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Tuesday 6 September 2011

Near Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

Moth Trapping.

Microloxia herbaria.
Again I set the trap up out in the same place in the garden and had a much more interesting haul and again I decided to use the 15 watt actinic as it does not seem to be affected as much as the MV by the new much brighter street lighting now fitted. 
Raphia hybris.
There were still high numbers of Eublemma parva (Small Marbled), Pyralis obsoletalis and Palpita vitrealis
Also there were many more Agrotis lata, Spodoptera exigua (Small Mottled Willow), Rhodometra sacraria (The Vestal), Microloxia herbaria, Tyta luctuosa (The Four-spotted), Acontia lucida (Pale Shoulder), Pseudozarba bipartite and Hecatera dysodea (Small Ranunculus) then a few nights ago. 
Idaea degeneraria (Portland Ribbon Wave).
Smaller numbers of Metachrostis velox, Raphia hybris (New Species), Actenia brunnealis, Mythimna putrescens (Devonshire Wainscot), Idaea manicaria, Idaea degeneraria (Portland Ribbon Wave) and Symmoca nigromaculella were also caught. Several species still need to be sorted out but a nice catch.

Sunday 4 September 2011

Embalse de Cubillas, Granada Province.

A few waders.

I popped in to have a quick look at the dry margins on the eastern side of the lake on the way home from the Sunday market. The birds were few but the most common sight was rubbish, I was appalled at the amount of crap that the people leave behind. I do not understand the mentality of going to a beautiful place for a day out and picnic and leaving the place looking like a stinking rubbish dump.
Anyway after my little rant I did see a single Curlew Sandpiper (Correlimos Zarapitin / Calidris ferruginea) and a Grey Plover (Chorlito Gris / Pluvialis squatarola) both of which were in winter dress, plus around 70 adult and immature Little Ringed Plovers (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius) on the mud. Also seen were Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus) and Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra).