Tuesday 21 May
In the News: First crane egg in the western UK in four centuries
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Information on the salam (Acacia ehrenbergiana) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the needle bush (Acacia farnesiana) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Named after Karl Patterson Schmidt (an American herpetologist), Schmidt’s fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus schmidti) is one of the more…
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Information on the desert cotton (Aerva javanica) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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A woody-stemmed plant, the purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) has characteristic zig-zagging branches which radiate from the centre…
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Information on the greater hoopoe-lark is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
Information on Alhagi graecorum is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Amaranthus albus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. …
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Information on the tumbleweed (Amaranthus graecizans) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Amaranthus hybridus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the spiny amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Discovered by Charles Darwin on the Cape Verde Islands off the north-west of Africa, the bar-tailed lark is a small, relatively plain…
Information on Anacridium melanorhodon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Anastatica hierochuntica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information about Anchusa aegyptiaca is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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The Arabian fat-tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda) is a formidable predator, with a thick, powerful tail that is equipped with a…
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Information on Anthemis melampodina is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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This small bird has creamy-coloured underparts with no markings, a feature which helps distinguish this species from other pipits, such as…
Information on Anticharis glandulosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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The Arabian oxeye (Anvillea garcinii) is a woody perennial shrub with crinkly, oval, grey or grey-green leaves which taper towards the base…
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The scorpion Apistobuthus pterygocercus is noted for the conspicuous circular secondary segment on its tail. This feature, which is thought…
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Information on Arenaria leptoclados is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the thymeleaf sandwort is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Aristida adscensionis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the Arabian primrose (Arnebia hispidissima) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Arnebia linearifolia is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Asparagus stipularis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the onionweed (Asphodelus fistulosus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Astragalus annularis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Astragalus arpilobus is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Astragalus hamosus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Astragalus tribuloides is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Astragalus vogelii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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The little owl is a diminutive species, which possesses a plump, round body, bright yellow eyes and spotted plumage. There are thirteen…
Information on Atractylis carduus is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Atriplex tatarica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Bassia muricata is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Blumea bovei is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Brachiaria eruciformis is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on Brachiaria reptans is being researched and written and will appear here shortly.
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Buellia subalbula is a species of lichen with a distinctive white, cracked thallus (the main lichen body) which often appears slightly…
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The Arabian toad (Bufo arabicus) is one of only nine species of amphibian found in the Arabian Peninsula, and by far the most common of the…
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The Dhofar toad is one of only two amphibians in the United Arab Emirates, and, incredibly, one of just nine in the whole of the Arabian…
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An attractive bird of prey, the long-legged buzzard is very variable in appearance, with individuals being one of three colour types – pale…
Buthacus yotvatensis is a highly poisonous yellow-green scorpion, found in deserts and other arid, sandy areas. Like other members of the…
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Information on the lesser short-toed lark is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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Information on the fire bush (Calligonum comosum) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly…
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The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a slender, medium-sized canid with long legs, a long, pointed muzzle, and a relatively short, bushy tail…
The scientific name for this species, Caprimulgus, is from the Latin for “goat sucker”, a name that arose from a past belief that this bird…
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