Another go at the Penduline Tit.
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Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata). |
I parked at my usual spot and then walked along the bank between the Lucerne fields and the almost completly dry Arroyo which was just holding on to a few puddles, as I walked I saw and heard 13
Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax) but they were difficult to count in the deep Lucerne so there could well have been more, several Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus) which called loudly from the Olives but remained out of sight,
Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius),
Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago),
Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus),
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) and
Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae).
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A stunning male Penduline Tit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus). |
I took to the track by the Walnut trees and soon had a bunch of
Iberian Magpies (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki) racing ahead of me from the reeds, a
Water Pipit (Bisbita Alpino / Anthus spinoletta) on the muddy margin of one of the puddles and good numbers of Tree Sparrows (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus) which were sat on top of the concrete defences along the one stretch of the Arroyo.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHOzNRx0zGw21ilcFg6w2hGrGREr689lOiOvhKh38Khz6I-WhdDJod8O72TBGUdbIcPZ1VsB1M11_I62B836qVR4nM4toxht1RNpngGqarioFwYsAoOCWOa1rvzbGu9N6T_xGTf0EdpY5dEL7IoxUU7UlEa1Fgfeja0LFUspnaYtl3I_KtCTb6z2lx=w640-h474) |
Penduline Tit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus). |
I dropped down under the road and continued on down to towards the Railway line adding Brambling (Pinzón Real / Fringilla montifringilla), Bluethroat (Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and almost at the furthest point I heard the Penduline Tit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus) again, this stunning male had been a new bird for the patch two days ago but when I found it I didn't have my camera with me due to the weather, yesterday I tried to relocate it but failed, so I was very pleased to find it again.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtZeFsXtLnAVVXlDUrNd8sdwYm1FiE6eKWZCPHT-Lk1101BSlwRdR0kNGGv6xa_qnmvSy5338UhQCkBsCMJCWMlQRGTxNITaAr27YKfjMTm9djNMIIkHVNM2Vy9khRfmG8RbcCXXkLnYKX0ZnrekSCIwaKTeNM7bRkz5UmRTazSItird4bk1Syhr2G=w640-h570) |
Penduline Tit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus). |
It was around 30 meters away in some tall reeds so I sat down on the lower bank above some tasty looking Reedmace heads and waited but it flew straight passed me and away down the Arroyo but I stayed still and waited, I could constantly hear it calling and watched it feeding distantly but after nearly 2.5 hours the bird worked its way back up to me and came to the reed heads I thought looked promising and it fed there for a few seconds allowing me to get some shots.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaiH40Rt0fxyFAJD2yQI554vPVIMvhi9SgMa3B0lthHU_2QZiMQp7ugR-y2N3m4u-sOyMNBYow7ENcJTHzwl9GZ2xtr6r_Q2EEpz9aae9pqdvUiwGdJhxS-_4qcoUD5TCnzEoW9US6Ei6UwqmeN-DfnONlr20KpTgI6h2Vnqeb_qQHFWUAKwDdnivN=w640-h480) |
Penduline Tit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus). |
I was well pleased but in quite a bit of pain for a short while as just about everything had seized up after sitting there for so long, I walked back towards the car, on the way back I had Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Sylvia undata),
Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis) and Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis).
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