Orchids and birds in Malaga and Granada Province.
Ebird List for Fuente de Piedra, 47 Species.
Ebird List for Contra-embalse de los Bermejales, 19 Species.
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Ophrys x fernandii. |
After spending the evening with a friend down on the coast and an unexpected return home and then back again in the early hours due to an alarm malfunction but with a slight change of plan we did some birding first before seeing some nice Orchids later.
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Ophrys x fernandii. |
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Ophrys x fernandii. |
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Ophrys x fernandii. |
After the changes to our plans we met at Fuente de Piedra first at 07:30 where we first checked the roadside pool picking up
Greater Flamingo (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus), Northern Shoveler (Pato Cuchara / Anas clypeata), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Shelduck (Tarro Blanco / Tadoma tadorna),
Gadwall (Anade Friso / Anas strepera),
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra),
Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus),
Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa), Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos),
Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius),
Ruff (Combatiente / Philomachus pugnax),
Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus) and
White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia).
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Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora) one of the parents. |
After Parking we walked our onto the board walk were we had a calling
Water Rail (Rascón Europeo / Rallus aquaticus),
Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta),
Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus),
Common Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago),
Gull-billed Tern (Pagaza Piconegra / Gelochelidon nilotica), Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae),
Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti) and
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGt0JtQWMDwY80TuwvRmGFtzFfdCbKOkP3nNjZJm2N_ACaLb32XI_rXHKP8KytyESblSzagXeCNCwBmEgYihIyzkvKUrBuyzyfTekcizVgVEbNBDm_L0imAWeYqYsRc3-iUmNKaeoa8sqCykiIphetxHdFPxi4jS4s9M-Pso2TC20WEVbNAZEUu0hOw0/w606-h640/24th-March-24-8.jpg) |
Mirror Orchid (Ophrys speculum) and the other. |
I walked around to the Mirador on the lower track seeing more of the same species and added Sedge Warbler (Carricerin Común / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax),
Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla),
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros) and a group of 5 Great Cormorants (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo)
which flew over. From the Mirador I saw more Greater Flamingo's, Shelducks, Gull-billed Terns and Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis).
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Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys fusca). |
Around the back at the hides which over look the fresh water pools I added several new species including Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris), Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca), Red-crested (Pato Colorado / Netta rufina) and Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina), White-headed Duck (Malvasia Cabeciblanca / Oxyura leucocephala), Little (Zampullín Común /
Tachybaptus ruficollis) and Black-necked Grebes (Zampullín Cullinegro / Podiceps nigricollis), Whiskered Tern (Fumarel Cariblanca / Chilidonias hybridus), Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), 3 fly over Grey Herons (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis) and House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus).
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Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera). |
We returned to the cars and went to find some Orchids, the first point of call was near Monda where we was very pleased to find 4 spike of the uncommon
Ophrys x
fernandii the hybrid between Bumble-bee (Ophrys bombyliflora) and
Mirror Orchid (Ophrys speculum).
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Italian Man Orchid (Orchis Italica). |
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Italian Man Orchid (Orchis Italica). |
At the same site there were also numbers of
Mirror (Ophrys speculum),
Bumble-bee (Ophrys bombyliflora),
Yellow Bee (Ophrys lutea) and
Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys fusca).
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Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula) and Common Pochards (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina). |
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Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula) and Common Pochards (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina). |
I moved to a nearby site where I parked and searched the Pine Woodlands finding spikes of
Pink Butterfly (Orchis papilionacea), Sawfly (Ophrys tenthredinifera) and
Fan-lipped Orchids (
Anacamptis collina),
Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae),
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa),
Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis),
Palmate Anemone (Anemone palmata) and Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEZCobrPPH_y3s_vufdFCWnLeGTXM-42aOfvK9voKnZ3x3EEmfFaMYBCDb8ASd1g6dkxveJ7TghwZw2Q3SxXDUXhS93Z-NAB47KFLTFI-KdxMVc5dJmM6Y8l1pCKcPjdcJwBMseIaosSpc5cfIIetzNn5DNp4a4HIZU1MotD0rCKl0P1lPWTLWIXGxLE/w608-h640/24th-March-24-13.jpg) |
Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea). |
I started to head home but got a message from friend Juan Perez about a male Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula) which had been seen at the Contra-embalse de los Bermejales so I headed there but first of all went to the Embalse de los Bermejales where I looked for some orchids but only found very small numbers which I was surprised at as I have been finding better numbers in most places this year, species included
Somber,
Yellow Bee,
Mirror,
Sawfly and
Italian Man Orchids (Orchis Italica).
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Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera). |
I made my way along the Cacín Valley up to the Contra-embalse where I soon found the male Tufted in amongst a diving flock of Common Pochards, other species included Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus), Black-winged Stilt x4, Green Sandpiper x6, Sand Martin (Avión Zapador / Riparia riparia), Red-rumped (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirundo daurica) and Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).
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Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora). |
My last stop was at a spot near Moraleda where I found 5 spikes of
Somber Bee,
Bumblebee,
Yellow Bee,
Mirror and
Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea), Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki) and noisy
Great Spotted Cuckoo (Crialo Europeo / Clamator gladarius).
I headed home as the weather was closing in and the Calima was getting much worse.
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