Near Moraleda and Huétor Fields, Granada Province, Spain.

Orchids, Wildflowers and Birds out on the Patch after the rain stopped.

Ebird List for Huétor Fields.

Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea).

After a morning at the Hospital and visiting a couple of fiends I returned home to collect my camera's and bins before heading off to an area of abandoned Almond trees where I found several spikes of the beautiful Dark Spider Orchids (Ophrys incubacea) but hey were starting to go over.

Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea).

Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea).

In the same area I found over with Fan-lipped (Anacamptis collina) and Somber Bee Orchids (Ophrys fusca) along with good condition Bumble-bee (Ophrys bombyliflora), Yellow Bee (Ophrys lutea), Mirror (Ophrys speculum) and Sawfly Orchids (Ophrys tenthredinifera) including one spike which was slightly odd looking.

Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora).

Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora).

At the same spot I also recorded Wild Grape Hyacinth (Muscari neglectum), Linum strictum, Southern Red Bartsia (Parentucellia latifolia), White Rockrose (Helianthemum apenninum), Wild Clary (Salvia verbenaca), Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris), Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Eruca (Eruca sativa), Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Common Stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium), Cloven Petalled Campion (Silene colorata), Clouded Yellow (Colias corceua) and Small White (Pieris rapae).

Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea).

Mirror Orchid (Ophrys speculum).

Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera).

I returned to Huétor and went for a walk along the Lucerne fields, species included Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus) x7, Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus), Common Quail (Codorniz Común / Coturnix coturnix), Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra), Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Sand (Avión Zapador / Riparia riparia) and House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica), Barn (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) and Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirundo daurica), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala), Spanish (Yellow) (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina) and Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus).

The fields in the sun for the first time in a while.

As I was driving off the site I checked a spot where I had seen a Whinchat (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra) and found the bird was still in the area but soon went into hiding when a female Merlin (Esmerejón / Falco columbarius) dashed through and perched on a post in a newly planted Olive patch.

Distant female Merlin (Esmerejón / Falco columbarius).