Finches and Buntings in the mountains.
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Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula). |
Jayne spent the morning in Granada City whilst I spent a few hours on the lower slopes between 1430 and 1500 meters where I was following up information from Juan Pérez Contreras who had seen three
Yellowhammers (Escribano Cerillo / Emberiza citrinella) which winter in this area each year.
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Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica). |
I parked and had a walk around the usual area for the birds but could not find the target species but had good views of several
Rock Buntings (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia),
Cirl Buntings (Escribano Soteno / Emberiza cirlus),
Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Song (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos) and
Mistle Thrushes (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus) and several
Redwings (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus illacus),
Iberian Green Woodpecker (Pito Real / Picus sharpei), ,
Woodlark (Totovia / Lullula arborea),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major),
Blue (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus) and
Coal Tits (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater).
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Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica). |
After not catching up with the Yellowhammers here I decided to go and have a look at some nearby crags where Juan had seen several
Ring Ouzels ( Mirlo Capiblanco / Turdus torquatus) a few days earlier. As soon as I got out of the car I heard several
Ouzels calling from some nearby Hawthorn bushes and within a few second five birds had exploded from cover and flew up the slopes to other bushes. I checked out a flock of birds which were feeding under several Walnut trees, in the flock there were several
Bramblings (Pinzón Real / Fringilla montifringilla),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina),
Rock Sparrow (Gorrión Chillón / Petronia petronia) and a single winter plumaged male Yellowhammer which flew up and perched nicely in a nearby Hawthorn.
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Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax). |
Also seen in the area were
Sardinian (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala) and
Dartford Warblers (Curruca Rabilarga / Sylvia undata),
Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros),
Rock Pigeon (Paloma Bravia / Columba livia),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita),
Thekla Lark (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes) and
Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra).
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Female Cirl Buntings (Escribano Soteno / Emberiza cirlus). |
I dropped back down to the main road again and then back down to Granada adding Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica), Black Wheatear (Collalba Negra / Oenanthe leucura) and Jay (Arrendajo / Garrulus glandarius) to the list on the way.
Once we were in Granada Jayne and I did a bit of shopping before we headed back towards home, on the way we saw a fine male Hen Harrier (Aguilucho Pálido / Circus cyaneus) along with Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto) and Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua).
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