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Friday, 18 October 2024

Cazalla Watch Point, CIMA and Pinar Del Rey, Cadiz Province, Spain.

A morning with Mom and John and the a drive down to CIMA near Tarifa.
 
Morocco off to the South.
I spent the morning with Mom and John and then at around 11:30 I started the drive down to CIMA for a Moth event that was being held over the weekend but unfortunately was only going to be able to stay for the one night.
Tarifa in to the  Sun.
I drove down seeing a Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius) between Algeciras and Tarifa, as I was a little early I stopped at Cazalla watch point to have a sandwich and whilst there I saw a Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope), a couple of Griffon Vultures (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus) and a Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus) before I dropped down to CIMA which was just down the road.
Looking out to Morocco.
I messaged Dave Grundy and he showed me the way in and showed me the kitchen where I met some of the other people attending including Teresa Farino, Stephen Knapp, Keith Hamilton, Dr Will Leo Hawkes who is running a type of insect radar at CIMA,
Pedro Pires from Portugal, Rafael M Cerpa, José Manuel Moreno Benítez, José Manuel Moreno Benítez and several more.
Later we all headed off to Pinar Del Rey (Thanks to the three guys from Barcelona for giving me a lift) where we were spending the night Moth surveying, Manuel Pozas, Dr Rhian Guillem and a coupe of others joined us on site.
7613 Opisthograptis luteolata (Brimstone).
7765 Peribatodes ilicaria (Lydd Beauty).
Some of the species I saw (There were many more I didn't see) included 3909 Hoyosia codeti, 7609 Pachycnemia hippocastanaria, 7613 Opisthograptis luteolata (Brimstone), 7765 Peribatodes ilicaria (Lydd Beauty), 8235 Scotopteryx peribolata, 8405 Horisme scorteata, 8750 Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip), 8802 Cryphia pallida, 9520 Callopistria juventina, 10216 Xestia agathina, 10423 Meganola strigula, 10342 Agrotis catalaunensis, 10380 Ocneria rubea, 10555 Cymbalophora pudica
10216 Xestia agathina.
10380 Ocneria rubea.
8405 Horisme scorteata.
8235 Scotopteryx peribolata (Spanish Carpet).
3909 Hoyosia codeti.
9520 Callopistria juventina (The Latin).
7609 Pachycnemia hippocastanaria.
8802 Cryphia pallida
10342 Agrotis catalaunensis.
10423 Meganola strigula.
During the evening we also saw several Scorpions and heard at least 3 calling Tawny Owl (Cárabo Común / Strix aluco) before all the traps were checked and packed away and we made our way back to CIMA and to bed around 02:30ish.
Scorpion species.

A Scorpion under ultraviolet light.

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