Out on the furthest parts of the patch after the restrictions are lifted slightly.
Second Lock down Day 44, released to Provincial area.
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Great Spotted Cuckoo (Crialo Europeo / Clamator gladarius). |
I drove out to the area near to Granada called El Temple, on the way I had 6
Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina) on a small Irrigation pool on the roadside near Santa Fe and further on
Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus) and
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus).
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Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus). |
Out on the fields of El Temple I started the list with
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra),
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica),
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), a male Blue-rock Thrush (Roquero Solitario / Monticola solitarius), Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus) and the first of several Great Spotted Cuckoo's (Crialo Europeo / Clamator gladarius).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMEKQ9BTFebDfjJUMb50qiXw5q_XRdt2whBXESKk1K0NKw82EvYbD52rYbQ2-BCNbBZEhFV9P3Rp-ny7fYJ6Pwcyh6X3mrlrJ8qm5o7eRGwSMjTeSWB6OorAywPkP8o3qBcIff-4aZ0M/w640-h580/28th-Feb-21-9.jpg) |
Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua). |
I drove out on one of the tracks to a spot where I soon found a stunning pair Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus), a good number of singing Calandra Larks (Calandria / Melanocorypha calandra) and several Meadow Pipits (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9CkXnrs2zhphKzhLFEAkzftXSFwmAcBX13DxBGlthG95OuIqvi3HDgFAM6CmL8TtOYCqPnxN0HXAabYNVVuVson_-yjuHHdVl4gDH3ETw710dyK1kZ9k6-xxaniP55ynaM4fHRehyphenhyphen9E/w640-h496/28th-Feb-21-10.jpg) |
Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra). |
Just along the road I again took to the tracks and soon started to hear and see more Great Spotted Cuckoo's, a bush full of both Spotless and Common Starlings (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris), Iberian Grey Shrike (Alcaudón Real Meridional / Lanius meridionalis), a
Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) which was sat up on some Solar panels, a singing
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita) and at least 5 Red-legged Partridges (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOw1ZlBufPHB_matbD-uF2qE3y4hPLVEJ5bSgPmlLcuXESktGZQG53TkTuUosOFv6F3f3E4OBfAAnZgxdlhP33BMOgopIQUD-g1_2gDD3Nweo3MVZ_8dfnKAl0B6VM9bzbaomo2FFcGe4/w640-h446/28th-Feb-21-11.jpg) |
Northern Goshawk (Azor Común / Accipitor gentillis). |
I left the fields and the took the road over to Cacìn Village, on the way I picked up Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Northern Goshawk (Azor Común / Accipitor gentillis), Thekla Lark (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae) and
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).
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Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra). |
Once I was in the Valley I dropped south to a point over the gorge where I stopped and found good numbers of Jackdaws mixed in with a flock of around 25
Red-billed Choughs (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax),
Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris),
Rock Sparrow (Gorrión Chillón / Petronia petronia),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), a singing
Cirl Bunting (Escribano Soteno / Emberiza cirlus),
Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and as I drove back towards Cacín I had a couple of
Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos) fly across the road and out into the Olives and a soaring
Golden Eagle (Águila Real / Aquila chrysaetos) which was moving along the ridge to the left of the road.
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Coal Tit (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater). |
My next stop was at the Contra-embalse where there was a vehicle parked in the usual spot from Medio Ambiante, I parked and had a chat to Rubín one of the Agents. Later I checked out what was on the water finding
Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus) x8, Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca),
Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra),
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), a
Water Rail (Rascón Europeo / Rallus aquaticus) which showed well on the reed edges,
Little Grebes (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), a Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea) which was on the dead branches over the water, a calling Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti) and two displaying
Marsh Harriers (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus).
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Fan-lipped Orchid (Anacamptis collina). |
Just along the road I stopped near the Rio Cacín bridge finding
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Long-tailed Tit (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus),
Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra) x3, Blue (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus) and Coal Tit (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater) and a calling Eurasian Eagle Owl (Búho Real / Bubo bubo) on the nearby crags.
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Bluethroat (Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica) female.
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I drove up the valley and as I was going I had a large shadow pass over me and when I looked up I saw a very smart Bonelli's Eagle (Aguila-azor Perdicera / Hieraaetus faciatus) which I followed for a while before pulling in and hoping to get a photo but by the time I was out of the car the bird was gone, however I did find a good number of Iberian Magpies (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki) in the pines and a few spikes of Somber Bee Orchids (Ophrys fusca / foresteri) on the road side.
I cut back across to the motorway via the fields near Moraleda finding lots more Great-spotted Cuckoo's, at least 3 Iberian Green Woodpeckers (Pito Real / Picus sharpei) and several Linnets (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina).
I took the service road and checked out Balsa de Regidor adding Northern Shovelers (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata) and Great Cormorants (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo).
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Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata). |
My last stop was out on the fields locally as I needed to get some steps in and I also found Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major), Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax), Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica), Water Pipit (Bisbita Alpino / Anthus spinoletta), Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirundo daurica), Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae), Bluethroat (Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica), Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago) and to finish with a nice male Spanish Sparrow (Gorrión Moruno / Passer hispaniolensis) before heading home.
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