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Thursday 4 August 2016

3-8-2016 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - LITTLE RINGED PLOVER







3-8-2016 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - GREATER FLAMINGO (Phoenicopterus roseus)




3-8-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta)


3-8-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - SQUACCO HERON (Ardeola ralloides)



3-8-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - RED VEINED DARTER DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Sympetrum fonscolombii)






3-8-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - COMMON TERN (Sterna hirundo)








3-8-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis)




3-8-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - BLACK WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)



3-8-2016 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)


3-8-2016 ULAL DE BOLDOVI, VALENCIA - BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax)










3-8-2016 ULAL DE BOLDOVI, VALENCIA - BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax)


3-8-2016 ULAL DE BALDOVI, VALENCIA - EURASIAN BITTERN (Botaurus stellaris)






Tuesday 2 August 2016

7-3-2014 SEVILLE, ANDALUCIA - SMALL PEARL BORDERED FRITILLARY


16-3-2014 PEGO MARSHES, ALICANTE - SHORT TOED SNAKE EAGLE (Circaetus gallicus)

The short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), also known as the short-toed eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers. The genus name Circaetus is from the Ancient Greek kirkos, a type of hawk, and aetos, "eagle". The specific gallicus means "of Gallia"
This is an Old World species found throughout the Mediterranean basin, into Russia and the Middle East, and parts of Western Asia, and in the Indian Subcontinent and also further east in some Indonesian islands.

Those present on the northern edge of the Mediterranean and other parts of Europe migrate mainly to sub-Saharan Africa north of the equator, leaving in September/October and returning in April/May. In the Middle and Far East the populations are resident. In Europe, it is most numerous in Spain where it is fairly common but elsewhere it is rare in many parts of its range. A bird on the Isles of Scilly, Britain, in October 1999 was the first confirmed record for that country.

The short-toed snake eagle is found in open cultivated plains, arid stony deciduous scrub areas and foothills and semi-desert areas. It requires trees for nesting and open habitats, such as cultivations and grasslands for foraging