Dunlin (37)Calidris alpina IvanM Iceland 📍 Map Date taken: Jul 7 2006 A nice Dunlin in breeding plumage. The nice thing in Iceland in summer is that there is light for 24 hours, even though in part of the "night" it gets a little darker. This picture was taken very late in the evening! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 5 Write comments
Thick-billed Murre/Brunnich's Guillemot (3)Uria lomvia IvanM Iceland 📍 Map Date taken: Jul 8 2006 Details: multiple species Murres (or Guillemots as they are called in Europe) breed in mixed species colonies in Iceland. This picture shows a nice mix with both the spectacled and plain morph of the Common Murre, and two Thick-billed Murres. Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 4 Write comments
Eurasian Golden Plover (1)Pluvialis apricaria IvanM Iceland 📍 Map Golden Plovers are relatively common in Iceland and they breed in the tundra! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 13 Write comments
Common Snipe (15)Gallinago gallinago IvanM Iceland 📍 Map Date taken: Jul 3 2006 Early July resounds of the noise of the snipe's display flights. they make this noise with their tail feathers (similar to the Wilson's snipes). Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 3 Write comments
Common Ringed Plover (3)Charadrius hiaticula IvanM Iceland 📍 Map Date taken: Jul 5 2006 This bird was standing in the middle of the road and provided exciting picture options! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 11 Write comments
Razorbill (3)Alca torda IvanM Iceland 📍 Map Date taken: Jul 8 2006 Razorbills in a mixed seabird colony at Saxholsbjarg, Iceland! Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 10 Write comments
European Serin (1)Serinus serinus IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: May 15 2008 Details: male This species has an unmistakeable song and is very common in the Mediterranean range. Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 6 Write comments
European Goldfinch (5)Carduelis carduelis IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: May 15 2008 Details: male Two male goldfinches surprised at a water hole. this species is appreciated as a cage bird because of its song and beautiful plumage. Because of that, several feral populations have established from escaped individuals far away from their usual range, which is primarily in Europe and Asia, reaching Northern Africa. Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 11 Write comments
Mistle Thrush (1)Turdus viscivorus IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: May 15 2008 This is another quite common species in the Middle Atlas: Mistle Thrush. Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 14 Write comments
Common Linnet (3)Carduelis cannabina IvanM Morocco 📍 Map Date taken: May 15 2008 The Atlas mountain range somehow marks the limit between the European-like fauna and the African/desert fauna. There it is still possible to find "Europeans" such as this Linnet. Date uploaded: Jul 14 2014 Views: 8 Write comments
