A couple of hours on the Rio Guadalhorce, in Malaga Province.
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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).
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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).
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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).
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White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba). |
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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.
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Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis). |
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Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis). |
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White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba). |
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Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea). |
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Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia) and Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus). |
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Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta). |
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