani rainbowfish, is a species of fish in the family Melanotaeni...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus)

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The common moorhen, known scientifically as Gallinula chloropus, is a bird of the rail family, Rallidae. It is a bird of striking appearance...
Sunday, 27 July 2025

27-7-2025 AMSTERDAM PORT, HOLLAND - LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL

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The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull, distinguishable by its size and the coloration of its plumage. It is smaller th...

27-7-2025 AMSTERDAM PORT, HOLLAND - HARDY PLUMBAGO (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)

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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, the hardy blue-flowered leadwort, is a species of flowering plant in the plumbago family, native to China, wher...

27-7-2025 AMSTERDAM PORT, HOLLAND - 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...

27-7-2025 AMSTERDAM PORT, HOLLAND - 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 fa...

27-7-2025 AMSTERDAM PORT, HOLLAND - COMMON TOADFLAX (Linaria vulgaris)

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Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax yellow toadflax or butter-and-eggs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, nati...

27-7-2025 AMSTERDAM PORT, HOLLAND - LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL (Larus fuscus),

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The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull, distinguishable by its size and the coloration of its plumage. It is smaller th...
Saturday, 26 July 2025

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - EURASIAN JACKDAW (Corvus monedula)

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The Western Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula), a member of the crow family Corvidae, is a passerine bird recognized by its black plumage with a gre...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - WHITE TAILED BUMBLE BEE (Bombus lucorum)

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Bombus lucorum, the white-tailed bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee, widespread and common throughout Europe. This name has been widely us...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - ROOK (Corvus frugilegus)

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The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a passerine bird belonging to the family Corvidae. It is a sizable bird, with adults typically weighing betw...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - BENNETT'S WALLABY (Notamacropus rufogriseus ssp. rufogriseus)

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The red-necked wallaby or Bennett's wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) is a medium-sized macropod marsupial (wallaby), common in the mor...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - 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 37...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - ROLOWAY MONKEY (Cercopithecus roloway)

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The Roloway monkey (Cercopithecus roloway) is an endangered species of Old World monkey endemic to tropical West Africa. It was previously c...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - UGANDAN GREY CHEEKED MANGABEY (Lophocebus albigena ugandae)

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The Uganda mangabey (Lophocebus albigena ugandae) is a subspecies of the grey-cheeked mangabey (L. albigena), an Old World monkey, found onl...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - COMMON CHAFFINCH (FEMALE) (Fringilla coelebs)

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The Eurasian chaffinch, or simply the chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), presents a striking dichotomy in plumage between the sexes. The male is...
Friday, 25 July 2025

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - GREAT WHITE PELICAN (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

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The great white pelican, known scientifically as Pelecanus onocrotalus, is a gargantuan bird, surpassed in size only by its cousin, the Dalm...

25-7-2025 DUNMORE EAST, IRELAND - NEW ZEALAND HEBE (Veronica speciosa)

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Veronica speciosa, synonym Hebe speciosa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, known by the common names New Zealan...

25-7-2025 DUNMORE EAST, IRELAND - EUROPEAN HERRING GULL (Larus marinus)

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The European herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large and robust seabird, with a length of up to 66 cm (26 inches). It is a familiar sight...

25-7-2025 DUNMORE EAST, IRELAND - GARDEN NASTURTIUM (Tropaeolum majus)

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Tropaeolum majus, the garden nasturtium, nasturtium, Indian cress or monk's cress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Tropaeo...

24-7-2025 COBH, IRELAND - EUROPEAN HERRING GULL (Larus marinus)

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  The European herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. It breeds throughout the northern and western coas...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - HUMBOLDT PENGUIN (Spheniscus humboldti)

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The Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chil...

24-7-2025 FOTA WILDLIFE PARK COBH, IRELAND - LITTLE GREBE (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

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The Little Grebe, or Tachybaptus ruficollis, known colloquially as the dabchick, is the smallest European member of the grebe family. This d...