Wednesday 1 May 2013
Tuesday 30 April 2013
RED THROATED DIVER Gavia stellata Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Monday 29 April 2013
WHINCHAT (Saxicola rubetra) Paphos Lighthouse, Paphos, Cyprus
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Saturday 27 April 2013
Friday 26 April 2013
BOOTED EAGLE (Pale phase) Aquila pennata El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Monday 22 April 2013
Saturday 20 April 2013
Thursday 18 April 2013
COMMON GREENSHANK (Tringa nebularia) El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain
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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 |
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