Monday 23 December 2013
Sunday 22 December 2013
WHITE THROATED SPARROW Zonotrichia albicollis Cape Clear Island, Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland
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Friday 20 December 2013
COMMON GULL Larus canus ssp. l. c. canus Gormanston Beach, Co.Meath, Ireland
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Wednesday 18 December 2013
MEDITERRANEAN GULL (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) adult on 03/08/2012 in winter plumage, colour ringed (Green 542) and has a very interesting history as follows; ringed as a nestling at Les Pas-de-Calais, France on 17/06/2008, observed at Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland on 15/10/2008, observed at Doelpolder Noord, Doel, Belguim on 12/06/2010, observed at Oostwold, Groningen, Netherlands on 08/07/2011, photographed at Gormanston, Co. Meath, Ireland on 03/08/2012, observed at Weymouth, Dorset, England on 26/11/13
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first breeding record for Britain was in 1968 and now in excess of 1200
pairs breed. In 1995 a pair was discovered breeding in Co. Antrim and
the following year a pair bred in Co. Wexford. Since then the Irish
population has gradually increased to over 60 pairs. In the autumn there
is an influx of continental birds from Europe for the winter which has
been proven by colour ringing and then a return migration takes place in
late spring. Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) distribution map Breeding Breeding resident Non breeding - winter SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons |
Sunday 15 December 2013
IBERIAN AZURE WINGED MAGPIE Cyanopica cooki El Acebuche Visitor Centre, Cota Donana, Huelva, Spain
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Friday 13 December 2013
IBERIAN AZURE WINGED MAGPIE Cyanopica cooki El Acebuche Visitor Centre, Cota Donana, Huelva, Spain
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EL ACEBUCHE (PICNIC AREA) Cota Donana, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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EL ACEBUCHE VISITOR CENTRE Cota Donana, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Saturday 7 December 2013
GREATER SHORT TOED LARK Alandrella brachydactyla Centro de Interpretación del Parque Nacional de Doñana José Antonio Valverde, Sevilla, Spain
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Wednesday 4 December 2013
THEKLA LARK Galerida theklae Centro de Educação, Ambiental Vale Gonçalinho, Castro Verde, Portugal
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Tuesday 3 December 2013
CRESTED LARK Galerida cristata Sapal de Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António, Nature Reserve, Castro Marim, Portugal
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Saturday 30 November 2013
ROGERSTOWN ESTUARY (Outer Section) Rush, Co. Dublin. Ireland
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Rogerstown Estuary is situated just north of the Donabate-Portrane peninsula, and also south of Rush, on Ireland's east coast about 25km north of Dublin.The estuary is made up of saltwater marshes, raised salt marsh, wet meadows and riverine shallows and creeks. It covers an area of 3.63 km2 (900 acres), and is divided by a causeway and bridge built in the 1840s to carry the main Dublin–Belfast railway line. It is internationally recognised as one of the most important east coast sites and is vital for wintering wildfowl and waders and birds on passage. Text © Wikipedia
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BLACK BELLIED (GREY) PLOVER Pluvialis squatarola Rogerstown Estuary, Rush, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Thursday 28 November 2013
MONK PARAKEET (Myiopsitta monachus) pair at Desembocadura Del Guadalhorce, Park Natural, Malaga, Spain
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The Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) or Quaker Parrot is of the family Psittacidae which is in the genus Myiopsitta. This small South American parrot is native to the subtropical regions of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It also occurs in many countries, notably in North America and Europe, as an introduced species.
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Wednesday 27 November 2013
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius Desembocadura Del Guadalhorce, Park Natural, Malaga, Spain
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Saturday 23 November 2013
LITTLE OWL Athene noctua Ria Formosa, Natural Park, Tavira, Portugal
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Friday 22 November 2013
PEREZ'S FROG Pelophylax perezi El Acebuche, Nature Reserve, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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April 2011,
Canon 7D,
El Acebuche,
frog,
Huelva,
Nature Reserve,
Pelophylax perezi,
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PEREZ'S FROG TADPOLE Pelophylax perezi El Acebuche, Nature Reserve, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Labels:
Almonte,
amphibian,
April 2011,
Canon 7D,
El Acebuche,
Huelva,
Nature Reserve,
Pelophylax perezi,
Spain,
tadpole
Sunday 17 November 2013
MATALASCANAS LIGHTHOUSE Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Saturday 16 November 2013
WESTERN SUBAPLINE WARBLER Sylvia inornata ssp. S. i. iberiae Matalascañas, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Tuesday 12 November 2013
LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta) Broadmeadow Estuary, Kilcrea, Swords, Fingal, Co.Dublin, Ireland
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Click here to see distribution map and to hear calls The Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is a small member of the heron family Ardeidae which includes Bitterns, Egrets and Herons. It is found in the temperate parts of Eurasia and Africa as well as Australia and New Zealand. Over the last 60 years or so this species has greatly expanded its range including recolonising its former breeding areas in Northern Europe, as well as Ireland. It first bred in the Caribbean in the mid 1990’s and is increasingly being recorded along the North American eastern seaboard. |
Monday 11 November 2013
EUROPEAN HERRING GULL (Larus argentatus subspecies L. a. argenteus) at Keenleen, South Harbour, Cape Clear Island, Baltimore, Co.Cork, Ireland
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Click external link here to see distribution map and to hear calls The European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) is of the family Laridae which is in the genus Larus. There are several subspecies recognised including the Western European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus argenteus) which is resident in Ireland, Britain and the Near Continent. |
Sunday 10 November 2013
EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR (Caprimulgus europaeus) Old Sanatorium, Sigri, Lesvos Island, Greece
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Tuesday 5 November 2013
EGYPTIAN LOCUST or EGYPTIAN GRASSHOPPER (Anacridium aegyptum) Achladeri Pinewoods, Lesvos Island, Greece
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is also found in North Africa as well as Southwestern Asia. After
hatching from an egg, an immature locust (called a nymph) goes through
five moult stages known as instars and then becomes an adult. Unlike some other types of locust, this species poses no treat to agriculture. This is Europe's largest grasshopper with some females reaching up to 70mm in length and it overwinters as an adult.
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BLACK WINGED STILT [Male] (Himantopus himantopus) Kalloni Salt Pans, Lesvos Island, Greece
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The Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is one of three species of stilt, the others two are Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) and Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus). It is resident in Africa and also breeds across the temperate parts of Europe and Central Asia where it is a summer resident that migrates south for the winter to sub Saharan Africa, the Indian sub-continent and South East Asia. Within the warmer parts of this range, there is a sedentary population. In addition, there are also four subspecies or races recognised, which some authorities consider to be full species,
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Sunday 3 November 2013
EUROPEAN BLACK KITE Milvus migrans ssp. M. m. migrans Los Barrios, Cádiz, Spain
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Saturday 2 November 2013
RED & BLACK LONG HORNED BEETLE Purpuricenus desfontainii Achladeri Pinewoods, Lesvos Island, Greece
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Friday 1 November 2013
MELODIOUS WARBLER (Hippolais polyglotta) Los Barrios, Cádiz, Spain
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