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Wednesday, 31 August 2022

22-8-2022 ATHENS ZOO, GREECE - PATAGONIAN MARA (Dolichotis patagonum)



25-8-2022 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MANTIS (FEMALE) (Mantis religiosa ssp. religiosa)



30-8-2022 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - LARGE PSAMMODROMUS LIZARD (JUVENILE) (Psammodromus algirus)



22-8-2022 ATHENS ZOO, GREECE - WHITE STORK (Ciconia ciconia)



31-8-2022 EL SALER, VALENCIA - WOOD SANDPIPER (Tringa glareola)



31-8-2022 EL SALER, VALENCIA - LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (Charadrius dubius)




31-8-2022 EL SALER, VALENCIA - DUNLIN (Calidris alpina)


The dunlin is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. Large numbers can often be seen swirling in synchronized flight on stop-overs during migration or on their winter habitat.

This bird is one of the most common waders throughout its breeding and wintering ranges, and it is the species with which other waders tend to be compared. At 17–21 cm (6.7–8.3 in) length and with a 32–36 cm (13–14 in) wingspan, it is similar in size to a common starling, but stouter, with a thicker bill.

31-8-2022 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - GREATER FLAMINGO (Phoenicopterus roseus)




31-8-2022 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - CROSS ORBWEAVER SPIDER (Araneus diadematus)




31-8-2022 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - SQUACCO HERON (Ardeola ralloides)




31-8-2022 ULLAL DE BALDOVI, ALBUFERA - COMMON GREENSHANK (Tringa nebularia)





31-8-2022 ULLAL DE BALDOVI, ALBUFERA - LONG SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (ORTHETRUM TRINACRIA)




31-8-2022 ULLAL DE BALDOVI, ALBUFERA - NOMAD DRAGONFLY (MALE) (Sympetrum fonscolombii)



31-8-2022 MUNTANYETA DEL SANS, ALBUFERA - BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax)