A new mammal species for my Granada list.
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Otter (Nutria / Lutra lutra). |
We all headed out south and parked by the Pantaneta de Alhama and scanned the pool from the Observatorio de aves where I was over the moon to see my first live
Otter (Nutria / Lutra lutra) in Granada hunting along the far shore.
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Otter (Nutria / Lutra lutra). |
On the water and around the margin there were several Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina), Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).
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Blue-rock Thrush (Roquero Solitario / Monticola solitarius).
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Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus). |
Other species seen along the walk were
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
House (Avión Común / Delichon urbica) and
Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris),
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica),
European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster),
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Blue-rock Thrush (Roquero Solitario / Monticola solitarius), Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus) and Rock Sparrow (Gorrión Chillón / Petronia petronia).
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Mediterranean Spurge (Euphorbia characias). |
Butterflies included
Provence Orange-tip (Anthocharis euphenodes) x6,
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) x2,
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) x1,
Large White (Pieris brassicae) x3 and Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) x4.
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Sarcocapnos enneaphylla. |
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Linaria aeruginea.
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Wild flowers seen were
Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea),
Cloven Petalled Campion (Silene colorata), Mediterranean Spurge (Euphorbia characias),
Sarcocapnos enneaphylla and
Linaria aeruginea.
1 comment:
Great that you saw otter. I'm a bit envious!
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