Huétor Fields, Cerro Hacho and Huétor Loop, Granada Province, Spain.

Around the local Patch.

Ebird List for Huétor Fields, 29 Species.

Ebird List for Cerro Hacho, 11 Species.

The Lucerne fields.

I headed down to the fields at around 10:30 and did the walk out passed the Walnut Trees and along the track to the goat paddock, things were generally quiet but I did see my first Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus) of the year as well as Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis), Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and a good number of Corn Buntings (Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

The Lucerne Fields.

Corn Buntings (Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

I popped down town where I did a bit of shopping before heading up to Cerro Hacho where I did a short walk as the area has been churned up by lots of on going forestry work, as I walked I saw Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Coal (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater) and Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Black Wheatear (Collalba Negra / Oenanthe leucura) and Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros).

Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula).

Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua).

Also seen were around 50 spikes of Giant Orchids (Himanthoglosum Robertiana), 1000s of Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia) flowers and lots of Almond Tree (Prunus dulcis) blossom.

Giant Orchid (Himanthoglosum Robertiana).

Giant Orchid (Himanthoglosum Robertiana).

Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia).

Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia).

Almond Tree (Prunus dulcis) blossom.

As I drove back to the house I checked the old Olive trees where I picked up a couple more Little Owls and several Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki).

Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua).