A couple more for the year list and a trip over to see friends.
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Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild). |
I left Los Helechos early after a good night and drove north to a spot along a dry river bed near to the town of Los Palacios y Villafranca where I parked and stood by the car looking for the very local
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) which have been in the area for a few years now but failed to see them for the first time.
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Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild). |
However I still built up a nice list including
Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus),
European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster),
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti),
Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator),
Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus) and my first Western Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna opaca) of the year.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbVM6HU4gpaLluYWsds-401e6_BN8zddM3aspohev4cAcwp8COmqtZgE2aZ8vnakaybhNIm_ldUAXpi0MXyeoJMT3NItqHvHBw-IreyQCCMtE4kmUeMLcYuu31HvqaLcO7RrfMgecXfw/w640-h500/7th-June-21-5.jpg) |
Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax). |
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Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax). |
I walked across the bridge and then along the far back along side the wetland and reedbeds, as I walked I found Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus),
Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax), Western Cattle (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis) and Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta), Squacco Heron (Garcilla Cangrejera / Ardeola ralloides), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina),
Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus),
Whiskered Tern (Fumarel Cariblanca / Chilidonias hybridus),
Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola) and
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).
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Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto). |
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White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia). |
I drove through the town and out on a track to the west of the town where I drove to an almost dry pool with a good sized Heronrey in a bank of Tamarisk trees, on the way I had several pairs of
White Storks (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia) on pylons, some more
European Bee-eaters feeding from the wires and down on the ditches lots more
Night Herons.
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Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer). |
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Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer). |
Once I arrived at the pool I added
Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea), Glossy Ibis, Whiskered Terns, Black-headed Gulls, a nice male Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer) which was singing from the top of dead sticks and a female
Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDV1RqTzDJCA1XeVD6OsBeZ46AM24qq70eM-4TzvWsartsGafKT0N0OAgy3QPErhtrpIXmXRgzqWEbSgezcxb6WuppavMnUaHddQ0QP_IqEV_5fzcuB4JabZdkn3LiacM97mOL1hjm9A/w640-h518/7th-June-21-15.jpg) |
European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster). |
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Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax). |
I finished breakfast and drove out to the first area of water along the main track where I was surprised to see loads of water but not many birds, on the pools I found 4
Marbled Ducks (Marmaronetta angustirostris) which was very nice, masses of Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio),
Black-winged Stilts,
Great Reed Warbler (Carricero Tordal / Acrocephalus arundinaceus), Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus), Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae), Savi's Warbler (Buscarla Unicolor / Locustella luscinoides),
Little Grebe, Purple (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea) and Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea) and Black Kite (Milano Negro / Milvus migrans).
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Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) female. |
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Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio). |
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Western Swamp-hen (Calamon Común / Porphyrio porphyrio). |
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Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris). |
On the first bend in the river I added
Eurasian Spoonbill (Espátula Común / Platalea leucorodia),
Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Gull-billed Tern (Pagaza Piconegra / Gelochelidon nilotica) and Greater Short-toed Lark (Terrera Común / Calandrella brachydactyla).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSQIIJ_4i7ijPmukGGm08RVhOTvYTbSa9Zf3sqTlRt2gMm5zJf5rwUETTtZigiM_WcEMA4EYbtMBZHdVhn6NIgZOqyTmJbQsoN5aesdQh6sFskhEwGP9xAFpwC06RTI6wM3Zr9OJkLW8/w640-h496/7th-June-21-21.jpg) |
Clouded Yellow (Colias corceua). |
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Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra) female.
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Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra). |
I continued on around the rest of the area before heading off towards Grazalema but I didn't add anything else.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JRleZpJctHXS2qdBCGCR97QcXwcdjZ-HsNyXqGfHJ6SBEW8lN3c50mb9anA66ejAbgC1WpzX8i57h5FkSPyxg8EPjTAc9LuA4GNPwKVSFleoZiTEPLuLFPykSvYrBPYdXzDYlYn3sdI/w640-h588/7th-June-21-23.jpg) |
Campanula mollis. |
On the way through the mountains I made a stop at Fuente del Descansadero where I spent some time gong through the butterflies finding lots of Cleopatras (Gonepteryx cleopatra), Spanish Gatekeeper (Pyronia bathsheba),
Clouded Yellow (Colias corceua), Holly (Celastrina argiolus) and
Common / Southern Blue (Polyommatus icarus / celina),
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Small (Thymelicus sylvestris) and Southern Marbled Skipper (Carcharodus baeticus), an unexpected Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis) and on the surrounding rocks I also had Campanula mollis.
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Candlestick Bugloss (Echium boissieri). |
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Curly Rockrose (Cistus crispus). |
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Tolpis nemoralis. |
I continued on finding Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirundo daurica), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Jay (Arrendajo / Garrulus glandarius),
Crested Tit (Herrerillo Capuchino / Parus cristatus) and
Booted Eagle (Aguililla Calzada / Hieraaetus pennatus).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PhR9lwA9KDCiayoCi5cLmWxn_M6v55jQu-gqujerB12MSYivKASnJe7esE79e6oVl2Vp_s13D0Z6vtnH4H3H6yXnVetmv1eKD_f3e-M0lmy2CN3pdS0bpi3py5LWgIsPiDZakfBN7Go/w640-h420/7th-June-21-1.jpg) |
Blue-eye (Erythromma lindenii). |
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Blue-eye (Erythromma lindenii). |
My next stop was at the Mirador Puerto del Boyar where I saw Tolpis nemoralis,
Curly Rockrose (Cistus crispus),
Grey-leaved Cistus (Cistus albidus),
Candlestick Bugloss (Echium boissieri),
Echium albicans and half a dozen or so
Griffon Vultures (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxq2wSfy-KBTX7W3DXCAuxR3YcgNDW5ExX0p2atJDRDoSwk50mYj1otgQ4Q1xIRBs5aNh4jZ6Wp3CiXFwWaVQj3e_fZiGBmgDhQxh0nntoLHr7_BQqzdbX-yxv8WVSpVfLmcjknvAOpE/w640-h552/7th-June-21-27.jpg) |
Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris).
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I drove through Grazalema as I was too early still to meet Sue and made a brief stop on the Rio Guadalete seeing male and female Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) before having a walk along a stretch of the Arroyo de Campabuches finding Blue-eye (Erythromma lindenii), Orange Featherleg (Platycnemis acutipennis),
Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator), Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi), a Pincertail species, Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris),
Small White (Pieris rapae), Golden Oriole (Oropéndola / Oriolus oriolus),
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata),
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina) and lots of the noisy Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CXXlbW9KPXG9hwob3CnNeG4rLgA32_146JBEzOog9AevzxeUEvvpoLZ1he6VR9yV7bSmyo7Z7NE1h5ziJNt0O_0SKWjq3ximfFToBL-t-W_c9noCod0N0SqkEcEwoLEZ65474IDWez4/w640-h542/7th-June-21-30.jpg) |
Small White (Pieris rapae). |
I got to Sue's at around 18.00 and we had a good chat and caught up with a few things as both of our lifes had been turned upside down for one reason or another. Whilst we sat up on the terrace we had Pallid (Vencejo Pálido /Apus pallidus), Common Swifts (Vencejo Común / Apus apus) in large numbers and a couple of Alpines (Vencejo Real / Apus melba), Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica) and a nice male
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJD3UlCLYeW3SPqKXkbDsUHZGo_BYkdMwIWl0Ufm5UlOfacnQqMe8N7aJplws2Hy_6cPC-Dz742txeFKK3SrEiW7b2mVu4ChQH65IQUW0cH7W7LH2Q2rRN1ez2u9PqiYyaUOKmbpNQ8w/w640-h482/7th-June-21-29.jpg) |
Orange Featherleg (Platycnemis acutipennis). |
Later we had a very nice evening meal, a glass of Red and chatted for ages, did me good and Sue I hope.
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