Birding on the fields, in the woodlands and up the mountains.
Day one with Bob Ruvolo from New York, USA.
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Bob up on Sierra de Loja. |
I met Bob at the AVE station just to the West of Antequera and we started birding almost straight away on an area rough grassland with a few reedbed stands. From the roadside we started the trip list off with
Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
Whinchat (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra), a female
Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus) and
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula).
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Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata). |
We walked out on to the fields and around the reedy patches, we had good views of a flock of
Calandra Larks (Calandria / Melanocorypha calandra), several
Reed Warblers (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus),
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata),
Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae),
Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis),
Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita) and in the air there were good numbers of migrating hirundines which included
Barn (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) and
Red-rumped Swallows (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirudo daurica),
Sand (Avión Zapador / Riparia riparia) and
House Martins (Avión Común / Delichon urbica).
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Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata). |
On our way to our next site at Arroyo Marin we picked up
Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and a
Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo).
We arrived at Marin and walked along the river valley scanning the trees and bushes for passerines and soon picked up
Coal (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater),
Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and
Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus),
Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapillus),
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cyanus),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), both
Pied (Papamoscas Cerrojillo / Ficedula hypoleuca) and
Spotted Flycatchers (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Cirl Bunting (Escribano Soteno / Emberiza cirlus),
Common Redstart (Colirroja Real / Phoenicurus phoenicurus),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita) and at the far end of the valley bird of the day a very smart
Tree Pipit (Bisbita Arbóreo / Anthus trivialis) which moved through the pine trees on the river side bank.
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Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua). |
On the way back to the car we added
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea),
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Blue-rock Thrush (Roquero Solitario / Monticola solitarius),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs),
Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus),
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala) and
Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes).
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Some clouds from Sierra de Loja. |
We again headed back towards Huétor and up on to our last spot Sierra de Loja, we started off by having a look at the small disused quarry were Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia), Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus) were added to the list. Further up and beyond the crags we had nice views of Northern (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe) and Black Wheatears (Collalba Negra / Oenanthe leucura), Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula), Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa), Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica) as well as Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) and Small White (Artogeia rapae).
1 comment:
ja het is allemaal mooi maar het uiltje is voor mij de topper.
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