South and to the North of Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

A 7 Km walk home from the Mechanic's.

Ebird List.

Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata).

I was up early and after checking the Moths and having some breakfast I took the Car down to Ventanueva and left it with the Mechanic's there, hopefully they will sort out a few of the rattles its developed over the years of being driven on some not so smooth tracks 😀😀😀.

I left the car walked from there to the Rio Genil just to the south of the town, on the way I saw and heard a migrant Sedge Warbler (Carricerin Común / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus), as well as Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris), Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Crested Lark (Cogujada / Galerida cristata), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica), Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), domestic type Greylag Geese (Ansar Común / Anser anser), Muscovy Ducks (Cairina moschata) and a couple of Mallards (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos).

Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator).

I passed through the town and out onto the fields where I saw good numbers of migrant Western Yellow Wagtails (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava) along with several Spanish (Yellow) Wagtails (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina), House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica) and Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata) before I turned onto the track which further on runs along side the Arroyo Vilano and gives me a view over the Lucerne fields but from the far bank.

Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator).

As I walked the track I picked up Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax), Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula), Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops), Greater Short-toed Lark (Terrera Común / Calandrella brachydactyla), Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra), Common Quail (Codorniz Común / Coturnix coturnix), Cetti's Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti),  Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus) and Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus).

I reached the road at the end of the track and headed back up to the house adding Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) and Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricailla) on the way.

Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator).

Once I was home I did a bit of tidying up on the road, front yard and the terrace, whilst doing this I heard several birds calling quite high overhead and soon realized there was a group of Gull-billed Terns (Pagaza Piconegra / Gelochelidon nilotica) going over, I got the bins and managed to count 11 birds before they got too distant.