Tuesday, 27 September 2016

26-9-2016 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-grey and has up to 15 pai...
Monday, 26 September 2016

25-9-2016 VILLALONGA CAMPO, VALENCIA - BARN SWALLOW

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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 distribution...

25-9-2016 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - GREY WAGTAIL (Motacilla cinerea)

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This slim wagtail has a narrow white supercilium and a broken eye ring. The upperparts are grey and the yellow vent contrasting with whitis...

25-9-2016 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - GREEN SANDPIPER (Tringa ochropus)

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The green sandpiper represents an ancient lineage of the genus Tringa; its only close living relative is the solitary sandpiper (T. solit...
Sunday, 25 September 2016

25-9-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - LITTLE BITTERN (JUVENILE) (Ixobrychus minutus)

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The little bittern or common little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus ) is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. Ixobrychus is from Anci...

14-7-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - EPAULET SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (MALE) (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,...

29-7-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - EURASIAN REED WARBLER (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

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Rather plain medium-sized warbler: warm brown above with narrow pale spectacles, pale buffy below. Can be very difficult to separate from...

23-9-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - 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 from ...

23-9-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - 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 from ...

23-9-2016 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - ROBBERFLY (Machimus chrysitis)

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Robber flies deliver a painful bite, so be careful with them. They don't “go after” humans, but if you mishandle them, they might bit...

23-9-2016 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - BLACK WINGED STILT (JUVENILE) (Himantopus himantopus)

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Black-winged stilts (Himantopus himantopus) are very long-legged wading birds. They are found in both warm and hot climates, feed ...

23-9-2016 EL PALMAR, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris)

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The Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is a noisy bird, especially i...

23-9-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - WHISKERED TERN (Chlidonias niger)

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The whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida ) is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khelidonios, "swallo...

23-9-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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The Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a large long-legged wading bird of the heron native to Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It l...

20-9-2016 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - BAND WINGED GRASSHOPPER (Genus Sphingonotus)

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

20-9-2016 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - RED VEINED DARTER DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

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The red-veined darter or nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. Sympetrum fonscolombii was named under the...

20-9-2016 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - 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 dragon...