A walk around part of the lower loop.
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| Giant Orchids (Himanthoglosum Robertiana). |
I parked near the almost dry puddle and went for a walk part way around the loop, in the Pines I found lots of nicely in flower
Giant Orchids (Himanthoglosum Robertiana) including a nice white flowered hypochrimic spike.
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| Giant Orchid (Himanthoglosum Robertiana) hypochromic plant. |
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| Giant Orchid (Himanthoglosum Robertiana) hypochromic plant. |
I also found good numbers of
Somber Bee Orchids (Ophrys fusca / foresteri),
Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis) and a couple of
Hummingbird Hawkmoths (Macroglossum stellatarum) which were nectering on the flowering Almond trees. |
| Somber Bee Orchids (Ophrys fusca / foresteri). |
Bird wise I saw Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Jay (Arrendajo / Garrulus glandarius),
Iberian (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki) and
Common Magpies (Urraca / Pica pica),
Blue (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus), Long-tailed (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus),
Coal (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater),
Crested (Herrerillo Capuchino / Parus cristatus) and
Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Thekla Lark (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae),
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia).
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| Amethyst Toadflax (Linaria amethystea). |
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| Amethyst Toadflax (Linaria amethystea). |
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| Common Whitlowgrass (Erophila verna). |
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| Common Whitlowgrass (Erophila verna). |
I returned to the car and checked a south facing bank a bit further down the track, here I found
Bellis microcephala, Amethyst Toadflax (Linaria amethystea),
Common Whitlowgrass (Erophila verna),
Large Psammodromus (Psammodromus algirus), Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra),
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) and then I hear a calling raptor which turned out to be a female
Northern Goshawk (Azor Común / Accipitor gentillis).
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| Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia). |
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| Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia). |
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| Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia). |
It was quite warm on the bank and I recorded singles of
Clouded Yellow (Colias corceua),
Bath White (Pontia daplidice) and
Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri) as well as
Carpentor Bee (Xylocopa violacea), Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia), Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris), a Gagea species which is possibly
Gagea lacaitae ????? and
Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris).
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Gagea lacaitae ?????
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| Gagea lacaitae ????? |
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