Huétor Fields, Granada Province, Spain.

An afternoons visit to the fields between the showers.

Ebird List for Huétor Fields.

Ebird List for Realenga.

Another squall coming in over Sierra de Loja.

It was drizzling for most of the morning so when it cleared slightly later in the afternoon I popped down to the field and did a short walk and a bit of a drive.

Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus) the female.

I walked the Lucerne fields seeing Montagu's (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus) x5 and Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus) x2, Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus) x2, Common Quail (Codorniz Común / Coturnix coturnix), Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki), Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra) and Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus).

Whinchat (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra).

Whinchat (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra).

Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata).

I returned to the car and then drove slowly to the crossroads and then turned right, on this stretch of the road I saw a nice looking Whinchat (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra), a male Northern Wheatear (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe), Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae), Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina) and Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata).

Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus).

After crossing the river I took the track back towards the La Fabrica Road and then home, on the way I saw lots more Yellow Wagtails, some of which were of the Blue-headed (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava flava) race.

Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae).

Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) female.

Blue-headed (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava flava).

Other species seen included Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) and Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris).

Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur).

I reached the house and as I was getting out I noticed a small Dove on the wire just down the road which turned out to be my first Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur) of the year.