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Bluethroat
Bluethroat- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante el hondo reserve elche spain
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Mrs Kingfisher catches the last rays of the setting sun.- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante clot de galvany reserve spain
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"Young Love"
Greater Flamingo, (Young Adult Pair) This is the largest living species of Flamingo and is found in parts of North Africa, Southern Asia, (mainly around the coastal regions of India and Pakistan). In Europe, they are more locally around the Southern parts of Europe, from Spain, Portugal, along...- David7
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- 12dt alicante clot de galvany phoenicopterus roseus spain
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Twitch One, Get One Free
A pair of Rollers at one of their regular sites on the Costa Blanca, for those who know the area it's the old monastery north of La Marina.- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante coracias garrulus roller spain
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Ol' Blue Nose
That really is the most extraordinary beak - they seem to be having another good year in the Costa Blanca area, with several about on suitable habitats.- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante clot de galvany reserve oxyura leucocephala spain white-headed duck
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Sand Martin
Trying a new BIF technique - lens on manual focus, pre-focussed on a nearby reed and try to guess when a bird whizzing past might be at the focus point. Lens at about 200mm zoom, unable to use the viewfinder so just aim in the vague direction and hope for the best. My success rate turned out to...- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante bif clot de galvany reserve spain
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Kestrel with an ex-sparrow
There is a disused monastery with a large population of House Sparrows - the local Kestrel pair wreak havoc, but there always seems to be a good supply of spuggies!- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante kestrel la marina spain
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Great Spotted Cuckoo
A very co-operative bird which allowed me to zoom right in on his head detail! They arrived in this area within the last few days.- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante great spotted cuckoo la marina spain
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Garganey
Another Spring migrant through Spain, Garganeys are being seen in some numbers after recent heavy rainfalls in the area.- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante clot de galvany reserve garganey spain
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Common Redstart
A migrating bird which only appears in this area of Spain for a few weeks in Spring.- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante clot de galvany reserve spain
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Saturday Fun : My Perch - Get Lost!
- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante clot de galvany reserve spain
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Little Owl
What you lookin' at?- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante el hondo reserve elche spain
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Rufous Bush Robin
Also known as Rufous Bushchat. A regular bird at this site, and very easy to see. They seem to be quite tolerant of humans, but in this location will insist on hiding behind twigs - this is my only shot of the day with a clear view of the whole bird!- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante santa pola spain
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Squacco Heron
Very smart breeding plumage!- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante el hondo reserve elche spain
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Trumpeted Finch
This year is being excellent to see this rare bird and other bird specialities in Alicante, Spain. www.birdwatchingspain.net- Pau Lucio
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- alicante birding in spain trumpeted finch
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Great Spotted Cuckoo
It's been a good spring for this species on the Costa Blanca, more seen near coastal areas than usual.- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante great spotted cuckoo la marina spain
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European Bee-eaters
Two of a group of nine, feathers being ruffled on a breezy day.- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante bee-eater la marina spain
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Stone Curlew
This was very much a one-chance shot; as soon as it had landed in front of the hide, it took off again as soon as it heard the camera shutter!- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante clot de galvany reserve spain stone curlew
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Subalpine Warbler
Taken in El Clot de Galvany reserve, south of Alicante on 17/10/2010 Many thanks to Lou Salomon, Nick Derry and Jane Turner who helped to identify this bird.- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante clot de galvany reserve curruca iberiae spain subalpine warbler western subalpine warbler
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Airborne Concentration
- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante el pinet little tern spain
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The Avocet Hokey-Cokey
Four Avocets formation dancing at El Pinet Reserve near La Marina, Alicante, Spain- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante el pinet reserve pied avocet spain
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White-headed Duck Fight
Two male White-headed Ducks (1st summer male on the left) duking it out at the Clot de Galvany, Costa Blanca, Spain, 5th May 2010- Mark Etheridge
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- alicante clot de galvany reserve spain white-headed duck
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