Huétor Fields, Granada Province, Spain.

After a visit the Mechanic and Mercodona I had a walk.

Ebird for the fields.

Ebird List for the Terrace.

Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus).

I went down to see the Mechanic about the car but only to find that its still being difficult and won't be ready any time soon so I headed up into Huétor and then Mercodona before taking the bits home before going back down the fields for a walk.

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

After the rain last night I went to the fields via the tarmac route around to the walnut trees where I parked and walked back along the Arroyo to my normal parking spot and back again.

European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster).

European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster).

Interesting species seen included European Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur), European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster), Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator), Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Sardinian (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Cetti's (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Melodious (Zarcero políglota / Hippolais polyglotta) and Common Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus), Common Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Spanish (Yellow) (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).

As I walked back to the car the sun came out and I picked up a single Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous), Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) and Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum).

Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus).

I returned to the car and then headed home where I sat up on the terrace for a hour or so picking up Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus), Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila penntuas), Black Kite (Milano Negro / Milvus migrans), 5 more European Honey Buzzard one of which came in fairly close, Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus), Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum) and lots more European Bee-eater. 

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

European Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus).

In the garden the male Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma) was still patrolling and was seeing off a male Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) aggressively.

Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto).