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Eurasian (Common) Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

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AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

Ed great shot,i love bird's to and i make some field id for atlas project in my zone.I also write to informe you that a new mission as been created,if you can you can join us and elp to document portuguese biodiversity,thanks,obrigado:-)
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8000...

Pochempie
Pochempie 12 years ago

Its just a dream for me to hold one kingfisher like this one! Thanks for de info;)

EdMarshall
EdMarshall 12 years ago

This was whilst I was working with the British Trust for Ornithology in Portugal. We mist netted him first thing in the morning, did some checks on the little guy, took some measurements for research purposes and let him go on his merry way

Pochempie
Pochempie 12 years ago

How have you captured him?

EdMarshall
Spotted by
EdMarshall

Lisboa, Portugal

Spotted on Apr 20, 2011
Submitted on Aug 30, 2011

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