A trip over to see Sue in Grazalema.
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Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta). |
I did a few jobs at the house before I set off to the west, my first stop was at some fields in the Mollina area where I was looking for
Rufous-tailed Sceub Robin (Alzacola / Cercotrichas galactotes), I drove the tracks finding
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica),
European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster),
Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator) and then two year ticks,
Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata) and then the
Scrub Robin which was singing from a chain-link fence.
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Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia). |
I pushed on over to Fuente de Piedra and had a quick look around as it was getting quite warm, on the entrance pool I picked up
Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia),
Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus),
Common (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos) and
Curlew Sandpiper (Correlimos Zarapitin / Calidris ferruginea),
Dunlin (Correlimos Común / Calidris alpina),
Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius),
Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta),
Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenuela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Reidora / Chroicocephalus ridibundus),
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris), House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica),
Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus) and
Gull-billed Tern (Pagaza Piconegra / Gelochelidon nilotica). |
The first area of water, Arroyo del Chumbo.
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Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum) Male.
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A few of the many Mediterranean Bluet's (Coenagrion caerulescens). |
I walked out to the Boardwalk but it was pretty much dry so I walked back up to the car and started to head towards Campillos but took the wrong road and found myself heading for Teba but after a while I saw a track that looked interesting, so took a left and as I drove I found two streams which crossed my path. |
Mediterranean Bluet's (Coenagrion caerulescens). |
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Mediterranean Bluet's (Coenagrion caerulescens). |
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Mediterranean Bluet's (Coenagrion caerulescens). |
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Mediterranean Bluet's (Coenagrion caerulescens). |
At the first I found Scarlet Darter (Crocothemis erythraea), Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi), Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris),
Small White (
Pieris rapae) and
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera).
At the second, which was smaller there were 50+ Mediterranean Bluet's (Coenagrion caerulescens) mostly in tandem, 2x Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum), Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus), Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa), Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus), Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra), Melodious Warbler (Zarcero Común / Hippolais polyglotta) and Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata).
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White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia). |
I reached the road down towards Malaga and then took the road to Ronda and to my final stop before reaching Sue's which was along the Rio Guadiaro at Indiana, here I saw
White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia),
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Golden Oriole (Oropéndola / Oriolus oriolus),
Bonelli's Eagle (Aguila Perdicera / Aquila faciatus) and a couple of Western Olivaceous Warblers (Iduna opaca)which was the main reason for coming to this spot.
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Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra). |
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Sage Skipper (Muschampia proto). |
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African Grass Blue (Zizeeia knysna). |
In amongst the plants including lots of
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) and other riverside vegetation I found
Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium), Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus),
Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra),
African Grass Blue (Zizeeia knysna) x3,
Iberian Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthameli) and
Sage Skipper (Muschampia proto). |
Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium).
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Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum). |
I continued on and managed to park right outside Sue's house and after I unloaded we went up onto the terrace for a drink, later we had a nice meal and then just sat looking at the night sky spotting satellites.
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