27-5-2022 EL TREMOLAR, VALENCIA - BLACK WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4835-Himantopus-himantopus

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - YELLOW BILLED SHRIKE (Lanius corvinus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289509-Lanius-corvinus

28-5-2022 GANDIA SERPIS, VALENCIA - MALLARD (FEMALE AND YOUNG) (Anas platyrhynchos)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6930-Anas-platyrhynchos

29-5-2022 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR - COPPER DEMOISELLE DAMSELFLY (FEMALE) (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96487-Calopteryx-haemorrhoidalis

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - WHITE CROWNED ROBIN CHAT (Cossypha albicapillus)

The white-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha albicapilla ) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Togo.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Robin-Chats are one of the few birds who eats of of a mainly insectivorous diet.  Robin chats were once classified in the thrush family but are now considered members of Family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers.

The white-crowned robin-chat is the largest of the 14 species of robin-chat. It has a black head with a white crown, black back, wings and tail and an orange belly. The sexes are similar.

The robin-chats appear to be monogamous and territorial during the breeding season, but sometimes gather into small feeding flocks during the winter. The female lays two somewhat glossy grey-green eggs with violet spots in a cup shaped stick nest.

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - WEST AFRICAN FIDDLER CRAB (Afruca tangeri)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/555973-Afruca-tangeri

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - SENEGAL COUCAL (Centropus senegalensis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1670-Centropus-senegalensis

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - ROSE RINGED PARAKEET (Psittacula krameri)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18911-Psittacula-krameri

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - RED BILLED FIREFINCH (MALE) (Lagonosticta senegala)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14051-Lagonosticta-senegala

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - RED BILLED FIREFINCH (FEMALE) (Lagonosticta senegala)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14051-Lagonosticta-senegala

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - RAINBOW AGAMA (Agama agama)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68056-Agama-agama

 

29-5-2022 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - WESTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (Motacilla flava)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204545-Motacilla-flava

29-5-2022 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - EPAULET SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107953-Orthetrum-chrysostigma

29-5-2022 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - ORANGE WINGED DROPWING DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Trithemis kirbyi)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114485-Trithemis-kirbyi

29-5-2022 LA FONT EN CARROS, VALENCIA - LITTLE OWL (Athene noctua)

                                                https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19998-Athene-noctua 

28-5-2022 GANDIA SERPIS, VALENCIA - NOMAD DRAGONFLY (MALE) (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113507-Sympetrum-fonscolombii

28-5-2022 GANDIA SERPIS, VALENCIA - SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12971-Muscicapa-striata

28-5-2022 GANDIA SERPIS, VALENCIA - BROAD SCARLET DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Crocothemis erythraea)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/85030-Crocothemis-erythraea

28-5-2022 GANDIA SERPIS, VALENCIA - MELODIOUS WARBLER (Hippolais polyglotta)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116923-Hippolais-polyglotta

27-5-2022 EL TREMOLAR, VALENCIA - GLOSSY IBIS (Plegadis falcinellus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3756-Plegadis-falcinellus

27-5-2022 ULLAL DE BALDOVI, VALENCIA - PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLY (Vanessa cardui)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48548-Vanessa-cardui

27-5-2022 ULLAL DE BALDOVI, VALENCIA - CABBAGE WHITE BUTTERFLY (Pieris rapae)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55626-Pieris-rapae

27-5-2022 MUNTANYETA DEL SANS, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN MOORHEN (Gallinula chloropus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/118917210

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - PALMNUT VULTURE (Gypohierax angolensis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5418-Gypohierax-angolensis

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - OSPREY (Pandion haliaetus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116999-Pandion-haliaetus

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - GREAT WHITE EGRET (Ardea alba ssp. alba)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144455-Ardea-alba

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - GOLIATH HERON (Ardea goliath)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4969-Ardea-goliath

22-4-2022 MANDINA LODGE, GAMBIA - BLUE BREASTED KINGFISHER (Halcyon malimbica)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2341-Halcyon-malimbica