Huétor Fields, Granada Province, Spain.

A walk along the Lucerne Fields and a quick pop in later.

Ebird List for the Fields AM.

Ebird List for the Fields PM.

 

Looking out to the Sierra Nevada.

I did a few bits at the house before popping down to the usual spot on the fields and did a walk up stream first, species seen included Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra), Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).

I turned around at the end of the track and then walked back to the car and on wards to a spot near the Crossroads where I turned around and walked back to the car, on the way I saw Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki), Eurasian Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis) and several Small White (Pieris rapae) x5. 

Just before the Crossroads I turned around and was very pleased to see a Merlin (Esmerejón / Falco columbarius) whizz across in front of me before it flew into a flock of Starlings but missed them all.

Just as I reached the car I heard a Common Crane (Grulla Común / Grus grus) call but couldn't see it as it must have been up in the very low cloud out of sight.

Common Crane (Grulla Común / Grus grus).

Later in the day I popped back down again and found the adult and immature Common Cranes that were here a few days ago had returned and were feeding out on the ploughed part of the Lucerne fields.