Tuesday, 16 September 2025

16-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SCARCE CRIMSON AND GOLD MOTH (Pyrausta sanguinalis)

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The scarce crimson and gold moth is one of the UK’s rarest moths with a known distribution limited to the north coast of Northern Ireland an...
Monday, 15 September 2025

15-9-2025 GANDIA GRAU, VALENCIA - 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 breedi...

15-9-2025 GANDIA GRAU, VALENCIA - YELLOW LEGGED GULL (JUVENILE)

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The Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) is a large, robust seabird with a commanding presence. Its size can be quite variable, with the s...

15-9-2025 GANDIA GRAU, 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 urban ...

15-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - VARIEGATED FRUIT BUG (Codophila varia)

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Codophila varia is a species of shield bug belonging to the subfamily Pentatominae in the family Pentatomidae. This species is present aroun...

15-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HEATHER CRAB SPIDER (Thomisus onustus)

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Thomisus onustus is a crab spider belonging to the genus Thomisus. These spiders are found across Europe, North Africa, and parts of the Mid...

15-9-2025 GANDIA GRAU, VALENCIA - 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 breedi...
Sunday, 14 September 2025

7-4-2018 THORNYBUSH LODGE, SOUTH AFRICA - SOUTHERN WHITE CROWNED SHRIKE (Eurocephalus angustimens)

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The Southern White-crowned Shrike, a bird of modest size, measures approximately 24 centimeters from beak to tail. Both male and female exhi...
Friday, 12 September 2025

10-9-2025 0-9-2025 ULLAL DE BALDOVI - RED SWAMP CRAYFISH (Procambarus clarkii)

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Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, is a species of cambarid crayfish native to fr...

12-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVE MOTH (Idaea minuscularia)

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One of the many species of moths (also called moths ) that can enter the house attracted by the interior lights and remain on the wall still...

12-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVE MOTH (Idaea attenuaria)

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Idaea attenuaria Class: Insecta. Order: Lepidoptera. Superfamily: Geometroidea. Family: Geometridae. Subfamily: Sterrhinae. Tribe: Idaeini. ...
Thursday, 11 September 2025

15-8-2018 MORO DE ROBIERES, TERUEL - EGYPTIAN VULTURE (Neophron percnopterus)

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The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), known colloquially as the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small member ...

11-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - LARGE WALL BROWN BUTTERFLY (Lasiommata maera)

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  Lasiommata maera, the large wall brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species is common in continental Europe. It is also ...
Wednesday, 10 September 2025

9-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CABBAGE LOOPER MOTH (Trichoplusia ni)

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The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) is a medium-sized moth in the family Noctuidae, a family commonly referred to as owlet moths. Its commo...

10-9-2025 ULLAL DEL SANTS, ALBUFERA - BLACK WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)

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The Black-winged Stilt has a wide range, extending across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some populations migrate to coastal regions in winter, w...

10-9-2025 ULLAL DEL SANTS, 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...

10-9-2025 ULLAL DEL SANTS, ALBUFERA - RUFF (Calidris pugnax)

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The Ruff, Calidris pugnax, is a medium-sized wading bird known for its remarkable breeding plumage and sexual dimorphism. Males, significant...

23-12-2018 ADOR CAMPO, VALENCIA - MEADOW PIPIT (Anthus pratensis)

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The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) is a small passerine bird, which breeds in much of the Palearctic, from southeastern Greenland and Icela...
Tuesday, 9 September 2025

19-4-2018 CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA - LILAC BREASTED ROLLER (Coracias caudatus)

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The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is a member of the roller family, Coraciidae, resplendent in a panoply of pastel hues. This Af...

9-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVE MOTH (Idaea cervantaria)

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Small moth of the Geometridae family; It is distributed in southeastern France, the Iberian Peninsula and northwest Africa; present in the w...

9-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - LONG JOINTED BEETLE (Lagria grenieri)

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Lagria grenieri is a species of "long-jointed beetle" from the subfamily Lagriinae within the family Tenebrionidae (darkling beetl...

4-4-2018 PHINDA FOREST LODGE, SOUTH AFRICA - CROWNED HORNBILL (Lophoceros alboterminatus)

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The crowned hornbill, known scientifically as Lophoceros alboterminatus, is a medium-sized bird, measuring between 50 to 54 centimeters in l...
Sunday, 7 September 2025

7-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SICKLE BEARING LEAF KATYDID (Phaneroptera sparsa)

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The Sickle-bearing Leaf Katydid, Phaneroptera sparsa, is a widely distributed species of leaf katydid found across Africa, the Middle East, ...

7-9-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GERMAN YELLOWJACKET (Vespula germanica)

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Vespula germanica, known colloquially as the European wasp, German wasp, or German yellowjacket, is a species of wasp found in much of the N...
Saturday, 6 September 2025

6-9-2025 RIO SERPIS GANDIA, VALENCIA - SILK FLOSS TREE (Ceiba speciosa)

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Ceiba speciosa, the floss silk tree (formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a species of deciduous tree that is native to the tropical and subtropi...