A couple of year ticks on the patch.
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Clouded Yellow (Colias corcea) male.
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Clouded Yellow (Colias corcea) female.
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I got a message from John and Jenny Wainwright to say that they had seen a
Whinchat (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra) down on the fields so I headed down there a little while later, I parked at the usual place and walked the Arroyo and then stayed on the road out to the plantation.
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Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae). |
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Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae). |
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Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae). |
As I walked I picked up
Clouded Yellow (Colias corcea),
Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator),
Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis) and on the fence at the far end of the Lucerne fields the male Whinchat (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra).
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House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica). |
I continued on and added a nice fresh looking
Melodious Warbler (Zarcero Común / Hippolais polyglotta), Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki) and a small group of
Greater Short-toed Larks (Terrera Común / Calandrella brachydactyla).
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House Martins (Avión Común / Delichon urbica) collecting mud. |
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House Martins (Avión Común / Delichon urbica). |
I returned to the car and drove back to the ford where I parked for a while and watch a group of
House Martins (Avión Común / Delichon urbica) collecting mud for their nest building work.
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