Near Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

Moth Records for the 5th September 2011.

15W Actinic on the terrace.
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7987 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.

8828 Raphia hybris.

There were still high numbers of 9142 Eublemma parva (Small Marbled), 5624 Pyralis obsoletalis and 6690a Palpita vitrealis.
As well as 2965 Symmoca nigromaculella, 5643 Actenia brunnealis, 8145 Idaea manicaria, 8186 Idaea degeneraria (Portland Ribbon Wave), 8211 Rhodometra sacaria (The Vestal), 8828 Raphia hybris (New Species), 8965 Tyta luctuosa (The Four-spotted), 9100 Acontia lucida (Pale Shoulder), 9106 Pseudozarba bipartita, 9165 Metachrostis velox and 9460 Spodoptera exigua (Small Mottled Willow).

8186 Idaea degeneraria (Portland Ribbon Wave).

Smaller numbers of 9927 Hecatera dysodea (Small Ranunculus), 10015 Mythimna putrescens (Devonshire Wainscot) and 10347 Agrotis trux  were also caught.

Several species still need to be sorted out but a nice catch.

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), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus) and Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra).