A stroll around the lower loop and a quick look in the Pine woods.
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| Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus). |
I had an afternoon walk around the loop, I parked at the Bins just off the Loja road and then walked up onto the Southern slope where I found
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) x2 which were the only butterflies I saw which surprised me as I had hoped for a few more species by now.
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| Giant Orchid (Himanthoglosum Robertiana). |
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| Giant Orchid (Himanthoglosum Robertiana). |
On the slope I also saw
Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia), Amethyst Toadflax (Linaria amethystea),
Field marigold (Calendula arvensis) and
Erophila verna and on the bird front Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos),
Long-tailed Tit (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus),
Siskin (Lúgano / Carduelis spinus),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata),
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki).
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| Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys fusca / foresteri). |
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| Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys fusca / foresteri). |
On my way I took a slight detour off the loop into the Pines where I found several
Giant Orchids (Himanthoglosum Robertiana) and a scattering of Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys fusca / foresteri).
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