My normal walk but with a new species for the patch right at the end.
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Red Fox (Zorro / Vulpus vulpus). |
I parked down by the Arroyo and walked out along the bank as far as the plantation and back again on a beautiful sunny but cold (-5) morning. As I got out of the car I saw a very nice Red Fox (Zorro / Vulpus vulpus) crossing the top edge of the Lucerne fields and as it went it kept checking on me until it was happy it was out of range if I had turned out to be one of the Macho tossers with a gun.
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Western Cattle Egrets (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis). |
As I crunched my way along the frost covered back of the Arroyo there were seveal cold looking Western Cattle Egrets (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis), a good number of Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax), as well as loads of Spotless Starlings (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) and for the first time this winter a few Common Starling (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris), a restless flock of Northern Lapwings (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus) which were continously flushing and around 15 Golden Plovers (Chorlito Dorado Europeo / Pluvialis apricaia) but they were difficult to count as the Lucerne was getting taller. |
Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax). |
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Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax). |
In the trees along the road through the Asparagus fields there were good numers of finched including Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs). |
A hard frost.
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Around the plantation there were large numbers of Iberian Magpies (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), a calling
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and a calling
Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax).
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Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina). |
On the way back I added
Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops) much lower numbers now, Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla). |
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki). |
Just before I reached the car I was watching a flock of Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild) when I was aware of a large Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba) flying up he Arroyo and away up towards Montifrio, a new species for the patch. |
Northern Lapwings (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus). |
In the area around the car I also saw Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis)Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra),
Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus),
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos) and
Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti).
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Great Egret (Garceta Grande / Egretta alba). |
I drove back up to the house and finished off with a pair of
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) and a
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus).
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