LONG LEGGED BUZZARD Buteo rufinus Sveti Nikola, Dobrich Province, Bulgaria

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CIRL BUNTING (Male) Emberiza cirlus Madjarovo, Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria

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EURASIAN EAGLE OWL Bubo bubo Dobrich Province, Bulgaria

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ORTOLAN BUNTING (Female) Emberiza hortulana Madjarovo, Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria

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FEATHERED FOOTMAN (MOTH) Spiris striata Madjarovo, Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria

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THISTLE LONGHORNED BEETLE Agapanthia cardui Madjarovo, Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria

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WOOD LARK Lullula arborea Dyulino, Varna Province, Bulgaria

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BLACK HEADED (WESTERN) YELLOW WAGTAIL (Motacilla flava subspecies M. f. feldegg) male, Kaliakra, Bulgarevo, Bulgaria

 

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The Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) is of the family Motacillidae which includes longclaws, pipits and wagtails. It is a summer resident in the temperate regions of Western Asia and Europe which migrates south in early autumn to winter in southern Asia and Africa. Up to 20 subspecies are recognised including the Black Headed Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava feldegg).

 

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BLACK HEADED (WESTERN) YELLOW WAGTAIL (Motacilla flava subspecies M. f. feldegg) female, Kaliakra, Bulgarevo, Bulgaria

 

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The Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) is of the family Motacillidae which includes longclaws, pipits and wagtails. It is a summer resident in the temperate regions of Western Asia and Europe which migrates south in early autumn to winter in southern Asia and Africa. Up to 20 subspecies are recognised including the Black Headed Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava feldegg).

 

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EASTERN GREEN LIZARD (Lacerta viridis) Topolovgrad, Saker Hills, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria

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WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba) Goritsa Forest, Burgas Province, Bulgaria

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The White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small ground nesting passerine and along with the longclaws and pipits is in the family Motacillidae which is in the genus Motacilla. This species is the commonest and most widespread wagtail that is found in Eurasia. It also breeds in parts of North Africa and there is a small Alaskan breeding population. The northern populations are migratory and winters in Southern Europe, Africa and Southern Asia. Up to 11 sub-species are recognised, including the Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) which breeds in Britain, Ireland and the near-continent. 
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