I hoped I could finally take pictures of the curlew in Iceland, as its gallery consists of several randomly captured images of documentary value. What a pity, there was no possibility. There in Iceland it is even less common bird than in Poland. But to console I was able to photograph its "smaller" version – the whimbrel. But it's probably not the bad way to say “I managed” as whimbrels were quite common, and their population in Iceland is estimated at 250 thousand of individuals (2014). The whimbrel weighs to 600 grams with a wingspan of 90 centimeters. Many times I have seen them on the endless wet meadows in the company of common redshanks, golden plovers, black-tailed godwits and common snipes. Besides common redshanks it was the most common species and therefore it is already clear why I managed to collect such a large collection of interesting photos. Recording sounds was not so easy but I succeeded finally. And we have a beautiful wader (Charadriiformes) which I could observe in Iceland on the seaside, where it was feeding on the shore a few hours after sunrise, i.e. at 5 am...
Last minute news -06/2018 Iceland
Its gallery was already one of my favorite. However, I could not help taking a few more pictures of the whimbrel. Unfortunately, I did not succeed with young whimbrels. I saw them several times but they were always going into hiding among the bushes and grasses. The gallery has been rebuilt
Last minute news – 01/2019 Tenerife -Spain
In winter, in Tenerife, I hoped to find more birds. Although it was not a "birding" trip but it was always worth trying. And in the case of the whimbrel, I can say that I succeeded. Walking along a busy promenade along the seashore, some 30-40 meters from the promenade, the bird was feeding at the very coastline. It merged with the surroundings and no one paid any attention to. I assembled the camera set and moved closer. Many interesting photos were taken for my favorite gallery, which I rebuilt again.
Last minute news-02/2023-Gambia

Islandia - wykaz j.angielski

Iceland  introduction - Great northern loon
1. Great northern loon. 2. Red Crossbill. 3.Common redshank. 4. Harlequin duck. 5. Whimbrel. 6. Great skua. 7. Black-legged kittiwake. 8. Northern fulmar. 9. Northern gannet. 10. Black guillemot. 11. Red-necked phalarope. 12. Horned grebe. 13. Glaucous gull. 14. European golden plover. 15. Northern shoveler. 16. Redwing. 17. Razorbill. 18. Barrow's goldeneye. 19. Parasitic jaeger.  20.Thick-billed murre. 21. Rock ptarmigan. 22. Great black-backed gull. 23. Short-eared Owl. 24. Whales. 25. Manx shearwater. 26. Gadwall. 27.Harbor Seal. 28. Pink-footed goose. 29. Iceland gull.
And changes in the galleries:
1. Red-throated Loon. 2. Puffin. 3. Redwing. 4. Eurasian oystercatcher . 5. Common snipe. 6. Arctic tern. 7. Reindeer. 8. Black-tailed godwit. 9. Common ringed plover. 10. Guillemot 11. Purple sandpiper. 12. Whooper swan.  13. Common eider. 14. Eurasian wigeon.  15. Red-breasted merganser. 16. Greater Scaup. 17. Brant goose.18. Red knot . 19. Dunlin.  20. Tufted duck. 21.Greylag Goose.
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ISLANDIA-06/2018 ANGIELSKI

Iceland 06/2018 –  the introductory text –  Gyrfalcon
1. Gyrfalcon (T,V). 2. Short-eared Owl (T) . 3. Great northern loon (T). 4. Merlin (T). 5. Glaucous gull (T,V). 6. Pink-footed goose (T). 7. Rock ptarmigan (T,V). 8. Harlequin duck (T). 9. Thick-billed Murre (T). 10. Iceland gull (T). 11. Black-tailed Godwit (T). 12. Whimbrel (T). 13. Redwing (T,V). 14. Razorbill (T). 15. Guillemot. 16. Eurasian Wigeon (T). 17. Northern Pintail (T). 18. Red-throated Loon. 19. Black-legged kittiwake. 20. Dunlin. 21. Meadow Pipit. 22. Parasitic jaeger. 23. European golden plover. 24. Common redshank. 25. Horned grebe. 26. Barrow's goldeneye (T). 27. King eider (T). 28. Lesser black-backed gull. 29. Northern Wheatear. 30.Long-tailed jaeger. 31. Arctic Tern. 32.Black-headed Gul.
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GAMBIA język ANGIELSKI

Gambia introductory text- Green Woodhoopoe
New galleries:
BIRDS:
1.Green Woodhoopoe(T,V). 2.Yellow-billed Shrike(V). 3.Western Red-billed Hornbill. 4.Long-tailed Nightjar. 5.Western Grey Plantain-eater. 6.Blue-breasted Kingfisher. 7.Common Gonolek(V). 8.Melodious Warbler(T). 9.Senegal Coucal. 10.Guinea Turaco. 11.Vieillot's Barbet. 12.Lavender Waxbill. 13.Black-billed Wood-Dove. 14.Violet Turaco. 15.Grey-headed Sparrow. 16.Northern Crombec. 17.Western Olivaceous Warbler. 18.Oriole Warbler. 19.Grey Woodpecker. 20.Black-winged Bishop. 21.Bar-breasted Firefinch. 22. Piapiac. 23.Double-spurred Francolin(V). 24.Long-tailed Glossy-Starling(V). 25.Pomarine Jaeger. 26.Blackcap Babbler.
MAMMALS: 1.Green monkey. 2.Temminck's red colobus.
REPTILES: Common Agama
CHANGES IN BIRDS GALLERIES :
1.Hooded Vulture(T). 2.Yellow-billed Kite(G). 3.Black Kite. 4.Pied Crow. 5.Grey-hooded Gull. 6.Giant Kingfisher. 7.Pied Kingfisher. 8.Senegal Thick-knee. 9.Osprey. 10.Red-billed Firefinch. 11.African Darter. 12.Malachite Kingfisher. 13.Striped Kingfisher. 14.Whimbrel. 15.Beautiful Sunbird. 16.Red-cheeked Cordonbleu. 17.Bronze Mannikin. 18.Parasitic jaeger. 19.Garden Bulbul. 20.Village weaver. 21.Cattle Egret. 22.African Thrush. 23.Black-necked Weaver. 24.Long-tailed Cormorant. 25.Mourning Collared-Dove. 26.Little Bee-eater. 27.Laughing Dove.  28.Western Reef Heron. 29.Great White Pelican. 30.African Gray Hornbill. 31.Broad-billed Roller. 32.White-faced Whistling Duck. 33.Caspian Tern. 34.Black-winged Stilt. 35.Spur-winged lapwing. 36.Common Greenshank. 37.Wood Sandpiper. 38.Squacco heron. 39.Blue-cheeked Bee-eater. 40.Rose-ringed Parakeet. 41.Speckled Pigeon. 42.Sacred Ibis. 43.Wattled Lapwing. 44.Sandwich Tern. 45.Hamerkop. 46.Common CHiffchaff.

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