80+ species seen on the Granada Coast and the local patch.


Once we were up on the cliffs we started counting good numbers of Cory's (Pardela Cenicienta / Calonectris diomedea) and Balearic Shearwaters (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus),
Northern Gannets (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus), Great Skua (Págalo Grande / Stercorarius skua) x3, Sandwich Tern (Charrán Patinegro / Sterna sandvicensis) x4, Yellow-legged (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis), Lesser Black-backed (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus), Audouin's Gull
(Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii) and Black-headed Gulls (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus), Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo), Shag (Cormorán Mondudo / Phalacrocorax aristotelis) x3, a single immature Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia) and a hunting Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus).


Once we were finished counting we headed for the wetlands at Charca Suarez, on the way we saw Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus) and Common Starling (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulg aris).
Once we were in the reserve we went to the small hide at the end of Laguna del Taraje where we saw and heard Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Water Rail (Rascón Europeo / Rallus aquaticus), Purple / Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio), Mallard
(Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti), Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Water Pipit (Bisbita Alpino / Anthus spinoletta), Penduline Tit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus), Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla) and Northern Shoveler (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata).
On the same pool we had Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope), Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii), Stripe-necked Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa) and Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi).




We moved to the new hide over looking a much fuller new pool which was a bit of a let down as we had hoped the mud might produce some interesting visitors. However we did see Booted Eagle (Aguililla Calzada / Hieraaetus pennatus), Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus), Common Kestrel, Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus), Red Avadavat (Bengali
Rojo / Amandava amandava), Kingfisher (Martin Pescador / Alcedo atthis), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), Reed Bunting (Escribano Palustre / Emberiza schoeniclus) and Juan had views of a female Bluethroat (Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica).


From the hide we soon had views of another Spoonbill, Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Great White Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba), White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia), Eurasian Wigeon (Sibón Europeo / Anas penelope), Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina), a female Red-crested Pochard (Pato Colorado / Netta rufina), 2x Northern Pintails (Ánade Rabudo / Anas acuta), Red-knobbed Coots (Focha cornuda / Fulca cristata), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and in the air above the pool there were
several Crag Martins (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris) and Barn Swallows (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) x5. Just before we were going to move on to the next hide all the birds on the island suddernly scattered and when we looked we were pleased to see a stunning immature
female Goshawk which crossed the lake and briefly perched in a pool side tree before heading off again, I got somme very bad shots as it moved on so quickly.


Next we looked in on the two hides looking over Laguna del Trebol but we only added Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala) as well as Mediterranean Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon), Stripe-less Tree Frog (Hyla meridionalis), Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta), Scarlet Darter (Crocothemis erythraea) and Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator).




Photographs from the top: Yellow-legged Gull (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis), 2x Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Purple / Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio), Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta), Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca), Red-knobbed Coot (Focha cornuda / Fulca cristata), Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Great White Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba), Goshawk (Azor Común / Accipitor gentillis), a female Red-crested Pochard (Pato Colorado / Netta rufina), Mediterranean Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Cattle Egrets (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis) and the Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus).
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