A short visit to the Sierra again.
Steve and Lynn, Day Twenty two.
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Emerging Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum). |
We decided to spend Steve and Lynn's last day back in the Sierra Tejeda which had given us so much already and we again had a great walk but this time down stream from the first area of car parking.
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Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Teneral Male.
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Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Male.
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We went straight into the water and Steve quickly found the first of a few
Common Darters (Sympetrum striolatum) but this first one was still emerging from it Exuvia, there were other Teneral and adult insects seen throughout the walk.
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Western Spectre (Boyeria Irene). |
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Western Spectre (Boyeria Irene). |
We also found a recently emerged
Western Spectre (Boyeria Irene) which was tucked in low amongst some vegitation as well as
Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis), Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi), Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator) and a nice male Desert Darter (Sympetrum sinaiticum).
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Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis) female.
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Desert Darter (Sympetrum sinaiticum) immature male.
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Birds seen during the wade along the downstream section included
Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Nuthatch (Trepador Azul / Sitta europaea), Jay (Arrendajo / Garrulus glandarius),
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris),
Rock Dove (Paloma Bravía / Columba livia),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
White (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata) and a couple of
Reed Warblers (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus) feeding in the willows.
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Volucella zonaria. |
Other species seen included
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria),
Volucella zonaria,
Large Psammodromus (Psammodromus algirus), Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi), Common Toad (Bufo bufo) and
Throatwort (Trachelium caeruleum).
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Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi). |
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Common Toad (Bufo bufo). |
Just up the road we stopped again and had lunch and checked the area along the streams there where we added
Small (
Pieris rapae),
Bath (Pontia daplidice) and
Wood White (
Leptidea sinapis),
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas),
African Grass (Zizeeia knysna) and
Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus) and a few passing European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster) before heading back to the house so that Lynn and Steve could pack before returning to the UK tomorrow.