A morning hunting Orchids and an afternoon with the birds at Guadalhorce.
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Pink Butterfly Orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea). |
I parked on the side of a track in pine woodlands on Sierra de Mijas and started to search the area for orchids.
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Pink Butterfly Orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea). |
I struggled to start with but eventually found a few spikes of Woodcock Orchid (Ophrys scolopax), none of which were in great condition but some had the upper flowers which were still OK.
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Woodcock Orchid (Ophrys scolopax). |
In the same area I also found a good number of Pink Butterfly (Anacamptis papilionacea), Mirror (Ophrys speculum) and Sawfly Orchids (Ophrys tenthredinifera).
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Woodcock Orchid (Ophrys scolopax). |
Birds included
Crested (Herrerillo Capuchino / Parus cristatus),
Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and
Long-tailed Tits (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus),
Jay (Arrendajo / Garrulus glandarius),
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapillus),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus).
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Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera). |
I moved to a second spot just down the road where I spent quite a while searching the pine woods but to start with all I found were a dozen or so spikes of
Sawfly Orchids but after quite a walk around I located a single spike of the beautiful
Atlas Orchid (Ophrys atlantica) which was the first I had seen at the site for a few years.
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Mirror Orchid (Ophrys speculum). |
In the same area I saw
Grey-leaved Cistus (Cistus albidus),
Gum Cistus (
Cistus ladanifer), Narrow-leaved Cistis (Cistis monspliensis),
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera),
Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis) and
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula).
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Atlas Orchid (Ophrys atlantica). |
My last stop in this area was nearer to Coin where I checked an area of woodland near to a quarry, in the area I found
Two-leaved Gennaria (Gennaria diphylla),
Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea) and
Italian Man Orchid (Orchis Italica).
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Atlas Orchid (Ophrys atlantica). |
I then dropped back down to Fuengirola and met up with Jayne and had some lunch before we went into Torremolinos and then on to Malaga where I dropped Jayne at the Patio's Shopping Center. I did not got to the far side of Guadalhorce as normal but drove just up the road to the Malaga edge of the reserve and walked the channels there.
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Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea). |
During the hour or so I was there I picked up
Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus),
Barn (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) and
Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirudo daurica),
House (Avión Común / Delichon urbica),
Crag (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris) and
Sand Martins (Avión Zapador / Riparia riparia), a single
Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus),
Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius),
Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), at sea a few
Northern Gannets (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus),
Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus),
Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus),
Audouin's (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii),
Lesser Black-backed (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and
Yellow-legged Gulls (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis),
Monk Parakeet (Cotorra Argentina / Myiopsitta monachus),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
White (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Yellow (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) and
Grey Wagtails (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea),
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis),
Cetti's (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti) and
Sardinian Warblers (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala), a male
Bluethroat (Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica),
Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo),
Little (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta) and
Western Cattle Egrets (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Booted Eagle (Aguililla Calzada / Hieraaetus pennatus),
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus),
Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra),
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) and then as I walked back towards the car I found a very smart
Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator), a male
Northern Wheatear (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe) and
Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus).
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Naked / Italian Man Orchid (Orchis italica). |
During the walk I also saw a massive
Brown Rat (
Rattus norvegicus), Boar Thistle (Galactites tomentosa),
Crown Daisy (Chrysanthemum carinatum var discolor),
Field marigold (Calendula arvensis),
Mallow-leaved Bindweed (Convolvulus althaeoides) and
Pitch Trefoil (Psoralea bituminosa).
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Two-leaved Gennaria (Gennaria diphylla). |
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Two-leaved Gennaria (Gennaria diphylla). |
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Monk Parakeet (Cotorra Argentina / Myiopsitta monachus). |
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Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita). |
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Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita). |
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Audouin's (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii) and Black-headed Gulls (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus). |
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Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis). |
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