More Winter Migrants.
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| One of the more spectacular rocks. |
David and I lead a small group on the usual Saturday morning hike around Torcal, we went off the normal trails a bit today and were soon overlooking Antequera from a very high vantage point.
On the slopes we walked amongst some berry laden Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), good numbers of the local Common Blackbirds (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) were feeding on them, they were joined by several of the newly arrived wintering Song Thrushes (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos) and at least 6 Ring Ouzels (Mirlo Capiblanco / Turdus torquatus).
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| More Rocks. |
Along the trail there were also Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata), European Robin (Petirrrojo / Erithacus rubecula), European Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), European Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), Eurasian Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes), Rock Pigeon (Paloma Bravia / Columba livia), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala) and loads of Common Chiffchaffs (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita).
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| Late Crocus (Crocus serotinus). |
From the view point we had some cracking views of the Griffon Vultures (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus) as they flew along the ridge to with in about 10 meters of our point.
Wild flowers were few, Late Crocus (Crocus serotinus) was everywhere.
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