4 species of Swift in the air at the same time.
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Little Swift (Vencejo Moro / Apus affinis). |
After making sure Jayne and her family where set up on the beach I headed down the coast to a site just over the border in to Granada Province.
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White-rumped Swift (Vencejo Cafre / Apus caffer). |
I visited a spot where in the passed I had seen
White-rumped Swift (Vencejo Cafre / Apus caffer) and I quickly found a pair in amongst dozens or so
Pallid (Vencejo Pálido /Apus pallidus),
Common (Vencejo Común / Apus apus) and 2 or three
Alpine Swifts (Vencejo Real / Apus melba) which I was very pleased with.
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White-rumped Swift (Vencejo Cafre / Apus caffer). |
I also saw Red-rumped (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirudo daurica) and
Barn Swallows (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica),
Crag (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris) and
House Martins (Avión Común / Delichon urbica),
Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra),
Thekla Lark (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala) and a couple of
Spanish Ibex (Cabra pyreaica hispanica).
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Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius). |
Later I went to another spot near by and took some nice shots of a couple of
Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius) and I also saw
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera),
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus),
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto) and
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus).
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Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius). |
Later I joined the other for the afternoon on the beach were I saw several
Geranium Bronze butterflies (
Cacyreus marshalli) where we had lunch.
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Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius). |
1 comment:
Pleased you found little swift Mike. Nice one
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