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Showing posts with label Birds of Belarus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birds of Belarus. Show all posts
Saturday, 2 August 2014
WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba) Goritsa Forest, Burgas Province, Bulgaria
Sunday, 28 July 2013
ICTERINE WARBLER Hippolais icterina Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, 225063, Belarus
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Sunday, 20 January 2013
WOOD SANDPIPER (Tringa glareola) Pripyat River, Turov, Homiel Province, Belarus
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Birds of Europe,
Homiel Province,
May,
migrant,
Pripyat River,
sandpiper,
shorebird,
Tringa glareola,
Turov,
wader
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
BARN SWALLOW Hirundo rustica) Belarus
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The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is of the family Hirundinae which is in the genus Hirundo . It is a summer
resident which breeds in the Northern Hemisphere. There are small
sedentary populations in some of the tropical parts of this range but
during the summer it is mainly absent from the Indian sub-continent and South
East Asia. This common and widespread insectivorous species feeds exclusively on small flies and
midges. In late autumn with the onset of colder weather, when its prey items
begin to diminish, it migrates south to its wintering areas. The North American population winters in Central and South America. The Eurasian population winters in sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian sub-continent, South East Asia and parts of Northern Australia.
In early spring the return migration north begins. At least
races are recognised. There are 74 species of hirundines which includes Swallows and Martins. In additional, the only known record of the Red Sea Cliff Swallow (Hirundo perdita) was of one found dead at Sanganeb Lighthouse, Sudan in May 1984.
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Tuesday, 15 January 2013
BARN SWALLOW Hirundo rustica Belarus
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The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is of the family Hirundinae which is in the genus Hirundo . It is a summer
resident which breeds in the Northern Hemisphere. There are small
sedentary populations in some of the tropical parts of this range but
during the summer it is mainly absent from the Indian sub-continent and South
East Asia. This common and widespread insectivorous species feeds exclusively on small flies and
midges. In late autumn with the onset of colder weather, when its prey items
begin to diminish, it migrates south to its wintering areas. The North American population winters in Central and South America. The Eurasian population winters in sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian sub-continent, South East Asia and parts of Northern Australia.
In early spring the return migration north begins. At least
races are recognised. There are 74 species of hirundines which includes Swallows and Martins. In additional, the only known record of the Red Sea Cliff Swallow (Hirundo perdita) was of one found dead at Sanganeb Lighthouse, Sudan in May 1984.
Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Saturday, 5 January 2013
WESTERN JACKDAW (Corvus monedula). There are several subspecies recognised including the EASTERN JACKDAW (Corvus monedula monedula) Belarus
Labels:
Belarus,
Birds of Belarus,
Birds of Europe,
corvus,
Corvus monedula,
Corvus monedula monedula,
crow,
Eurasian Jackdaw,
May,
Western Jackdaw
Location:
Belarus
COMMON CHIFFCHAFF (Phylloscopus collybita subspecies P. c. collybita) Popelevo, Brest Region, Belarus
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The Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is of the family Phylloscopidae which is in the genus Phylloscopus. This small insectivorous species of leaf warbler is a summer resident from mid March to October which breeds in the northern and temperate regions of Eurasia. In the autumn it migrates south to spend the winter in the Mediterranean Basin, sub Saharan Africa and southwestern Asia. Small numbers also overwinter in northwest Europe. There are several subspecies recognised including, Common Chiffchaff (P. c. collybita), Scandinavian Chiffchaff (P. c. abietinus) and Siberian Chiffchaff (P. c. tristis). Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds |
Friday, 4 January 2013
AQUATIC WARBLER (Acrocephalus paludicola) Pinsk District, Belarus
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The Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) is of the family Acrocephalidae which is in the genus Acrocephalus. This is a rare summer resident with a very restricted and localised breeding range in Eastern Europe including Belarus. The autumn migration south to its wintering areas in sub Saharan western Africa begins in early July extending into September. This species has been in serious decline since the 70's and there are now less than 10,000 breeding pairs. In Britain small numbers occur each autumn but in Ireland it has only been recorded on 13 occasions mainly from Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork and the most recent record is also from there on 26th September 1989. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) distribution map Breeding Passage Non-breeding - winter Possibly passage Probably extinct SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
CRESTED TIT (Lophophanes cristatus) Bialowieza Forest (Bielaviežskaja Pušča), Hajnówka 17-200, Belarus
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The European Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) or simply Crested Tit is a small perching bird of the family Paridae which is in the genus Lophophanes. The genus name Lophophanes is from the Ancient Greek lophos meaning "crest" and phaino "to show". Its specific name cristatus
is Latin for "crested". It has a widespread distribution in coniferous
forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland
in France and the Iberian Peninsula. In Britain, it is only found in
Scotland and even then is confined to the Caledonian forests of
Inverness and Strathspey. It is absent from Iceland and Ireland.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_crested_tit
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CRESTED TIT (Lophophanes cristatus) Bialowieza Forest (Bielaviežskaja Pušča), Hajnówka 17-200, Belarus
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The European Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) or simply Crested Tit is a small perching bird of the family Paridae which is in the genus Lophophanes. The genus name Lophophanes is from the Ancient Greek lophos meaning "crest" and phaino "to show". Its specific name cristatus is Latin for "crested". It has a widespread distribution in coniferous forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland in France and the Iberian Peninsula. In Britain, it is only found in Scotland and even then is confined to the Caledonian forests of Inverness and Strathspey. It is absent from Iceland and Ireland.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_crested_tit
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Monday, 31 December 2012
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