ARCHIVES YEAR 2012
January 2012
Number of references in January: 15 cards
There are 850 references, 64 articles and 8 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in January: 80 787 with 62 130 different visitors.
Daily average: 2606 visitors / day
Tuesday, January 31st – 2012: Study of the Family Cuculidae Subfamily Phaenicophaeinae
Monday, January 30th – 2012: Study of the Family Cuculidae Subfamily Cuculinae
Saturday, January 28th – 2012: Study of the Family Cuculidae Introduction
Thursday, January 26th – 2012: Black-capped Kingfisher
Wednesday, January 25th – 2012: Sulawesi Masked Owl
Tuesday, January 24th – 2012: Temminck's Sunbird
Monday, January 23d – 2012: Forest Wagtail
Saturday, January 21st – 2012: Plaintive Cuckoo
Friday, January 20th – 2012: White-chinned Petrel
Friday, January 13th – 2012: Green-headed Tanager
Thursday, January 12th – 2012: Sayaca Tanager
Tuesday, January 10th – 2012: Himalayan Snowcock
Change of several pictures in the article: Pheasants
Sunday, January 8th – 2012: Lesser Bird-of-paradise
Friday, January 6th – 2012: Black Swan
Thursday, January 5th – 2012: White-headed Woodpecker
Wednesday, January 4th – 2012: Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
Tuesday, January 3d – 2012: Green Kingfisher
Monday, January 2d – 2012: Black-breasted Thrush
February 2012
Number of references in February: 13 cards - 4 articles
There are 863 references, 68 articles and 8 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in February: 97 194 with 76 889 different visitors.
Daily average: 3351 visitors / day
Wednesday, February 29th – 2012: Great Blue Turaco
Tuesday, February 28th – 2012: Rufous-necked Wryneck
Sunday, February 26th – 2012: Two species on the same card:
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Friday, February 24th – 2012: Greater Thornbird
Thursday, February 23d – 2012: Family Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin) & Family Rhynochetidae ( Kagu)
Wednesday, February 22d – 2012: Carunculated Caracara
Tuesday, February 21st – 2012: More detailed presentation: Summary articles
Addition of 3 behavioural pictures to the card: Crowned Hornbill
Monday, February 20th – 2012: White-backed Night-Heron
Sunday, February 19th – 2012: Crowned Hornbill
Saturday, February 18th – 2012: Violet Turaco
Thursday, February 16th – 2012: Rufous-naped Wren
Monday, February 13th – 2012: Hartlaub's Turaco
Saturday, February 11th – 2012: Knob-billed Duck
Addition of slideshow of 8 pictures to the card: Northern Hawk Owl
Wednesday, February 8th – 2012: Surf Scoter
Sunday, February 5th – 2012: End of the study of the Family Cuculidae
6 - Subfamily Neomorphinae - Access to all pages: Introduction
Saturday, February 4th – 2012: Family Cuculidae Subfamily Crotophaginae
Friday, February 3d – 2012: Family Cuculidae Subfamily Coccyzinae
Wednesday, February 1st – 2012: Family Cuculidae Subfamily Centropodinae
March 2012
Number of references in March: 15 cards
There are 878 references, 68 articles and 8 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in March: 95 470 with 75 878 different visitors.
Daily average: 3079 visitors / day
Friday, March 30th – 2012: Masked Gnatcatcher
Wednesday, March 28th – 2012: Magpie Goose
Monday, March 26th – 2012: Double-barred Finch
Saturday, March 24th – 2012: Cocoi Heron
Addition of new pictures to the card: Sandhill Crane
Thursday, March 22th – 2012: Sooty Tern
Tuesday, March 20th – 2012: Cape Barren Goose
Monday, March 19th – 2012: Australian Pelican
Sunday, March 18th – 2012: Great Grebe
Wednesday, March 14th – 2012: Emu
Monday, March 12th – 2012: Common Linnet
Saturday, March 10th – 2012: Magpie Shrike
Thursday, March 8th – 2012: Eurasian Spoonbill
Monday, March 5th – 2012: Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Saturday, March 3d – 2012: Woolly-necked Stork
Thursday, March 1st – 2012: Elegant Crested-Tinamou
April 2012
Number of references in April: 4 cards
There are 882 references, 68 articles and 8 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in April: 109 376 with 87 527 different visitors.
Daily average: 3645 visitors / day
Monday, April 30th – 2012: Montagu's Harrier
Sunday, April 29th – 2012: Addition of slideshows to the card: Spanish Imperial Eagle
Thursday, April 12th – 2012: Addition of pictures: Fan-tailed Raven & Blue Grosbeak
Wednesday, April 11th – 2012: Addition of pictures to the cards:
Scissor-tailed Nightjar & Yellow-headed Caracara
Tuesday, April 10th – 2012: Addition of pictures to the card: Plumbeous Kite
Friday, April 6th – 2012: James’s Flamingo or Puna Flamingo
Wednesday, April 4th – 2012: Pinyon Jay
Sunday, April 1st – 2012: Snowy Sheathbill
May 2012
Number of references in May : 8 cards - 1 Observation-report - 1 article
There are 890 references, 69 articles and 9 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in May : 115 706 with 91 519 different visitors.
Daily average: 3732 visitors / day
Thursday, May 24th – 2012: Sardinian Warbler
Tuesday, May 22d – 2012: Extremadura and Monfragüe Park - Andalucía, Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas - Spain
Monday, May 21st – 2012: Pale Thrush
Saturday, May 19th – 2012: Swallow-tailed Hummingbird & Nanday Conure
Tuesday, May 15th – 2012: Tawny Owl
Sunday, May 13th – 2012: Addition of a slideshow to the card: Eurasian Wren
Thursday, May 10th – 2012: Picui Ground-Dove
Monday, May 7th – 2012: Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper
Saturday, May 5th – 2012: Eurasian Scops Owl
Thursday, May 3d – 2012: The Spanish Imperial Eagle, Spanish mountain's symbol
Tuesday, May 1st – 2012: Addition of slideshow to the card: Western Marsh Harrier
June 2012
Number of references in June : 6 cards - 1 trip report in 3 parts
There are 896 references, 69 articles and 9 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in June : 85 521 with 68 775 different visitors.
Daily average: 2850 visitors / day
Saturday, June 30th – 2012: Black-chinned Sparrow
Friday, June 29th – 2012: Forster's Tern
Wednesday, June 27th – 2012: Antillean Nighthawk
Tuesday, June 26th – 2012: Lesser Kestrel
Wednesday, June 21st – 2012: Addition of slideshow: Red-legged Partridge
Tuesday, June 19th – 2012: Silvery Grebe
Monday, June 18th – 2012: Addition of slideshow to the card: Rock Sparrow
Sunday, June 17th – 2012: Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
Wednesday, June 13th – 2012: Going through Villafáfila - 3
Tuesday, June 12th – 2012: Going through Villafáfila - 2
Monday, June 11th – 2012: Addition of slideshow to the card: Dunnock
Trip report: Going through Villafáfila - 1
July 2012
Number of references in July : 14 cards - 1 article - 1 observation-report
There are 910 references, 70 articles and 10 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in July : 71 149 with 56 363 different visitors.
Daily average: 2295 visitors / day
Monday, July 30th – 2012: Spotted Wood-owl
Saturday, July 28th – 2012: Flightless Cormorant
Friday, July 27th – 2012: Addition of pictures: Chilean Flamingo
Thursday, July 26th – 2012: Andean Flamingo
Tuesday, July 24th – 2012: New rubric: Live action
Article with 3 slideshows: Bees and Hornets Asian Hornet and European Hornet
Saturday, July 21st – 2012: Squacco Heron
Thursday, July 19th – 2012: Common Nightingale
Tuesday, July 17th – 2012: Plumbeous Water-redstart
Monday, July 16th – 2012: Black Caracara
Sunday, July 15th – 2012: Black-faced Ibis
Saturday, July 14th – 2012: Villafáfila - Castile y León - Spain
Black-faced Ibis
Thursday, July 12th – 2012: Family Sulidae (boobies and gannets)
Wednesday, July 11th – 2012: Boobies of genus Sula & Boobies of genus Morus
Monday, July 9th – 2012: Family Sulidae (Boobies and Gannets)
Sunday, July 8th – 2012: Australasian Gannet
Saturday, July 7th – 2012: Peruvian Booby
Friday, July 6th – 2012: Cape Gannet
Thursday, July 5th – 2012: Eurasian or Western Jackdaw
Wednesday, July 4th – 2012: Toucan Barbet
Monday, July 2d – 2012: Robust Woodpecker
August 2012
Number of references in August : 5 cards
There are 915 references, 70 articles and 10 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in August : 63 968 with 50 402 different visitors.
Daily average: 2063 visitors / day
Friday, August 31st – 2012: Cliff Flycatcher
Wednesday, August 29th – 2012: Tufted Puffin
Monday, August 27th – 2012: Horned Puffin
Saturday, August 25th – 2012: Ruffed Grouse
Tuesday, August 14th – 2012: Hooded Siskin
Sunday, August 12th – 2012: Addition of slideshow to the card: Whimbrel
September 2012
Number of references in September : 15 cards
There are 930 references, 70 articles and 10 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in September : 69 602 with 55 320 different visitors.
Daily average: 2320 visitors / day
Wednesday, September 26th – 2012: Andean Avocet
Tuesday, September 25th – 2012: Ecuadorian Hillstar
Monday, september 24th – 2012: South Polar Skua
Saturday, September 22d – 2012: Galapagos Hawk
Thursday, September 20th – 2012: Brown Skua
Wednesday, September 19th – 2012: Rock Ptarmigan
Monday, September 17th – 2012: Golden-winged Cacique
Saturday, september 15th – 2012: Great Skua
Thursday, September 13th – 2012: Waved Albatross
Wednesday, September 12th – 2012: Swallow-tailed Gull
Monday, september 10th – 2012: Corncrake
Saturday, September 8th – 2012: Lava Gull
Friday, September 7th – 2012: Western Capercaillie
Wednesday, September 5th – 2012: Pomarine Skua or Jaeger
Monday, September 3d – 2012: Cape Sparrow
Sunday, September 2d – 2012: Addition of pictures and sounds: African Crowned Hawk-Eagle
October 2012
Number of references in October : 10 cards - 1 arcticle
There are 940 references, 71 articles and 10 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in October : 85 395 with 65 762 different visitors.
Daily average: 2754 visitors / day
Tuesday, October 30th – 2012: Long-tailed Ground-roller
Sunday, October 28th – 2012: Purple-crested Turaco
Saturday, October 27th – 2012: Long-tailed Jaeger
Friday, October 26th – 2012: Fasciated Wren
Wednesday, October 24th – 2012: Surucua Trogon
Saturday, October 20th – 2012: Family Tetraonidae
First part: Species' description & Second part: Behaviour
Wednesday, October 10th – 2012: Chilean Skua
Tuesday, Ocotber 9th – 2012: Lesser Prairie-chicken
Monday, October 8th – 2012: Spruce Grouse
Saturday, October 6th – 2012: White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Wednesday, October 3d – 2012: Red Grouse
November 2012
Number of references in November : 5 cards - 1 observation-report
There are 945 references, 71 articles and 11 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in November : 81 136 with 63 592 different visitors.
Daily average: 2704 visitors / day
Thursday, November 29th – 2012: Satin Bowerbird
Tuesday, November 27th – 2012: Brandt's Cormorant
Sunday, November 25th – 2012: Common Cranes in Spain - Back to roost
Saturday, November 24th – 2012: Common Cranes returning to the roost at dusk
Thursday, November 22d – 2012: Blue Rock Thrush male in winter plumage
Wednesday, November 21st – 2012: Eurasian Griffon Vultures in their habitat & Vultures at food sources
Tuesday, November 20th – 2012: Cinereous Vulture in flight and at food sources
Monday, November 19th – 2012: Meeting in the sky (with the Spanish Imperial Eagle)
Friday, November 9th – 2012: Addition of sounds to the Muscicapidae cards and to the Paridae cards
Wednesday, November 7th – 2012: Ocellated Turkey
Addition of sounds to the Columbidae cards
Tuesday, November 6th – 2012: Rufous-bellied Thrush
Sunday, November 4th – 2012: Parasitic Jaeger or Arctic Skua
December 2012
Number of references in December : 15 cards - 2 articles - 1 observation-report
There are 960 references, 73 articles and 12 Observation-reports since September 23th, 2008, aperture of this website.
Numbers of visits in December : 72 540 with 56 457 different visitors.
Daily average: 2340 visitors / day
Monday, December 31st – 2012: Black Kite juvenile : First experiences
Sunday, December 30th – 2012: Japanese Grosbeak
Friday, December 28th – 2012: Horned Screamer
Tuesday, December 25th – 2012: Glittering-bellied Emerald
The key to the riddle... two years later ! Intimidation displays between two kingfishers
Monday, December 24th – 2012: Tawny Fish-Owl
Saturday, December 22th – 2012: Ibisbill
Thursday, December 20th – 2012: Family Stercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
Monday, December 17th – 2012: Spotted Nutcracker
Saturday, December 15th – 2012: White-bellied Go-away-bird
Friday, December 14th – 2012: Western Rock-Nuthatch
Wednesday, December 12th – 2012: Rufous Treepie
Tuesday, December 11th – 2012 : King Eider & Update of the page "Birds of prey"
Monday, december 10th – 2012: More information and new pictures in the observation-report:
The Spanish Imperial Eagle, Spanish Mountain's Symbol
Sunday, December 9th – 2012: Spotless Starling
Friday, December 7th – 2012: Spot-winged Pigeon
Thursday, December 6th – 2012: Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Tuesday, December 4th – 2012: Family Bombycillidae Waxwings
Monday, December 3d – 2012: Japanese Waxwing
Saturday, December 1st – 2012: Bohemian Waxwing
Year 2012
1 027 844 visits with 810 614 different visitors
Monthly average: 85 653 visits / month
Daily average: 2808 visits / day