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  1. European Stonechat

    European Stonechat

    I believe this is a female, relatively confiding bird
    • njlarsen
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    • casa montana female saxicola rubicola spain velez-malaga area
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  2. Greater Flamingo

    Greater Flamingo

    This was a smaller portion of the flamingos we saw in this area. I was surprised by the number!
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • el hondo - el fondo elche phoenicopterus roseus spain
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. European Swallowtail underside

    European Swallowtail underside

    It never showed its upper-side to me.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • el hondo - el fondo elche spain
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  4. Glossy Ibis

    Glossy Ibis

    Lots of these flying around when I was there.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • el hondo - el fondo elche plegadis falcinellus spain
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  5. Grey Heron

    Grey Heron

    The many Greater Flamingos further out are not visible in this view
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • ardea cinerea el hondo - el fondo elche spain
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. Common Reed Warbler

    Common Reed Warbler

    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • acrocephalus scirpaceus el hondo - el fondo elche spain
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  7. Great Egret

    Great Egret

    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • ardea alba el hondo - el fondo elche spain
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  8. Even a flamingo needs to come up for air sometimes

    Even a flamingo needs to come up for air sometimes

    This bird had been having its head completely submerged for a good while.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • el hondo - el fondo elche phoenicopterus roseus greater flamingo spain
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. Red-knobbed Coot

    Red-knobbed Coot

    A split second before it grabbed whatever was in the little morsel in front of it. I expect this to be the last image of this species from me for a long time.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • el hondo - el fondo elche fulica cristata spain
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  10. Little Egret

    Little Egret

    A juvenile/immature bird according to both leg and bill color
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • egretta garzetta el hondo - el fondo elche juvenile spain
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. Red-knobbed Coot

    Red-knobbed Coot

    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • el hondo - el fondo elche fulica cristata spain
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Slender-billed Gull

    Slender-billed Gull

    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • chroicocephalus genei el hondo - el fondo elche spain
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  13. Common Tern in flight

    Common Tern in flight

    It looked like the rear one was trying to catch up with the front one, presumably to try to rob it of it's catch ...
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • alicante salinas de santa pola spain sterna hirundo
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  14. Western Swamphen

    Western Swamphen

    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • 1bb elche la honda - el forno porphyrio porphyrio spain western swamphen
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  15. Squacco Heron

    Squacco Heron

    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • ardeola ralloides elche la honda - el forno spain
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  16. Red knobbed Coot

    Red knobbed Coot

    Picking stuff from the surface and then swimming away. Notice the shape of the feet of the swimming bird.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • el hondo - el forno elche fulica cristata spain video
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  17. Red-knobbed Coot

    Red-knobbed Coot

    They were quite numerous in this location
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • el hondo - el forno elche fulica cristata spain
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  18. Squacco Heron

    Squacco Heron

    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • ardeola ralloides el hondo - el fondo elche flight spain
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  19. Black-winged Stilt

    Black-winged Stilt

    At the edge of the salinas
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • alicante himantopus himantopus salinas de santa pola spain
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  20. Greater Flamingo feeding

    Greater Flamingo feeding

    It seems the bird is shuffling it's feet in order to release food from the sediments. Note: this footage looks sharp on my own PC but not now that it is hosted on Youtube?
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • alicante phoenicopterus roseus salinas de santa pola spain video
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  21. N

    Clubs / societies / walking groups in Madrid

    Hi, I've just moved to Madrid and I'm looking to meet other birders in the area, is anyone aware of any groups or anything similiar that I could join? Otherwise, what do most people use for rare bird news here? Cheers, Nick
  22. A

    Field guide for Western Europe??

    Hi all!! I’m prepping for my honeymoon and was hoping to get some recommendations. We’re going to urban locations in: Portugal, France, Spain, and Italy. I’m looking to find field guide recommendations to bring with me :)
  23. Male Lesser Kestrel

    Male Lesser Kestrel

    • creaturesnapper
    • Media item
    • birds of prey spain
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  24. Great Reed Warbler

    Great Reed Warbler

    • creaturesnapper
    • Media item
    • birds spain warblers
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  25. L

    1cy lark from southern Spain

    Hi all, An old photo of a 1cy lark from Donana in Southern Spain in July 2019. I have noted it down as a Medditerian Short-toed Lark, back in the days called Lesser Short-toed Lark. A friend of mine contacted me yesterday pointing out that this could be a Skylark after seeing the photo. I just...
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