Rio Genil, Huétor Tajar and Arroyo Vilano at La Fabrica, Granada Province, Spain.*

A walk along the Rio Genil south of Huétor and then a look at the Arroyo Vilano where there is some water still.

Ebird List for the Genil.

Common Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), One of several seen and heard.

I was up and after checking the Moths I drove down to the far side of Huétor and parked by the old bridge, I spent some time counting the domestic stuff there before turning west and followed the Genil down as far as the A92 service area, on the way I saw and heard several Common Nightingales (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), Eurasian Golden Orioles (Oropéndola / Oriolus oriolus), Cetti's (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti) and Common Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus),  Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator), a Eurasian Wryneck (Torcecuello / Jynx torquilla) which was skulking around under some large reeds which had partly fell over with a couple of the Common Nightingales, locally uncommon were 2 singing Eurasian Wren (Chochin paleártico / Troglodytes troglodytes), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and a few Common Waxbills (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild) the first I have seen on the fields for a while.

Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus).

I reached the services and returned to the car along the service road which follows the motorway and then took the new road / bridge back into the town, along this part of the walk I added Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirundo daurica), Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus) as well as Small White (Pieris rapae) x3, Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus) and Squirting Cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).

Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera).

Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus).

I reached the car and then drove up through the town and out passed La Fabrica to a spot on the Arroyo Vilano where there is still a decent flow of water, after parking I walked down stream and checked the areas of Small Fleabane (Pulicaria vulgaris), Field Eryngo (Eryngium campestris) and Horse Mint (Mentha longifolia) for butterflies finding Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) x3, Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) x2, Small White x6, Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus) x1 and Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) x2.

Scarlet Darter (Crocothemis erythraea) teneral Male.

Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) male.

There were a few Dragons around but they were active and difficult to get photos of, species included Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) x4M, Scarlet Darter (Crocothemis erythraea) x6, Epaulet (Orthetrum chrysostigma) x3 and Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum) x4, Iberian Bluetail (Ischnura graellsii) x3 and Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum) x2 below the bridge where I decided it was getting too hot and I returned to the car and headed back home.

Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma) Male.

Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum) male.

Other species seen included Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi), Viperine Snake (Culebra Viperina / Natrix maura), Stripe-necked Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa), Rabbit (Conejo / Oryctolagus cuniculus), Red-winged Grasshopper (Oedipoda germanica), Striped Shieldbug (Graphosoma italicum), Eurasian Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur), Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus) and European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster).