A wet day in the woods in the lower woodlands.
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Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla). |
I left the hostal after seeing
Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata),
Common Redstart (Colirroja Real / Phoenicurus phoenicurus), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus).
I started to make my way towards Fuente De, just outside of Potes I had an Otter (Nutria / Lutra lutra) cross the road and shoot off down to the river.
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Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla). |
I made a stop at Los Llanos and had a bit of walk in the rain seeing
Dipper (Mirlo Acuático / Cinclus cinclus),
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes),
Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos),
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus), Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Long-tailed Tit (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus) and a couple of
Griffon Vultures (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAADkyY119RXy1pwATgjylZNkWqPpOEQTuZSo06DsZJoiJjdvTwEsydBXMgH3c5TikwiBcCwuc5P2Jae9ASQ9HQhBOmSMu_4mvDf4RJQh-haaCPxj0iR5uQZW_ljNYGDxJia5Kx2DCIc/w640-h460/17th-June21-4.jpg) |
Marsh Tit (Carbonero Palustre /Parus palustris). |
The rain got heavier so I walked back to the car and drove up to the area around the Cable car station where I had another damp walk finding Goldcrest (Reyezuelo Sencillo / Regulus regulus), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFA1askdI2Fv7jCDmWmzgrsCsvcZzM2BgmFqesESasBeNTsdavdoBdzmiQenRcqJ_0ZwIraIjFCLVKQaaOaalfCvJDGtOmdY6u6oFQTk11kZx5OaukDfRnlm0LB_AKWGlq0Bw3gIKVQk/w640-h520/17th-June21-3.jpg) |
Marsh Tit (Carbonero Palustre /Parus palustris). |
I walked up the hill behind the station and into the woods where I got even wetter due to the rain and all the big blobs coming off the leaves but I did pick up a few nice species including Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Common Treecreeper (Agateador Norteño / Certhia familiaris) a family party, Nuthatch (Trepador Azul / Sitta europaea), Bonelli's Warbler (Mosquitero Papialbo / Phylloscopus bonelli), Jay (Arrendajo / Garrulus glandarius) and best of all a Marsh Tit (Carbonero Palustre /Parus palustris).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf-tA3MKHJnMmO7ji8taHiUCQn9CaR-Vx02T2VwB7UNyotSF9xQEnEPUKyK3qg655KszdMTtIzEzULE5zLEYlYVFfcMIgQAbF3qgYuSKtfdl_I5u0hwvLTeUuEIRxZYvKGWjRxgd1KFM/w640-h432/17th-June21-5.jpg) |
Red-backed Shrike (Alcaudón Dorsirrojo / Lanius collurio). |
I walked back down to the car seeing Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapillus),
Red-backed Shrike (Alcaudón Dorsirrojo / Lanius collurio),
Egyptian Vulture (Alimoche Común / Neophron percnopterus), Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) and Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-6juwQCY-2rVACxmZPtF_Hsqz6xjj4VLhWK3B6OlkVhiIkvHvb4JC8Dsn-zDzQ5xXahdiGmA33NDvYTr6dh8A2_aakybAcbOFTvocgMUET1nSdfDGDunl3U0WPtT3owtS_JEGODEiFk/w618-h640/17th-June21-6.jpg) |
White Stonecrop (Sedum album). |
At about 14.30 I admitted defeat as the rain got even heavier and headed back to the Hostal were I spent some time on the PC and scanning the garden and river seeing Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator), Crag (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris) and House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica),
Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo) and a rather pale looking Wryneck (Torcecuello / Jynx torquilla).
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