A welcome wash out of a day.
No Birding or anything else done outside today as it started raining at 04.00ish and it was still falling steadily at nearly 17:00, I did get a bit of decorating done and checked the feeders a couple of times seeing the regular group of Siskins (Lúgano / Carduelis spinus) and 20+ House Sparrows (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus).
At around 18:00 the rain eased so I decided to go out and get a bit of fresh air so I went down to Huétor and parked by the Rio Genil.
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Looking down stream along the Rio Genil.
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I walked across the bridge and then along the agricultural road where I saw
Barn Swallows (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica),
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Cetti's (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti) and
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica),
Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata),
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris) and
Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus).
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Looking up the Arroyo Vilano.
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Looking down stream.
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It started to rain again so I headed back towards home but went back via the Arroyo Vilano adding
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki) and
Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra).
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The usually dry Barranco.
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Some Snow up on Sierra de Loja.
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