Some new Orchids for the year and a short walk along the Lucerne fields.
Ebird List for the fields.
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Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea). |
I went to a spot in the Moraleda area and check a small area of abandoned Almond Groves where I found
Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea), Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora) and a single spike of the Hybrid between
Ophrys bombyliflora x Ophrys tenthredinifera called
Ophrys x sommieri.
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Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea). |
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Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea). |
The only other species of orchid I saw in flower was
Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea) as well as a good number of over with
Fan-lipped Orchids (
Anacamptis collina).
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Ophrys x sommieri. |
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Ophrys x sommieri. |
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Ophrys x sommieri. |
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Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora). |
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Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora). |
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Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea). |
Whilst I was there I also picked up
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs) and Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).
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Common Whitethroat (Curruca Zarcera / Sylvia communis). |
On my way home I stopped off on the fields, I parked at the usual spot and then walked up stream first and then out to the far end of the Lucerne Fields.
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Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax). |
The most intersting species up stream were
Spanish (Yellow) (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) and
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), 1x Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta) and 3x Western Cattle Egrets (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator),
Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), Common Whitethroat (Curruca Zarcera / Sylvia communis), my first Willow Warblers (Mosquitero Musical / Phylloscopus trochillus) of the year and a calling
Iberian Green Woodpecker (Pito Real / Picus sharpei).
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Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra). |
Along the fields I saw a group of 5
Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax) which included 3 females being chased down by the two males, 2x Black-winged Kites (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus), a pale phase Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila pennatus), 2 male and 1 female Montagu's Harriers (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus), Little Owls (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) and some passing
European Bee-eaters (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster).
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Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus). |
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Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus). |
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