A couple of hours checking out the Local Patch.
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| Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti). | 
I drove down to the pools and ditches on the far side of the area and parked on the ditch side edge where I found 
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata), 30+ 
Common Waxbills (
Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Bluethroat (
Ruiseñor Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica), 
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricapilla), 
Kingfisher (Martin Pescador / Alcedo atthis), 
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), 
Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki), 
Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), 
Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), 
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), 
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), 
Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti), 
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), 
Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), 
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), 
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), 
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), 
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), 
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis) and lots of 
Common Chiffchaffs (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita).
 
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| Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata) female. | 
I moved back towards the house and made a second stop along side of the Arroyo Vilano where I found a nice male 
Merlin (Esmerejón / Falco columbarius) sat on a field ridge, 
Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), 
Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), 20+ 
Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus), 6 
Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax), 
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), 
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica), 
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata), 
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis) and several 
Common Chaffinches (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs).
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| Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis). | 
I dropped down to the side of the river near the ford and sat for nearly an hour to see what arrived, as I stopped a 
Water Pipit (Bisbita Alpino / Anthus spinoletta) flew up but stayed out of range of the camera but more 
Chiffchaffs came close enough as did a 
Meadow Pipit and a 
White Wagtail.
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| Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros). | 
Also seen here were 
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), 
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), 
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), 
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto) and 
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula). 
 
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| Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita). | 
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| White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba). | 
 
 
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