Photos of the Month
June 2012
Photographs taken during the visit to the Donana National Park and Odiel Marshes
Friday 15 June:
White Stork; Night Heron; Red-knobbed Coots and Swallowtail butterfly
White Stork; Night Heron; Red-knobbed Coots and Swallowtail butterfly
Saturday 16 June:
Chameleon; Grey Plovers with Audouin's Gulls and Kentish Plover
Glossy Ibis; Spoonbills and Little Tern
Purple Heron; Osprey pair with 3 chicks and female Montagu's Harrier
Chameleon; Grey Plovers with Audouin's Gulls and Kentish Plover
Glossy Ibis; Spoonbills and Little Tern
Purple Heron; Osprey pair with 3 chicks and female Montagu's Harrier
Sunday 17 June:
Female House Sparrow
Female House Sparrow
Monday 18 June:
Tawny Pipit; Grey Heron; Night Heron (including a swimming individual!)
Tawny Pipit; Grey Heron; Night Heron (including a swimming individual!)
August 2011
Casa Collado, Lake Vinuela
Short-toed Eagle CulebreraEuropea (Circaetus gallicus)
Short-toed Eagle CulebreraEuropea (Circaetus gallicus)
Rutland Water, England
Sparrowhawk Gavilan Comun (Accipiter nisus); Osprey Aguila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus); Kingfisher (Martin Pescador (Alcedo atthis)
Ruff Combatiente (Philomachus pugnax); Adult Robin; Juvenile Robin Petirrojo Europeo (Erithacus rubecula)
Blue Tit Herrerillo Comun (Parus caeruleus); Great Tit Carbonero Comun (Parus major); Marsh Tit Carbonero Palustre (Parus palustris)
Greenfinch Verderon Comun (Carduelis chloris); Goldfinch Jilguero (Carduelis carduelis); Chaffinch Pinzon Vulgar (Fringilla coelebs)
Sparrowhawk Gavilan Comun (Accipiter nisus); Osprey Aguila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus); Kingfisher (Martin Pescador (Alcedo atthis)
Ruff Combatiente (Philomachus pugnax); Adult Robin; Juvenile Robin Petirrojo Europeo (Erithacus rubecula)
Blue Tit Herrerillo Comun (Parus caeruleus); Great Tit Carbonero Comun (Parus major); Marsh Tit Carbonero Palustre (Parus palustris)
Greenfinch Verderon Comun (Carduelis chloris); Goldfinch Jilguero (Carduelis carduelis); Chaffinch Pinzon Vulgar (Fringilla coelebs)
February 2011
Rio Velez, Torre del Mar
Black Redstart Colirrojo Tizon (Phoenicurus ochruros); Skylark Alondra Comun (Alauda arvensis)
Grey Plover Chorlito Gris (Pluvialis squatarola) ; Cormorant Cormoran Grande (Phalacrocorax carbo); Heron Garza Real (Ardea cinerea)
Black Redstart Colirrojo Tizon (Phoenicurus ochruros); Skylark Alondra Comun (Alauda arvensis)
Grey Plover Chorlito Gris (Pluvialis squatarola) ; Cormorant Cormoran Grande (Phalacrocorax carbo); Heron Garza Real (Ardea cinerea)
January 2011
Ubeda, Jaen
Marsh Harrier AguiluchoLagunero (Circus aeruginosus)
Golden Eagle Aguila Real (Aquila chrysaetos) ; Egyptian Goose Ganso del Nilo (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Marsh Harrier AguiluchoLagunero (Circus aeruginosus)
Golden Eagle Aguila Real (Aquila chrysaetos) ; Egyptian Goose Ganso del Nilo (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
La Janda, Cadiz
Black-shouldered Kite Elanio Comun (Elanus caeruleus)
Black-shouldered Kite Elanio Comun (Elanus caeruleus)
Fuente de Piedra
Hoopoe Abubilla (Upupa epops); Black-headed Gull Gaviota reidora (Larus ridibundus); Juvenile FlamingoFlamenco Comun (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Guadalhorce, Malaga
Stonechat Tarabilla Comun (Saxicola torquatus); Osprey Aguila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus); Booted Eagle Aguililla Calzada (Hieraaetus pennatus)
Monk Parakeet Cotorra Argentina (Myiopsitta monachus)
Zafarraya
Black Wheatear Collalba Negra (Oenanthe leucura); Serin Verdecillo (Serinus serinus); Crossbill Piquituerto Comun (Loxia curvirostra)
Rio Velez, Torre del Mar
Little Egret Garceta Comun (Egretta garzetta); Cattle Egret Garcilla Bueyera (Bubulcus ibis)
Cormorant Cormoran Grande (Phalacrocorax carbo); Black-winged Stilt Ciguenuela Comun (Himantopus himantopus); Grey Heron Garza Real (Ardea cinerea)
Mallard Anade Azulon (Anas platyrhynchos); Green Sandpiper Andarrios Grande (Tringa ochropus); Shelduck Tarro Blanco (Tadorna tadorna)
Hoopoe Abubilla (Upupa epops); Black-headed Gull Gaviota reidora (Larus ridibundus); Juvenile FlamingoFlamenco Comun (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Guadalhorce, Malaga
Stonechat Tarabilla Comun (Saxicola torquatus); Osprey Aguila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus); Booted Eagle Aguililla Calzada (Hieraaetus pennatus)
Monk Parakeet Cotorra Argentina (Myiopsitta monachus)
Zafarraya
Black Wheatear Collalba Negra (Oenanthe leucura); Serin Verdecillo (Serinus serinus); Crossbill Piquituerto Comun (Loxia curvirostra)
Rio Velez, Torre del Mar
Little Egret Garceta Comun (Egretta garzetta); Cattle Egret Garcilla Bueyera (Bubulcus ibis)
Cormorant Cormoran Grande (Phalacrocorax carbo); Black-winged Stilt Ciguenuela Comun (Himantopus himantopus); Grey Heron Garza Real (Ardea cinerea)
Mallard Anade Azulon (Anas platyrhynchos); Green Sandpiper Andarrios Grande (Tringa ochropus); Shelduck Tarro Blanco (Tadorna tadorna)
December 2010
Fuente de Piedra:
Little Owl Mochuelo Comun (Athene noctua); Common Crane Grulla Comun (Grus grus)
Alhama de Granada, El Robledal & Alcaucin:
Cormorant Cormoran Grande (Phalacrocorax carbo); Black Redstart Colirrojo Tizon (Phoenicurus ochruros); Common Crossbill Piquituerto Comun (Loxia curvirostra)
Charca de Suarez, Motril:
Chiffchaff Mosquitero Comun (Phylloscopus collybita); Water Pipit Bisbita Alpino (Anthus petrosus); Grey Wagtail Lavandera Cascadena (Motacilla cinerea)
Guadalhorce, Malaga:
Cormorant Cormoran Grande (Phalacrocorax carbo); Black-necked Grebe Zampullin Cuellinegro (Podiceps nigricollis); Little Egret Garceta Comun (Egretta garzetta)
Booted Eagle Aguililla Calzada (Hieraaetus pennatus); Marsh Harrier Aguilucho Lagunero (Circus aeruginosus); Osprey Aguila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus)
Little Owl Mochuelo Comun (Athene noctua); Common Crane Grulla Comun (Grus grus)
Alhama de Granada, El Robledal & Alcaucin:
Cormorant Cormoran Grande (Phalacrocorax carbo); Black Redstart Colirrojo Tizon (Phoenicurus ochruros); Common Crossbill Piquituerto Comun (Loxia curvirostra)
Charca de Suarez, Motril:
Chiffchaff Mosquitero Comun (Phylloscopus collybita); Water Pipit Bisbita Alpino (Anthus petrosus); Grey Wagtail Lavandera Cascadena (Motacilla cinerea)
Guadalhorce, Malaga:
Cormorant Cormoran Grande (Phalacrocorax carbo); Black-necked Grebe Zampullin Cuellinegro (Podiceps nigricollis); Little Egret Garceta Comun (Egretta garzetta)
Booted Eagle Aguililla Calzada (Hieraaetus pennatus); Marsh Harrier Aguilucho Lagunero (Circus aeruginosus); Osprey Aguila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus)
November 2010
Rutland Water:
Jackdaw Grajilla (Corvus monedula); Great Tit Carbonero Comun (Parus major)
Norfolk:
Brambling Pinzon Real (Fringilla montifringilla); Snow Bunting Escribano Nival (Piectrophenax nivalis)
Zeeland, Holland:
Barnacle Goose Barnacla Cariblanca (Branta leucopsis); White-fronted Goose Ansar Careto (Anser albifrons)
Greylag Goose Ansar Comun (Anser anser); Brent Goose Barnacla Carinegra (Branta bernicla)
Teal Cerceta Comun (Anas crecca); Wigeon Silbon Europea (Anas penelope)
Jackdaw Grajilla (Corvus monedula); Great Tit Carbonero Comun (Parus major)
Norfolk:
Brambling Pinzon Real (Fringilla montifringilla); Snow Bunting Escribano Nival (Piectrophenax nivalis)
Zeeland, Holland:
Barnacle Goose Barnacla Cariblanca (Branta leucopsis); White-fronted Goose Ansar Careto (Anser albifrons)
Greylag Goose Ansar Comun (Anser anser); Brent Goose Barnacla Carinegra (Branta bernicla)
Teal Cerceta Comun (Anas crecca); Wigeon Silbon Europea (Anas penelope)
October 2010
Ibex (Capra pyrenaica) at Ventas de Zafarray; Ringed Plover Chorlitejo Comun (Charadrius hiaticula) Tarifa; Cattle Egrets Garcilla Bueyera (Bubulcus ibis) La Janda
Black Redstart Colirrojo Tizon (Phoenicurus ochruros) Zafarraya; Whinchat Tarabilla Nortena (Saxicola rubetra) Antequera; Robin Petirrojo Europeo (Erithacus rubecula) Donana
Black Redstart Colirrojo Tizon (Phoenicurus ochruros) Zafarraya; Whinchat Tarabilla Nortena (Saxicola rubetra) Antequera; Robin Petirrojo Europeo (Erithacus rubecula) Donana
September 2010
27th - 29th: Donana National Park, Huelva Province
White Storks Ciguena Blanca (Ciconia ciconia)
Glossy Ibis Morito Comun (Plegadis falcinellus)
Wood Sandpiper Andarrios Bastardo (Tringa giareola) Squacco Heron Garcilla Cangrejera (Ardeola ralloides) Greenshank Archibebe Claro (Tringa nebularia)
Curlew Zarapito Real (Numenius arquata) Whimbrel Zarapito Trinador (Numenius phaeopus) Bar-tailed Godwit Aguja Colipinta (Limosa lapponica)
Oystercatcher Ostrero Euroasiatico (Haematopus ostralegus) Grey Plover Chorlito Gris (Pluvialis squatarola) Azure-winged Magpie Rabilargo (Cyanopica cyanus)
Glossy Ibis Morito Comun (Plegadis falcinellus)
Wood Sandpiper Andarrios Bastardo (Tringa giareola) Squacco Heron Garcilla Cangrejera (Ardeola ralloides) Greenshank Archibebe Claro (Tringa nebularia)
Curlew Zarapito Real (Numenius arquata) Whimbrel Zarapito Trinador (Numenius phaeopus) Bar-tailed Godwit Aguja Colipinta (Limosa lapponica)
Oystercatcher Ostrero Euroasiatico (Haematopus ostralegus) Grey Plover Chorlito Gris (Pluvialis squatarola) Azure-winged Magpie Rabilargo (Cyanopica cyanus)
24th -26th: Tarifa and La Janda, Cadiz Province
Griffon Vultures Buitre Leonado (Gyps fulvus) White Storks Ciguena Blanca (Ciconia ciconia) Cattle Egrets Garcilla Bueyera (Bubulcus ibis)
Booted Eagle Aguililla Calzada (Hieraaetus pennatus) Northern Wheatear Collalba Gris (Oenanthe oenanthe) Crested Lark Cogujada Comun (Galerida cristata)
Booted Eagle Aguililla Calzada (Hieraaetus pennatus) Northern Wheatear Collalba Gris (Oenanthe oenanthe) Crested Lark Cogujada Comun (Galerida cristata)
15th: Las Norias, Almeria
Night Heron Martinete Comun (Nycticorax nycticorax) Hoopoe Abubilla (Upupa epops)
Red-knobbed Coot Focha Moruna (Fulica cristata) White-headed Duck Malvasia Cabeciblanca (Oxyura leucocephala)
Red-knobbed Coot Focha Moruna (Fulica cristata) White-headed Duck Malvasia Cabeciblanca (Oxyura leucocephala)
11th: El Robledal, east of Venta de Zafarraya
Coal Tit Carbonero Garrapinos (Parus ater) Wood Lark Alondra Totovia (Lullula arborea)
8th: Guadalhorce, Malaga
Little Tern Charrancito Comun (Sterna albifrons)
(Taken with Panasonic FZ50 using a 1.7 tele-conversion lens attached to front)
(Taken with Panasonic FZ50 using a 1.7 tele-conversion lens attached to front)
2nd: Guadalhorce, Malaga
Spoonbill Espatula Comun (Platalea leucorodia) Booted Eagle Aguililla Calzada (Hieraaetus pennatur)
