A morning birding with Juan Perez and Javier Gomez looking for a Granada Lifer.
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Hawfinch (Picogordo / Coccotraustes coccotrauetes) one of 9 birds seen.
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I met Juan at the usual place at the Embalse before we relocated to another spot nearby where we met Javier who had found Granada Provinces first confirmed record of
Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (
Pico Menor / Dryobates minor) a few days earlier. We spent the next few hours searching and listening for the bird but without success unfortunately. |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major). |
We did however find good numbers of species including Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki),
Hawfinch (Picogordo / Coccotraustes coccotrauetes),
Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapillus),
Siskin (Lúgano / Carduelis spinus),
Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Redwing (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus illacus) and
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).
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Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).
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We also checked the Embalse where we found
Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra),
Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus),
Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo),
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea) and Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egreeta garzetta). |
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).
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Javier headed off and Juan and I walked back to our cars adding Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus) and Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) before we headed off.  |
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).
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