A walk along the Arroyo.
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Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax). |
I parked in the usual place along the Arroyo Vilano where I had views of Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) x250+ during the full walk, Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla), Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala) and Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus) x123.
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Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax). |
As I walked along the bank I scanned the Lucerne fields seeing the Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax) x30, a small flock of Golden Plover (Chorlito Dorado Europeo / Pluvialis apricaia) x5,
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Western Cattle Egrets (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis) x4,
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Feral Pigeon (Paloma Bravía / Columba livia),
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata) x7, Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus) x1,
Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago) x1,
Crested (Cogujada / Galerida cristata) and
Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis),
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita) and Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4FStxyl-sWX6Jb40og-Pa_-jmoW8EP1FtiekUZcXmZX2_wq6sR5HLXvj-YVhk6jkQMddYStccXvupR6SIYI72iFBpd8XX0RDGLZ3mzPYImF0APboHn-EqnGey5EOuibtA5V-fkY958Q/w640-h428/21st+Dec+20-6.jpg) |
Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax). |
In the stretch through the Asparagus fields I found Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra), Serin, Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus) x6 and Common Waxbills (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild) x7.I reached the plantation and could hear a Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major) chip calling, several Iberian Magpies (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki) x60 and had a small flock of Greenfinches (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris).
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Reed Bunting (Escribano Palustre / Emberiza schoeniclus). |
As I walked back to the car I picked up 2
Reed Buntings (Escribano Palustre / Emberiza schoeniclus) which since their main wintering spot on the patch was destroyed by one the farmers has become a rare visitor.
I also had
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Common Starlings (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris) x2 the first I had seen in a while,
Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Sylvia undata),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), Common Kestrels (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus) x2 and last bird of the day a nice female Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus).
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Reed Bunting (Escribano Palustre / Emberiza schoeniclus). |
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