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Wednesday 30 October 2024

Baza Area, Granada Province, Spain.

Checking the moth lights with Dave Grundy.
 
Some early morning cloud cover but better than yesterdays sky.
I started the day with a couple of Coffee's after a not so good nights sleep and then met Dave out side the hotel and we headed out to the site where we had set 5 LED lights last night, the area had dried out considerably over night, the two ramblers which were flowing strongly last night were now a trickle at most.
More of the morning skies just as the sun was coming up.
Looking west to the West.
One of the LED setups.
We parked and checked the traps, Dave thought they were fairly quiet but I was happy with what we saw but I am sure it was fairly low numbers but that's hardly surprising after the recent weather.
8307 Antilurga alhambrata.
8307 Antilurga alhambrata.
9632 Eremopola lenis.
9632 Eremopola lenis.
Some of the more interesting species seen were 4432 Oxypteron schawerdai, 6719 Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer), 7598 Perigune convergata, 7599 Perigune narbonea, 7945 Compsoptera opacaria, 8211 Rhodometra sacaria (The Vestal), 8307 Antilurga alhambrata, 8328 Nebula ibericata, 8576 Eupithecia unedonata, 8877 Catocala elocata, 9367 Heliothis peltigera (Bordered Straw), 9370 Helicoverpa armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw), 9433 Caradrina clavipalpis (Pale Mottled Willow), 9454 Hoplodrina ambigua (Vine's Rustic), 9460 Spodoptera exigua (Small Mottled Willow), 9591 Agrochola lunosa (Lunar Underwing), 9632 Eremopola lenis, 9651 Aporophyla nigra (Black Rustic), 9723 Polymixis argillaceago, 9724 Polymixis lichenea (Feathered Ranunculus), 9814 Rhizedra lutosa (Large Wainscot), 10096 Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing), 10238 Peridroma saucia (Pearly Underwing), 10346 Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon), 10347 Agrotis trux, 10351 Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth), 10535 Crimson Speckled (Utetheisa pulchella).
9723 Polymixis argillaceago.
9723 Polymixis argillaceago.
9723 Polymixis argillaceago.
9814 Rhizedra lutosa (Large Wainscot).
9814 Rhizedra lutosa (Large Wainscot).
Bird wise we also saw Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Curruca undata), Thekla (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae) and Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (Terrera Marismena / Alaudala rufescens), Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).
7599 Perigune narbonea.
7598 Perigune convergata.
7599 Perigune narbonea and 7598 Perigune convergata.
7945 Compsoptera opacaria.
7945 Compsoptera opacaria.
Once we had finished the Moths we drove back to the hotel and had some breakfast before I headed back home and Dave continued on to the East.
8877 Catocala elocata.

8877 Catocala elocata.

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During the drive back home I added Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus), Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone) just before I reached Guadix, Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), a Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus) which was being rescued from the side of the motorway by Seprona and several people from the road maintenance gangs, Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus) on the A92 leavel with Santa Fe, Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki) and Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).
9724 Polymixis lichenea (Feathered Ranunculus).
10096 Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing) and 10238 Peridroma saucia (Pearly Underwing).


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