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Alcedo atthis - small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage

kingfisher - nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish

Alcedo, genus Alcedo - type genus of the Alcedinidae

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The 30 foot long motor cruiser The Alcedo Atthis that ran aground on the Tusker Rock in 2015

The tiny island off the Welsh coast which is a graveyard of ships; The island is strewn with bits of ships that sunk after hitting land

Alcedo atthis, Calidris ferruginea, Charadrius asiaticu, Charadrius morinellus, Cygnus olor, Gallinago media, Jynx torquilla, Larus audouinii, Milvus milvus, Otus brucei, Pelacanus onocrotalus, Phalacrocorax carbo, Podiceps auritus, Tetrax tetrax, Tringa nebularia and Vanellus leucura reported by Curzon (1854) could not be observed during the present study.

Bird Species of Erzurum Marshes in Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey

But it wasn't a member of the Tories failing to stick to the speed limit but a rarely spotted Kingfisher, alcedo atthis, how lovely.

Alcedo atthis to you..

Both Porthcawl lifeboats, Jean Ryall and Rose of the Shires, went to the rescue of the Alcedo Atthis following an emergency call at 11.30am on Friday .

Pair stranded as luxury yacht runs aground

In addition to the wild duck species in the Anatidae family of birds, Joie Matillano of Western Philippines University (WPU) noted that there were also Oriental dwarf kingfishers (Ceyx erithaca); Blue-eared kingfishers (Alcedo meninting); Common flamebacks (Dinopium javanense); Hooded pittas (Pitta sordida); Common kingfishers (Alcedo atthis); Ashy-headed babblers (Malacocincla cinereiceps); Grey-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres); Grey herons (Ardea cinerea); Great egrets (Ardea alba); Western osprey (Pandion haliaetus); Spangled drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus); and Pin-striped tit babblers (Mixornis gularis) that reside in the only freshwater lake in the province's mainland.

Lake Manguao: An avian treasure chest in northern Palawan

In the same way in 2009 to 2011 least observed species of birds were Buteo buteo (n[?] 1), Haliaeetus leucoryphus, Aquila rapax, Aquila heliacal, Sterna hirundo, Alcedo atthis, Tyto alba two individuals in each respectively.

MEASUREMENT OF DIVERSITY INDICES OF AVIAN COMMUNITIES AT TAUNSA BARRAGE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, PAKISTAN