Huétor Fields and Balsa de Regidor, Granada Province, Spain.

A day around a couple of local sites with John.

Southern Blue (Polyommatus celina).

John and I headed out locally and we were soon down on the fields walking up stream along the Arroyo Vilano finding Southern Blue (Polyommatus celina), Southern Brown Argus (Aricia cramera), Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas), Bath (Pontia daplidice) and Small White (Pieris rapae), Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus), Clouded Yellow (Colias corceua), Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli) and Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae) on the butterfly front.

John and an 8'foot tall Verbascum pulverulentum.

Southern Brown Argus (Aricia cramera).

Southern Brown Argus (Aricia cramera).

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas).

Bird wise we heard and saw Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur), Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator), Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica), European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster), Iberian  (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki) and Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica), Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus) and Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops).

Booted Eagle (Aguililla Calzada / Hieraaetus pennatus).

Our second site was back at Balsa de Regidor where we were looking for Dragon's, we were soon watching Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator) x3, Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) x8, Violet (Trithemis annulata) x2 and Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) x1,  Scarlet Darter (Crocothemis erythraea) x8, Iberian Bluetail (Ischnura graellsii) x4, Small Red-eye (Erythromma viridulum) x3, Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) x2, Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum) x21 and Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) x2.

Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) female.

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata).

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata).

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata).

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum) blue female.

Birds including Booted Eagle (Aguililla Calzada / Hieraaetus pennatus), Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos) and Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina). 

Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina).

Other species seen included Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi), Stripe-necked Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa) and Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus).