Dipping yet again on one of my bogey birds.
Ebird List for Mirador de Tapla.
Ebird List for the Forest.
Ebird List for the Village.
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The view from Mirador de Taplaabove the Irati Forest.
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We were up and out nice and early as it we had a bit of a journey over to the Forest of Irati on some quite windy roads but with some amazing scenery, on the way we saw
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica),
Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), a pair of
Bullfinch (Camachuelo Común / Pyrrhula pyrrhula) which flew up from the side of the road and Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica).
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Moonwort (Lunaria menor / Botrychium lunaria).
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| Spring Squill (Scilla verna). |
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Puff-ball Fungus.
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We reached our first stop at the Mirador de Tapla and almost straight away we had the first
Water Pipits (Bisbita Alpino / Anthus spinoletta), Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis), Northern Wheatear (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe), Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax),
Moonwort (Lunaria menor / Botrychium lunaria), Tormentil (Potentilla erecta), Spring Squill (Scilla verna), Rock Cinquefoil (Potentilla rupestris),
Elder-flowered Orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina) and the first
Piedmont Ringlet (Erebia meolans). |
Purple Toothwort (Lathraea clandestina).
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| Pyrenean Aquilegia (Aquilegia pyrenaica). |
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| Yellow Archangel (Lamium galeobdolon). |
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Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris).
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As we walked some of the group stuck to the main track while the rest of us took a more undulating track up and down through the woodlands seeing Coal (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater),
Blue (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus), Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Crested (Herrerillo Capuchino / Parus cristatus) and the wanted
Marsh Tit (Carbonero Palustre /Parus palustris) but only heard unfortunately,
Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapillus) and
Goldcrest (Reyezuelo Sencillo / Regulus regulus),
Bullfinch,
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Nuthatch (Trepador Azul / Sitta europaea), Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos),
Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris),
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea) and Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus). |
Birds-nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis). |
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Birds-nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis). |
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Birds-nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis). |
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Photographing the Birds-nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) once I had convinced the group it was not already dead.
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We also saw several species of plant including Bladder Campion (
Silene vulgaris), Purple Toothwort (Lathraea clandestina), Yellow Archangel (Lamium galeobdolon),
Spurge Laurel (Daphne laureola),
Pyrenean Aquilegia (Aquilegia pyrenaica), Beardless Dwarf Iris (Iris graminea) and a very exciting
Birds-nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) or two. |
Yours truly and Ricky.
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On the lower track.
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On the upper track through the woods.
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Other species seen included Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis),
Wood White (
Leptidea sinapis),
Common Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines) and
Comma (Polygonum c-album).
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| Lunch. |
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The Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax) looking for some Lunch.
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We returned to the car Park where we found the rest of the group who had see a
Black Woodpecker (Picamaderos Negro / Dryocopus martius) before we arrived, sat and had lunch in the picnic area adding
Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax) and then later we had a walk around the far side of the river finding
Pyrenean Cranesbill (Geranium pyrenaicum), Lithospermum occidentale, Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Grey and
White Wagtails (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and
Small White (
Pieris rapae).
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| Burnt Orchid (Neotinea Ustulata). |
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| Burnt Orchid (Neotinea Ustulata). |
We again returned to the cars and went back up to Mirador de Tapla
as I had spotted a couple of spikes of Burnt Orchid (Neotinea Ustulata) as we had driven down, Ricky and I walked down and took some photo's of this usually much commoner species and also added
Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus),
Alpine Chough (Chova Piquigualda /
Pyrrhocorax graculus) and Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina) before starting the drive back. |
| Monkey Orchid (Orchis simia). |
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| Monkey Orchid (Orchis simia). |
On the way up I had seen a couple of spike of Monkey Orchid (Orchis simia) on the verge so we made a stop and took some photo's, in all we found 8 spikes as well as 3 pretty much passed their best
Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea) and a single yet to flower
Lizard Orchid (Himanthoglosum hircinum).
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Dipper (Mirlo Acuático / Cinclus cinclus) adult.
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| Dipper (Mirlo Acuático / Cinclus cinclus). |
We continued on down the hill and as we reached the first town Ochagavía, we made a stop for a coffee, whilst we were in there the rain arrived but even though it was throwing it down we still checked the river as we left and Ricky picked up a nice adult Dipper (Mirlo Acuático / Cinclus cinclus) which was showing very well so we returned to the cars and got our camera`s.
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| Dipper (Mirlo Acuático / Cinclus cinclus) immature. |
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Dipper (Mirlo Acuático / Cinclus cinclus) immature.
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We had brilliant views of the adult bird and at least 3 immature birds along with Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos),
Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica).
We returned to Ansó, on the way we saw quite a few spikes of Greater Butterfly Orchids (Platanthera chlorantha) and a couple more Lady Orchids.
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