Birding the Coast of Granada Province.
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Roosting Shags (Cormorán Mondudo / Phalacrocorax aristotelis). |
I met Juan Pérez Contreras in Granada, on the way I had an
Eagle Owl (Buho Real / Bubo bubo) fly across the motorway and a
Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) which was on a roadside telegraph post.
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Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius). |
We went down to Peñón de Jolúcar near Motril in Juans vehicle seeing
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirudo daurica),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) and
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops).
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Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa). |
Before we went to do the seawatch we checked a site for roosting
Shags (Cormorán Mondudo / Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and found that there were at least 10 birds at the site.
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Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa). |
We did not have time to check for rings so we decided to return later.
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Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa). |
Once we were up on the top of the cliffs we started the seawatch and recorded
Cory's (Pardela Cenicienta / Calonectris diomedea) and
Balearic Shearwaters (Pardela Balear / Puffinus mauretanicus),
Northern Gannet (Alcatraz Atlántico / Morus bassanus),
Yellow-legged (Gaviota Patiamarilla / Larus Michahellis),
Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus),
Mediterranean (Gaviota Cabecinegra / Larus melanocephalus) and
Audouin's Gulls (Gaviota de Audouin / Larus audouinii) which were out sea.
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Water Rail (Rascón Europeo / Rallus aquaticus). |
Inland and in the air we saw
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea),
Crag (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris) and
House Martins (Avión Común / Delichon urbica),
Pallid Swift (Vencejo Pálido /Apus pallidus) and
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala).
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Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos). |
After the sea watch we made our way to Charca de Suarez hearing a calling
Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis) on the way.
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Sand Martin (Avión Zapador / Riparia riparia). |
Once we were in the reserve we went to the hide over looking Laguna del Taraje where we had views of
European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster),
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa),
Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius),
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica),
Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus),
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis),
Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio) and an immature
Little Bittern (Avetorillo Común / Ixobrychus minutus) which was well hidden in the reeds.
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Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica). |
We moved on to the new hide over looking the new lake seeing Red Avadavat (Bengali Rojo / Amandava amandava), Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata) and hearing Water Rail (Rascón Europeo / Rallus aquaticus) on the way.
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Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata) juv. |
From the hide we saw a
Kingfisher (Martin Pescador / Alcedo atthis) briefly,
Black-rumped (
Estrilda troglodytes) and Common Waxbills (
Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti),
Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta) and then the
Black-tailed Godwit came into view from behind the reeds and showed well for the cameras.
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Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis). |
We later walked around to the main hide over looking the Laguna de las Aneas, on the water we had a male
Ferruginous Duck (Porrón Pardo / Aythya nyroca),
Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina),
Red-knobbed Coot (Focha cornuda / Fulca cristata),
Sand Martin (Avión Zapador / Riparia riparia),
Red-rumped Swallow and adult and immature
Night Herons (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax).
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Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis). |
We continued on around the reserve and had a look from the two hides over looking Laguna del Trébol but we had nothing new but we did see more
Red-knobbed Coots, a
Little Grebe on a nest, a couple of
Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope),
Stripe-necked Terrapins (Mauremys leprosa) and
Stripe-less Tree Frog (Hyla meridionalis).
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Red-knobbed Coot (Focha cornuda / Fulca cristata) chick. |
On Laguna del Lirio we had another couple of
Night Herons, a male
Little Bittern, a family of
Red-knobbed Coots and adult and immature
Western Swamp Hens.
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Adult and immature Night Herons (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax). |
At 13.00 we left the reserve and Juan drove us back to Granada and then I went home.
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