What comes to a Puddle in the mountains.
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) male. |
I drove up on to the Sierra de Loja and at a puddle on the far side of the hill I parked and waited to see what came in for a drink.
Black Redstarts (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) were the first to arrive, this nice male came in and then spent ages tap dancing on the roof of the car and it was later joined by at least 4 other birds.
Next came the Meadow Pipits (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis) with several coming in to drink during the time I was there and one bird enjoying a wash and scrub up over about 20 minutes.
Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis). |
Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia). |
Another nice species that arrived was a Northern Wheatear (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe), I was not surprised to see it as there had been five or six birds along the track as I had driven up. I was up on the Sierra a week or so earlier and we had seen Northern Wheater but we also had really good numbers of Black Wheatear (Collalba Negra / Oenanthe leucura) but today they were noticable by their absence.
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis). |
Corn Buntings (Triguero / Emberiza calandra) also came in but never stayed long enough for me to get the camera on them but the Goldfinches (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis) were a little happier to stay.
Northern Wheatear (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe). |
Rock Sparrows (Gorrión Chillón / Petronia petronia). |
A couple of Rock Sparrows (Gorrión Chillón / Petronia petronia) came in for a drink and both showed their nice yellow throat spots.
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba). |
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis). |
After about 2.5 hours I packed up and went and had a look amongst the Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) bushes which were almost berry free so I was not surprised to only found a single Ring Ouzel (Mirlo Capiblanco / Turdus torquatus) but I was pleased to see 4 Redwings (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus illacus).
Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia). |
On my way further down the hill had views of Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa), Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), another Rock Bunting which sat in a bush and eventually a pair of Black Wheatears.
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