Puerto del la Ragua and Fields of Hernán-Valle, Granada Province, Spain.

Off up high and then out on the fields to the East of Granada with Barbara and Derek.

Ebird List for Puerto del la Ragua.

Ebird List for the fields near Guadix.

Ebird List for Balsa de Regidor.

Spectacled Warbler (Curruca Tomillera / Curruca conspicillata).

We were off earlish and on our way around the North of Granada city, through the Sierra de Huétor and after some breakfast near to Diezma we went North of Guadix and up the Sierra Nevada passed the Castillo de La Calahorra.

Common Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapilla).

Common Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapilla).

We reached the parking at Puerto del la Ruagua and first of all walked around the pine woodland where the picnic tables are but it was generally quiet so we headed towards the road where we had a flock of Tits come passed which were mainly Long-tailed (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus)but there were also smaller numbers of Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and Coal (Carbonero Garrapinos / Periparus ater), as well as a calling Eurasian Nuthatch (Trepador Azul / Sitta europaea).

Common Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapilla).

Common Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapilla).

We crossed the road and went out onto the Open area but we didn't find anything new, at this point Derek and I went for a walk up the stream line on the far side of the clear area and Barbara went back to the car.

Common Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapilla).

As we walked we picked better numbers of birds which included 2x Citril Finch (Verderón Serrano / Carduelis citrinella) fly overs, Common Crossbills (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Europeo / Certhia brachydactyla), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), Eurasian Wren (Chochin paleártico / Troglodytes troglodytes), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Spectacled (Curruca Tomillera / Curruca conspicillata) and Willow Warbler (Mosquitero Musical / Phylloscopus trochillus), Common Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapilla), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus) and Eurasian Jay (Arrendajo Euroasiático / Garrulus glandarius).

Autumn Crocus (Colchicum lusitanum).

During the walk we also saw a nice male Spanish Ibex (Cabra montés / Capra pyrenaica hispanica), Blue-winged Grasshopper (Oedipoda caerulescens) and Autumn Crocus (Colchicum lusitanum).

Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi).

We dropped down off the hill and after getting a coffee in Calahorra we went some of the way back to Guadix and then took the cross country route to Hernán-Valle, as we drove the sometime rough tracks and at a couple of stops we recorded Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus), Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Northern (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe) and Black Wheatear (Collalba Negra / Oenanthe leucura), Common Redstart (Colirroja Real / Phoenicurus phoenicurus), Crested (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata) and Thekla Lark (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae), Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops),  Iberian Green Woodpecker (Pito ibérico / Picus sharpei), Iberian Grey Shrike (Alcaudón Real / Lanius meridionalis), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) and Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum).

The Ruins of an old finca on the fields near Guadix.

Other species seen included Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) x3, Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) x2, Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator) x1, Bath White (Pontia daplidice) x5 and Spiny-footed Lizard (Acanthodactylus erythrurus) before we reached the motorway and headed back towards the house.

Iberian Grey Shrike (Alcaudón Real / Lanius meridionalis).

Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops).

On the way Derek said shall we have a look in at Balsa de Regidor as we are going passed so we did just that and found Northern Shoveler (Cuchara Común / Spatula clypeata), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenuela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius), Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Spanish (Yellow) (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) and Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Red Fox (Zorro / Vulpus vulpus), Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) x3 and Stripe-necked Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa).

Red Fox (Zorro / Vulpus vulpus).

We returned to the house and then later we went down to 3 Calles for something to eat and then when we got home I put the Moth Light on.