Tuesday 30 April 2013
Monday 29 April 2013
WHINCHAT (Saxicola rubetra) Paphos Lighthouse, Paphos, Cyprus
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information |
Saturday 27 April 2013
Friday 26 April 2013
BOOTED EAGLE (Pale phase) Aquila pennata El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE
Click here for detailed species information |
Labels:
Almonte,
April,
Aquila pennata,
Aves de España,
bird of prey,
Birds of Europe,
Birds of Spain,
Canon 7D,
El Rocio,
España,
Huelva,
pale phase,
Spain
Monday 22 April 2013
Saturday 20 April 2013
Thursday 18 April 2013
COMMON GREENSHANK (Tringa nebularia) El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE
Click external link here for detailed species information Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls
The Common Greenshank
(Tringa
nebularia) is a medium sized sandpiper of the family Scolopacidae which is in the genus Tringa. The breeding range of this wader or shorebird
extends from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and Asia. This migratory
species winters in sub Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Australasia. In
addition, small numbers overwinter along the coasts of northwest Africa and northwest Europe including Britain and Ireland. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) distribution map Breeding Passage Non-breeding-winter Vagrant SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
COMMON GREENSHANK (Tringa nebularia) El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE
Click external link here for detailed species information Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls
The Common Greenshank
(Tringa
nebularia) is a medium sized sandpiper of the family Scolopacidae which is in the genus Tringa. The breeding range of this wader or shorebird
extends from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and Asia. This migratory
species winters in sub Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Australasia. In
addition, small numbers overwinter along the coasts of northwest Africa and northwest Europe including Britain and Ireland. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) distribution map Breeding Passage Non-breeding-winter Vagrant SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Monday 15 April 2013
COMMON CHIFFCHAFF (Phylloscopus collybita subspecies P. c. collybita) The Kybe Pond, Skerries, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE
Click external link here for detailed species information
Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls
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 |
Saturday 13 April 2013
BLACK TAILED GODWIT (Limosa limosa) at the Horse Marsh, Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click external link here for detailed species information
Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls
The Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) is of the family Scolopacidae which is in the genus Limosa. This large, long-legged and long-billed shorebird's breeding
range extends from Iceland through central Europe as well as central
and northeastern Asia. In the autumn, it migrates south to spend the
winter in southern and western Europe, sub Saharan Africa, southern Asia
and parts of coastal Australia. The species breeds in fens, damp
meadows, moorlands and bogs. In the winter, it occurs on estuaries, lake
shores, and in damp coastal fields. There are three subspecies recognised;
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) distribution map Yellow breeding Blue wintering Green breeding resident |
Labels:
April 2012,
Broadmeadow Estuary Co Dublin,
Canon 7D,
Fingal,
godwit,
Ireland,
passage migrant,
shorebird,
Swords,
waders,
wetland
SHOREBIRDS or WADERS (Charadriiformes) at Prospect Point, Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland
CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus ibis
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information |
Friday 12 April 2013
Thursday 11 April 2013
TAWNEY PIPIT Anthus campestris Parque Natural do Vale do Guadiana, Castro Verde, Portugal
|
Wednesday 10 April 2013
EURASIAN CURLEW Numenius arquata North Bull Island, Nature Reserve, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland
In Ireland this species is a common winter visitor from Northern Europe. It is also a very scarce resident in upland areas which has seen a very sharp decline in the Irish breeding population over the last 40 years. |
Monday 8 April 2013
Sunday 7 April 2013
GLOSSY IBIS [Juveniles] (Plegadis falcinellus) Portmarnock, Fingal, Co.Dublin, Ireland,
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information |
GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click here for detailed species information |
EURASIAN BULLFINCH (Pyrrhula pyrrhu)l female at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE Click external link here for detailed species information Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls The Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhul) is of the finch family Fringillidae which is in the genus Pyrrhula. This stocky species breeds in the temperate regions
of Europe and Asia. Northern populations are migratory and move to
southern Eurasia for the winter. Unlike most other finches, bullfinches
don't form winter flocks. Normally encountered singularly or as a pair
but a small family group, usually comprising less than 10 individuals,
can be seen in late autumn/winter. |
EURASIAN BULLFINCH (Pyrrhula pyrrhul) male at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland
|
Saturday 6 April 2013
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)