Sunday, 23 November 2025

23-11-2025 SOLLANA SOUTH, ALBUFERA - RUFF (Calidris pugnax)

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Ruffs are highly gregarious, especially during migration when they form large flocks. Males display at leks, with territorial males occupyin...
Saturday, 22 November 2025

22-11-2025 PARQUE DE SAN PERE, GANDIA - EURASIAN BLACKBIRD (MALE) (Turdus merula)

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The Common Blackbird thrives in a variety of habitats including woodlands with dense undergrowth, gardens, parks, and hedgerows. It shows a ...

22-11-2025 PARQUE DE SAN PERE, GANDIA - BLACK REDSTART (FEMALE) (Phoenicurus ochruros)

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The Black Redstart (\(Phoenicurus\) \(ochruros\)) is a small bird, about the size of a robin, known for its dark plumage and bright red tail...
Thursday, 20 November 2025

19-11-2025 CAMPO DE ARROZ, SOLLANA - WESTERN CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis ssp. ibis)

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The Western Cattle-Egret is a gregarious, white, upland ardeid (Ardeidae), easily recognized by its foraging association with grazing animal...

19-11-2025 CAMPO DE ARROZ, SOLLANA - EUROPEAN STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris)

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European starlings are social, iridescent birds known for their ability to mimic a wide range of sounds and for forming massive flocks calle...

20-11-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - OLD WORLD TARANTULA SPIDER (Ischnocolus valentinus)

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Ischnocolus valentinus is a small, Old World tarantula. It is found in Spain, Sicily, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Western Sahara. ...

.19-11-2025 CAMPO DE ARROZ, SOLLANA - BLACK HEADED GULL (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic in Europe and Asia, and also locall...
Wednesday, 19 November 2025

19-11-2025 CAMPO DE ARROZ, SOLLANA - NORTHERN LAPWING

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The Northern Lapwing, known scientifically as Vanellus vanellus, is a distinctive bird with a notable crest on its head. It measures 28–33 c...

19-11-2025 CAMPO DE ARROZ, SOLLANA - EURASIAN KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus)

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The common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, is a bird of prey from the kestrel group within the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the...

19-11-2025 CAMPO DE ARROZ, SOLLANA - 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, long b...

19-11-2025 CAMPO DE ARROZ, SOLLANA - WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba)

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The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The speci...

19-11-2025 CAMPO DE ARROZ, SOLLANA - GREY WAGTAIL (Motacilla cinerea)

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The grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) is a member of the wagtail family, Motacillidae, measuring around 18–19 cm overall length. The species ...
Tuesday, 18 November 2025

18-11-2025 BARX, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN ROBIN (Erithacus rubecula)

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The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Great Britain and Ireland, is a small insectivorous...
Monday, 17 November 2025

17-11-2025 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - EURASIAN GREAT CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax carbo)

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Great cormorants are large, black waterbirds that are expert divers to catch fish using their long, hooked bills and webbed feet. They are f...
Sunday, 16 November 2025

16-11-2025 GUARDAMAR LA SAFOR, VALENCIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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Large wader (approx 102 cm or 3.5 ft) with an also large wingspan (approx 175 cm or 5.5 ft). Stylized silhouette and long neck. Greyish plum...

15-11-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SICKLE BEARING LEAF KATYDID (Phaneroptera sparsa)

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The Sickle-bearing Leaf Katydid (\(Phaneroptera\) \(sarsa\)) is a medium-sized, green insect with a widespread distribution in Africa, the A...

16-11-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BOAT BUG (Enoplops scapha)

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Enoplops scapha is a squashbug in the family Coreidae, measuring 11-13 mm in length. Key facts include its dark gray coloration with creamy ...

16-11-2025 CANOPY FEEDER CAM, PANAMA - SPOT CROWNED BARBET (Capito maculicoronatus)

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The spot-crowned barbet is a colorful bird found in lowland forests of Panama and western Colombia. Males have black and white speckled crow...
Friday, 14 November 2025

4-6-2019 LINYANTI CAMP, BOTSWANA - TAWNY EAGLE (Aquila rapax)

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The Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) is a large bird of prey, belonging to the family Accipitridae. It is characterized by heavily feathered legs,...

14-11-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - RED PALM WEEVIL (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus)

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The palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is one of two species of snout beetle known as the red palm weevil, Asian palm weevil or sago palm...

13-11-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HOUSE CENTIPEDE (Scutigera coleoptrata)

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Scutigera coleoptrata, also known as the house-centipede, is a species of centipede that is typically yellowish-gray and has up to 15 pairs ...

14-11-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GROUND BEETLE (Genus Olisthopus)

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Olisthopus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. It contains the followin...
Wednesday, 12 November 2025

12-11-2025 CATARROJA, ALBUFERA - BLACK REDSTART (FEMALE) (Phoenicurus ochruros)

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The Black Redstart (\(Phoenicurus\) \(ochruros\)) is a small bird, about the size of a robin, known for its dark plumage and bright red tail...

12-11-2025 RACO DE OLLA, ALBUFERA - COMMON DARTER DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Sympetrum striolatum)

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The common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonfli...

12-11-2025 CREU DE LONGA, ALBUFERA - EUROPEAN STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris)

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European starlings are social, iridescent birds known for their ability to mimic a wide range of sounds and for forming massive flocks calle...