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.

Saturday, 20 January 2024

20-12-2023 KARTONG, GAMBIA - WHITE FACED WHISTLING DUCK (Dendrocygna viduata)

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The white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a whistling duck that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America. This s...

20-12-2023 KARTONG, GAMBIA - BLUE CHEEKED BEE-EATER (Merops persicus)

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The blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient G...

20-12-2023 ALLAHEIN RIVER, SENEGAL - HOODED VULTURE (Necrosyrtes monachus)

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 The Hooded Vulture is a lovely, relatively petite vulture. Overall it is a dark chocolatey brown color, with a white "collar" som...

20-12-2023 ALLAHEIN RIVER, SENEGAL - OSPREY (Pandion haliaetus)

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The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), /ˈɒspri, -preɪ/, also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey wit...
Friday, 19 January 2024

20-12-2023 ALLAHEIN RIVER, SENEGAL - GOLIATH HERON (JUVENILE) (Ardea goliath)

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The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is found in ...

21-12-2023 ATLANTIC BLV, GAMBIA - LAUGHING DOVE (Streptopelia senegalensis)

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The laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) is a small pigeon that is a resident breeder in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Western...

21-12-2023 ATLANTIC BLV, GAMBIA - YELLOW BILLED SHRIKE

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The yellow-billed shrike (Lanius corvinus) is a large passerine bird in the shrike family. It is sometimes known as the long-tailed shrike, ...
Thursday, 18 January 2024

21-12-2023 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - PIAPIAC (Ptilostomus afer)

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In size it is a little smaller and slimmer than the European magpie (Pica pica) though the bill is relatively thicker. It is 35–42 cm (14–17...

21-12-2023 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - HOODED VULTURE (Necrosyrtes monachus)

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The Hooded Vulture is a lovely, relatively petite vulture. Overall it is a dark chocolatey brown color, with a white "collar" some...

16-1-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - STINK BUG (Acrosternum millierei)

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 Acrosternum millierei is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae.

18-1-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - DOUBLE STRIPED PUG MOTH (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)

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The double-striped pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a widespread and common species, being found th...

18-1-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - MOORISH GECKO (JUVENILE) (Tarentola mauritanica)

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Tarentola mauritanica, known as the common wall gecko, is a species of gecko (Gekkota) native to the western Mediterranean area of North Afr...
Wednesday, 17 January 2024

22-12-2023 PIRANG PONDS, GAMBIA - WOODCHAT SHRIKE (Lanius senator)

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The woodchat shrike (Lanius senator) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. It can be identified by its red-brown crown and nape. It is ...

17-1-2024 CATARROJA, VALENCIA - GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis falcinellus)

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The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The ...

17-1-2024 CATARROJA, VALENCIA - EURASIAN MAGPIE (Pica pica)

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The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout the northern part of the Eurasian continent. It is o...

17-1-2024 CATARROJA, VALENCIA - BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON (JUVENILE) (Nycticorax nycticorax)

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The black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night-heron, commonly shortened to just night-heron in Eurasia, is a ...

17-1-2024 CATARROJA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN STONECHAT (FEMALE) (Saxicola rubicola)

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The European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the common stonechat. Long...

17-1-2024 LAGUNA DE SILLA, VALENCIA - 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...

17-1-2024 LAGUNA DE SILLA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH (Carduelis carduelis)

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The European goldfinch or simply the goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe,...

17-1-2024 CATARROJA, 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 Ice...
Monday, 15 January 2024

22-12-2023 FARASUTU FOREST, GAMBIA - COMMON BULBUL (Pycnonotus barbatus)

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The common bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in north-eastern, northern, western...

22-12-2023 CALYPSO BAY, GAMBIA - HAMERKOP (Scopus umbretta)

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The hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a medium-sized wading bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae. The...
Sunday, 14 January 2024

25-12-2023 ATLANTIC BLV, GAMBIA - WESTERN RED BILLED HORNBILL (Tockus kempi)

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Fairly small, slim, long-tailed hornbill. Note the red bill, dark eye with a ring of black skin, and heavily spotted back. White patches on ...

26-12-2023 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - VILLAGE WEAVER (FEMALE) (Ploceus cucullatus)

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The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver (the latter leading to easy confusio...

26-12-2023 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - WHITE CROWNED ROBIN CHAT (Cossypha albicapillus)

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The white-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha albicapillus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ca...

26-12-2023 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - LAUGHING DOVE (Streptopelia senegalensis)

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The laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) is a small pigeon that is a resident breeder in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Western...

26-12-2023 BAKAU, GAMBIA - WESTERN GREY PLANTAIN EATER (Crinifer piscatore)

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The western plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator), also known as the gray plantain-eater or western gray plantain-eater, is a large member of t...

26-12-2023 BAKAU, GAMBIA - PIAPIAC (Ptilostomus afer)

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The piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) is an African bird in the crow family, and is the only member of the genus Ptilostomus. It is most closely re...
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