Near Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

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.

Looking down stream along the Rio Genil.

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).

Looking up the Arroyo Vilano.

Looking down stream.

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).

The usually dry Barranco.

Some Snow up on Sierra de Loja.