Looking for Thrushes in the Sierra and Barn Owls amongst the Tobacco Barns.
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Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Sylvia undata). |
I start the list off at the house with
Siskin (Lúgano / Carduelis spinus),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major),
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus) and on the way out to the Sierra
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus),
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata) and
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus).
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Ring Ouzel (Mirlo Capiblanco / Turdus torquatus). |
Once I was up on the Sierra I drove to the far side and on the way I saw
Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Black Wheatear (Collalba Negra / Oenanthe leucura), Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris),
Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata).
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Ring Ouzel (Mirlo Capiblanco / Turdus torquatus). |
Once at the furhtest point I parked on the side of the track amongst the Hawthorn trees and waited to see what appeared, birds that turned up included several
Ring Ouzel (Mirlo Capiblanco / Turdus torquatus) x20+,
Fieldfare (Zorzal Real / Turdus pilaris) x3,
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Mistle Thrush,
Redwing (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus illacus),
Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Sylvia undata) and
Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus). I had a walk up on to the scree slopes above the track looking for some
Alpine Accentors (Acentor Alpino / Prunella collaris) that I could hear from the car, once I found the flock I turned up 11 birds but they remained distant and when a
Sparrowhawk came in flew up and over the crags.
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Fieldfare (Zorzal Real / Turdus pilaris). |
After a while I dropped down to a nearby pool where I was surprised to find a
Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus) along with the first of a few
Rock Sparrows (Gorrión Chillón / Petronia petronia) and
Linnets (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina) along with a nice male
Blue-rock Thrush (Roquero Solitario / Monticola solitarius).
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Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus). |
On my way down the hill I added
Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia) which sat for the Camera,
Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita),
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Bonelli's Eagle (Aguila-azor / Hieraetus faciatus) and down by the exit a male
Cirl Bunting (Escribano Soteno / Emberiza cirlus) which was singing from the top of a small pine tree.
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A day time moon from the Sierra. |
Later in the day Jayne and I headed Up towards Granada to visit a Chanel exhibition in the city, on the way we stopped off at an area of agricultural lands surrounded by old Tobacco barns looking for
Barn Owl (Lechuza Común / Tyto alba) but again I dipped.
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Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus). |
However I did see quite a few species including
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Iberian Grey Shrike (Alcaudón Real Meridional / Lanius meridionalis),
Corn Bunting,
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
Blackbird,
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica),
Black Redstart,
Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs),
White Wagtail,
Spotless Starling,
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis),
Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Common Chiffchaff,
Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops),
House Sparrow and last of all a
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea) which drifted in to a nearby reed bed for the night.
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Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia). |
We went up in to the city and had a good time at the exhibition and then had a mooooch around before heading back to Huétor for some food.
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