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Friday, 25 February 2022

24-2-2022 OLIVA CANAL LES FONTS, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN SERIN (MALE) (Serinus serinus)



24-2-2022 OLIVA CANAL LES FONTS, VALENCIA - MALLARD (MALE) (Anas platyrhynchos)



24-2-2022 OLIVA CANAL LES FONTS, VALENCIA - BLACK REDSTART (MALE) (Phoenicurus ochruros)





25-2-2022 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HORSE CHESTNUT MOTH (Pachycnemia hippocastanaria)





25-2-2022 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GEOMETER MOTH (Dyscia penulataria)







Monday, 21 February 2022

4-6-2019 LINYANTI CAMP, BOTSWANA - DOUBLE BANDED SANDGROUSE (Pterocles bicinctus)



6-4-2019 LINYANTI, BOTSWANA - LILAC BREASTED ROLLER (Coracias caudatus)



4-6-2019 LINYANTI CAMP, BOTSWANA - BURCHELL'S STARLING (Lamprotornis australis)



6-4-2019 LINYANTI, BOTSWANA - ZAMBESI CRESTED BARBET (Trachyphonus vaillantii ssp. nobilis)


The crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) ('trachys'=rough, 'phone'=voice, sound') is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family. Its specific name commemorates François Levaillant, a famed French naturalist.

With its thick bill and very colourful plumage the crested barbet is unmistakable. This small bird has a speckled yellow and red face with a small black crest. The belly is yellow with red speckles, wings are black with white specks and it has a broad black band on its neck. Yellow head and body with black and white feathers, red markings on end of body, its colour blends well in the bush. They have a distinct trill.