Zapata, Malaga Province.

A couple of hours on the Rio Guadalhorce, in Malaga Province.

Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta).

Jayne had a walk around Torremolinas whilst I had a look along the river at Zapata. On the way in around the disused buildings I had brief views of a smart male Bluethroat (Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica) as well as several Common Stonechats (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala), Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula) and Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula).

Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo).

On my way out to the ford I added Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti) and Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina).

Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis).

On the ford and around the river pool just up stream I had views of Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea) x4, Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo) x7, White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta) x15+, Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Common (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos) and Green Sandpipers (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus) x2, Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia) x1, Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Kingfisher (Martin Pescador / Alcedo atthis), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Monk Parakeet (Cotorra Argentina / Myiopsitta monachus), Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis) and Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto).

White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).

White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).

I also saw Large (Pieris brassicae) and Small Whites (Pieris rapae), a nice male Vagrant Emperor (Anax ephippiger), Blue / Common Emperors (Anax imperator) x3M, Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) x2M, Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) x1 and Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) x2M.

Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis).

Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis).

White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).

Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).

Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia) and Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus).

Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta).