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Sanderling (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba). |
Jayne and I had a nice morning around Frigiliana further along the coast and a pleasant walk around the main town of Torre del Mar before I dropped her off at the shopping centre. I then went and parked at the far end of the track along the side of the river by the beach and had a walk out on to the sand seeing a couple of
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) butterflies and the first of several
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta).
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Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros). |
On the sea I found good numbers of Gulls including
Audouin's (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii),
Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus),
Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus),
Lesser Black-backed (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and
Yellow-legged Gulls (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis) as well as
Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus),
Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo),
Sandwich Tern (Charrán Patinegro / Sterna sandvicensis) and a very late migrating
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) which flew over my head from up river and out to sea.
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Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros). |
On the pool at the beach end there was just a single
Sanderling (Correlimos Tridáctilo / Calidris alba), several
Eurasian Coots (Focha Común / Fulica atra),
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus) and in the reed beds
Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti),
Penduline Tit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and a quite unexpected
Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio) which was the first time I had seen this species at this site.
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Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala). |
I then walked up along the river trying to find a track that was not occupied by some wirdeo hanging around. I eventually dodged the problems and made it out to the river seeing
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita),
Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis),
Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea) and
Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago).
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Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis). |
I later went back to the car and then walked back to the bench near the hide where I sat and waited to see what popped past and added
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula) and
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus). I met Jayne later and we headed back North via Zafarraya adding
Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus),
Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) and
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cyanus).
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