A Butterfly walk through the Olives.
Second Lock down Day 47, released to Provincial area.
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Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri). |
Once it warmed up I went for a walk out into the Olives, once I crossed the Barranco I again started to find nice species but I was even happier to meet the farther and son who farm these Olive groves, I had a talk with them and found out that they do deliberately farm ecologically and let the wildflowers grow with out spraying everything.
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Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri). |
He said they do things as eco as possible but they do have to spray the trees but at least quite a lot of wildlife still thrives on their land and when I showed them the
Fan-lipped Orchids (
Anacamptis collina) they seemed genuinely pleased to have them.
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Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri). |
In the area just over the Barranco I found
Provence Hairstreak (Tomares ballus) x3, Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus), Southern Blue (Polyommatus celina) and plenty of
Clouded Yellows (Colias croceus).
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Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri). |
Plants included
Cynoglossum cheirifolium,
Wild Clary (Salvia verbenaca),
Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis),
White Mignonette (Reseda Alba),
Common Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis), Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) and Wild Grape Hyacinth (
Muscari neglectum). |
Wild Clary (Salvia verbenaca). |
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Common Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis). |
I continued on along the track to the farm, on the way I had the first of several Western Dappled Whites (Euchloe crameri), a single Green-Striped (Euchloe belemia), several
Small (
Pieris rapae) and some
Large Whites (Pieris brassicae) which seemed to be happy nectaring on the Field Marigolds. |
Large White (Pieris brassicae). |
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Large White (Pieris brassicae). |
As I walked through the far side of the Olives I had flight views of a Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Woodlark (Totovia / Lullula arborea) and overhead
House Martins (Avión Común / Delichon urbica) and
Barn Swallows (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) were feeding.
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Wasp Species.
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I did however get a couple of Spanish Brown Argus (Aricia cramera),
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) as well as a
Hoverfly and
Wasp species which still need a name.
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White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba). |
In a damp part of the Barranco I had a
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and in the surrounding brambles
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula) and
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus).
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