A couple of Rivers north of Malaga, one nice one not so nice.Steve and Lynn, Day Six.
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Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator). |
Steve and I headed down to Malaga and then inland to visit a couple of rivers where we were again searching for Dragons, we started on the Rio Casarabanella which in past years has been brilliant but unfortunately the area which was good now has a raw sewage inlet somewhere up stream which contaminated pretty much the whole section.
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Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum).
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We did however have a walk up stream trying to stay out of the water as much as possible finding a few species on the way including a very nice
Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator), Keeled (Orthetrum coerulescens) and
Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma), Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum),
Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi), White Featherleg (Platycnemis latipes),
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum) and Iberian Bluetail (Ischnura graellsii). |
Grasshopper Species.
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As we walked we also saw Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila pennatus), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti) and
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos).
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Cooling off with a Faded Pincertail.
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Steve getting a close up of the Pincertail.
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Looking up stream with a Pincetail on the rock.
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Steve eyeing up his next photograph.
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We spent several hours at this spot seeing more
Broad Scarlets,
Epaulet,
Keeled and
Southern Skimmers,
Orange-winged Dropwings, Iberian Bluetail, White Featherleg, Blue / Common Emperor as well as Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis), Small Pincertail (Onychogomphus forcipatus), Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) and Blue-eye (Erythromma lindenii).
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Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus). |
By 15.00 it was well over 40 degrees so even sitting in the river did not work and we decided after a really good few hours to head back towards the house.
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Later we sat out on the terrace and had both Red-necked Nightjar (Chotacabras Cuellirrojo / Caprimulgus ruficollis) and Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).
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