Up the Hill and later down on the fields.
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Sun Rise over the Asparagus fields near Huétor.
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I started the day by driving to the far side of the Sierra which is surprisingly well inside my Municipal area I am pleased to say.
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Rock Sparrows (Gorrión Chillón / Petronia petronia). |
When I got there I parked by one of the pools and waited to see what came in, first to arrive were lots of Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), followed by several Corn Buntings (Triguero / Emberiza calandra) and Rock Sparrows (Gorrión Chillón / Petronia petronia), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Thekla Lark (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae), Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia) and Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris).
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Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris). |
I later moved up to the Hawthorn woods where I was surprised to find around 15 Redwings (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus illacus) and a couple of Ring Ouzel (Mirlo Capiblanco / Turdus torquatus) as there were no berries on the
Hawthorns (Crataegus monogyna).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfOGi7NgunVNqrKulZERJ_SF0px1EMP6GpKke5FaifQtQ_T_UjpjosQ37lHzaY2Dw-f4ZNNsnQoX45MW5JVWZES-S8kPEg4twUX2gnmZw-d_WwRdKRYs6gAAFJFuqW8-0NbfRXVu4nMo/w640-h508/18th+Nov+20-4.jpg) |
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis). |
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Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra). |
In the same area I also found Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris), Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Rock Dove (Paloma Bravía / Columba livia), Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa) and then I heard a calling Alpine Accentor (Acentor Alpino / Prunella collaris) which flew over me.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElc4hG-a_kdZlhcegpQiegPFxB7uhQorfAYWJVnGnbBe_wsSHr6eL2DWEU1zK8Fi9bVV417iGLxuUPzpwDROJil_Los6iZm-YKmYwDn8306uUlBpRC2LBxpGdH5nvWTJVNO8H5aQEWhM/w640-h408/18th+Nov+20-1.jpg) |
Alpine Accentor (Acentor Alpino / Prunella collaris). |
I then heard several more Accentors flying in and then I saw them land on the cliff face just above me so I walked up the slope and I was soon eye tot eye with 8 of these stunning winter visitors to the Sierra.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIgapmXImgPP_0gNugwjpDvTAO47a2P1Q6XuKcr6_SfNdZKODJ9g8MuQWS6FuNd1xc6mAfbeZzwUPZOvB1D9P3kD1ROrqtjDI1puhaqUYzPbcGx0pHGIOov1hVSL2f0CUy-BU-fy_Xvk/w640-h446/18th+Nov+20-2.jpg) |
Alpine Accentor (Acentor Alpino / Prunella collaris). |
I managed to get some shots of one of the birds as it approached me before it dropped off behind a large bolder and then all 8 of the birds flew off. I walked back down to the track and then carried on a little further before turning around and making my way back to the car.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOzrqWsx05tKRkVB_eOSCwoezMlKvjfVDjykIXSfx709uwPg5E7_L2p4ju61_PdorN9OIi6-Mco0wDobhyGGKzrIcrhU5Gzkv6K6J-63k8u7QcL2ZfUIZzTkz3o9z5e2lTQV_ZMRMals/w640-h442/18th+Nov+20-8.jpg) |
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs). |
I dropped back down the mountain, on my way I saw a Weasel (Mustela nivalis) which was hunting
Meadow Pipits amongst the rocks,
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Black Wheatear (Collalba Negra / Oenanthe leucura), Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Sylvia undata),
Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula) and a Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) which I watched for 10 minutes chasing large beetles around on a grassy slope.
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Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis). |
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Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis). |
Down amongest the Pine woodlands just above the motorway I made a stop and heard and saw
Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and a small flock of
Common Crossbills (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hohedm0ojmdne4kdgnn4DqrTE5PY8UvNVwaN8S088HNQpx2AbiW2tnww5OUOt2eWpuswQ0mBy04cRPzQ9W6G3YeyGkfm_MocJJJiiqc0loM_A0-mz0isilxo9IwpRO9B4elFbZGf7rU/w640-h468/18th+Nov+20-11.jpg) |
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea). |
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Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea). |
I drove back through Loja and popped into the house to drop off most of my kit before I went for a walk down on the fields where I walked the Arroyo finding Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea),Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Common (Urraca / Pica pica) and Iberian Magpies (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops),
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), 48 Northern Lapwings (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis) and on one of the irrigation channels a
Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus).
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Northern Lapwings (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus). |
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Northern Lapwings (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus). |
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