Almost feels like Spring, ALMOST.
Second Municipal Lock down Day 24.
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Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax). |
It was mostly cloudy but today was a great deal warmer than the last few days, mostly due to the wind dying down, throughout the walk I could hear
Corn Buntings (Triguero / Emberiza calandra) singing well and rattling out there call.
The local Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata) were also sat up high on bushes and reed stems singing, as were Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) when they weren't chasing and fighting each other.
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Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax). |
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Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax) were on the Lucerne fields and the males were leaping and running around like lunatics displaying to the female birds. Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus) numbers had risen and on the far side of the fields there were at least 120 birds feeding and roosting.
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A dozing Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua). |
I continued on and started to see some hirundines feeding over the water, today as it has been for the last couple of days most were
House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica) with a mix of
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) and at least a couple of
Sand Martins (Avión Zapador / Riparia riparia) first of the year.
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Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae). |
I continued on passing the Poplar wood seeing
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), a calling Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Spotless (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) and
Common Starlings (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), both White (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and
Grey Wagtails (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea) and at least 3 Reed Buntings (Escribano Palustre / Emberiza schoeniclus) all females.
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Tree Sparrows (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Serins (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), Linnets (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Goldfinches (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis) and a female Reed Bunting (Escribano Palustre / Emberiza schoeniclus). |
Further along before I reached the end of the track I had 6x Common Moorhens (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla) and several Bluethroats (Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica), at least 3 males and a female.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvmYwmUVmhH1pvZW4sAcQdfwVJQ6UgMKbYBnN_GOMkm4Rh6CV-HNZ1uYC5UeSSU670ngRZuENQqR7SEsp6Z2lnvnTZKIz3NLzIagn0CS8LWMqEVnmBxKtnZWuNDdF8QsSRP75G82jjkw/s16000/9th-Feb-21-6.jpg) |
Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys fusca / foresteri). |
I dropped off the main track and walked around the Juncus field finding at least 2 more Bluethroats, a Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Sylvia undata),
Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti) and 3x Zitting Cisticola's (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAKthYnecpKPgcJvoKIxa9qO5Wa7DPWrNYT6qis-uU3IGD9P6AUm7dAWij4zsFskPFYf-fFCzMFqlP3H2pITM1M0WJOvdndljD74KB1l68xrBMvDHw_wJYS2LlxWEVf33S8gU5A2E8E0/w640-h634/9th-Feb-21-9.jpg) |
Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys fusca / foresteri). |
As I walked back I added Water Pipit (Bisbita Alpino / Anthus spinoletta), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus) x3, Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius), a single Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis) and Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos).
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Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum Robertiana). |
As I walked along the Lucerne fields again a large flock of birds flew up and some landed on the Eastern fence, they included
Tree Sparrows (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Serins (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Linnets (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Goldfinches (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis) and a female Reed Bunting (Escribano Palustre / Emberiza schoeniclus).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9UoG9cW-HwDL-5WuPa3ZO55xYnQOEPbKAkOVT268dBsrxCk3IJM2byU_YNJxoEHyJlni08jjalfP26MxSL051j0S1wG-PoYjiJagWxUMz-X1_HPBami6T6FzpJAvUJN-MWVVUTAe0ws/s16000/9th-Feb-21-8.jpg) |
Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum Robertiana). |
Later in the afternoon I popped up to the Pine Woods on the slopes of Hacho where I photographed the Somber Bee (Ophrys fusca / foresteri) and Giant Orchids (Himantoglossum Robertiana).
Whilst I was doing this I also recorded Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus) and Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia).
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Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum Robertiana). |
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