Up my favourite hill for a day with Anita from Granada.
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The view out West towards Archidona.
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After an hour of pain with Rafa the Physio who is helping to sort my back out I met Anita at the Cortijo de Tajar where we had a Coffee / Tea before heading up onto Sierra de Loja for a look round.
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The view East to Sierra Nevada.
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It was somewhat cloudier than I had hoped but we still managed a few nice species including the uncommon
Three-leaved Crocus (Colchicum triphyllum), lots of
Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia), Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes),
Arisarum simorrhinum,
Erodium primulaceum and
Giant Orchid (Himanthoglosum Robertiana).
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Three-leaved Crocus (Colchicum triphyllum). |
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Three-leaved Crocus (Colchicum triphyllum). |
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Three-leaved Crocus (Colchicum triphyllum). |
Birds were quiet but included
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Thekla Lark (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae),
Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra) and
Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa),
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua),
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki),
Iberian Grey Shrike (Alcaudón Real Meridional / Lanius meridionalis),
Blue (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus), Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and Coal Tit (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater), Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata),
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and Alpine Accentor (Acentor Alpino / Prunella collaris).
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Erodium primulaceum. |
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Erodium primulaceum. |
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Fern Species.
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Other species seen were Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Rabbit (Conejo / Oryctolagus cuniculus), Spanish Ibex (Cabra montés / Capra pyrenaica hispanica) and
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta).
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Giant Orchid (Himanthoglosum Robertiana). |
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