Balearic Shearwater (1)Puffinus mauretanicus (Critically endangered) IvanM Spain Date taken: Sep 23 2018 An endangered shearwater species that breeds in the Mediterranean and goes out into the Atlantic ocean during the winter. Date uploaded: Oct 29 2018 Views: 12 Write comments
Slender-billed Gull (2)Larus genei IvanM Spain 📍 Map Date taken: Sep 21 2018 Details: adult Slender-billed Gulls are rather common in the Mediterranean and are distinguished from Black-headed Gulls by their narrow and long bill (as the name says!) Date uploaded: Oct 29 2018 Views: 13 Write comments
Great Egret (117)Ardea alba IvanM Austria 📍 Map Date taken: May 28 2018 An individual hunting in low waters. Date uploaded: Jun 3 2018 Views: 5 Write comments
Little Ringed Plover (4)Charadrius dubius IvanM Austria 📍 Map Date taken: May 28 2018 A small plover easily identified by its yellow eye-ring. Date uploaded: Jun 3 2018 Views: 12 Write comments
Red-backed Shrike (2)Lanius collurio IvanM Austria 📍 Map Date taken: May 28 2018 Details: male, adult Not the greatest of pictures, but given that this species is not lergely represented in the gallery, I decided to upload it.. here a male of this small shrike species that is becoming uncommon, mostly because of the intensification of agriculture and use of pesticides. Date uploaded: Jun 3 2018 Views: 9 Write comments
Double-banded Sandgrouse (2)Pterocles bicinctus IvanM Botswana 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 26 2016 Probably the most common sandgrouse in Botswana. Sandgrouse visit waterholes and rivers in the early morning and have special spongy feathers that retain water, that they will then deliver to the chicks that stayed in the more arid habitat. Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 10 Write comments
Southern Ground Hornbill (4)Bucorvus leadbeateri IvanM Botswana 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 26 2016 Really large hornbills that walk around open areas in search for food, mostly in pairs. Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 13 Write comments
Goliath Heron (2)Ardea goliath IvanM Botswana 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 26 2016 These birds are simply huge! The largest heron in the world. Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 12 Write comments
African Fish Eagle (7)Haliaeetus vocifer IvanM Botswana 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 26 2016 Fish eagles patrol the humid zones of Africa and are very common. There must still be enough fish in those waters! Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 12 Write comments
Burchell's Sandgrouse (3)Pterocles burchelli IvanM Botswana 📍 Map Date taken: Aug 24 2016 Not a great picture but this is an iconic sandgrouse, mostly sought after in the Kalahari. We saw many of them there, but some at the Okavango delta, too! Date uploaded: Jan 5 2017 Views: 5 Write comments
