Photo Archive

 

Non-passerines 1

 

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Family: Gaviidae (Loons/Divers)

 

Great Northern Diver Gavia immer

 

 

Family: Podicepedidae (Grebes)

 

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

 

                     

 

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

 

                  

 

Family: Procellariidae (Fulmars & Shearwaters)

 

Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis

       

 

   

 

Family: Sulidae (Gannets)

 

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

      

 

     

 

 

 

Family: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

 

Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis

 

                          

 

                  

 

Family: Ardeidae (Herons)

 

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

     

 

Great White Egret Egretta alba

 

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

  

 

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

                  

 

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

                    

 

Cattle Egret Bulbulcus ibis

                     

 

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

                  

 

Family: Ciconiidae (Storks)

 

White Stork Ciconia ciconia

 (digi-scope images)

 

Family: Threskiornithidae (Ibises & spoonbills)

 

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

                       

 

Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus

  (Feral population in Brittany)

 

Family: Phoenicopteridae (Flamingoes)

 

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber

  (digi-scope images)

 

Family: Anatidae (Swans, geese & ducks)

 

Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus

 

                   

 

Mute Swan Cygnus olor

 

                   

 

Brent Goose Branta bernicla

 

                     

 

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

 

 

Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

 

                   

 

Wigeon Anas penelope

 

                  

 

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

 

 

Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina

 

                      

 

Common Pochard Aythya ferina

             

                  

 

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

 

                  

 

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

 

                    

 

Family: Accipitridae (Vultures, eagles & buzzards)

 

Black Vulture Aegypius monachus

                    (record shot)

 

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

     

 

Black Kite Milvus migrans

                    

 

Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus

                     

 

Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

                  

 

Marsh and Montagu’s Harriers in flight together

                   

 

Family: Pandionidae (Osprey)

 

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

      

 

Family: Falconidae (Falcons)

 

Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

 

Family: Phasianidae (Pheasants & partridges)

 

Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

 

Family: Otidae (Bustards)

 

Great Bustard Otis tarda

                     

 

Family: Rallidae (rails)

 

Spotted Crake Porzana porzana

 

                      

 

Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

 

                   

 

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

 

 

Red-knobbed (Crested) Coot Fulica cristata

 

                    

 

European Purple Gallinule (swamp-hen) Porphyrio porphyrio