Huétor Fields, Granada Province, Spain.

A walk back from the Mechanic's with Beth. 

Ebird list for the Town Fields.

Ebird List for the walk back.

Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

I had to drop the car down to the Mechanic's in Venta Nueva, I was joined by friend Beth who had got the day off work.

Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

We both drove to the bottom of the road where we left her car and the continued on in mine to the bar at Combustibles Gómez where we had some breakfast before checking the fields nearby where we found the usual flock of roosting Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus) and half of the flock of Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax) as well as Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).

Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus).

White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).

Once we had dropped car of to have a replacement Fog light fitted we walked up the main road to Huétor, along here we picked up Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), wild and domestic type Mallards (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Domestic type Greylag Geese (Ansar Común / Anser anser) and Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata).

Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros).

Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros).

On the far side of town we took the road up past the Airfield and over the railway to the first left, we turned here as I wasn't sure if we would be able cross at the ford and didn't think Beth would appreciate having to wade across the muddy Arroyo.

European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola).

European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola).

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus).

On this section we saw European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), Eurasian Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Feral Pigeon (Paloma Bravía / Columba livia), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Sardinian (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Dartford (Curruca Rabilarga / Curruca undata) and Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki) and Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua).

Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina).

We reached the end of the road where Beth had parked, she headed off back to Loja to meet up with some of her family and I continued on up to the house, on my way I added a fly over, calling female Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos) and Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis).

Common Cranes (Grulla Común / Grus grus).

Common Cranes (Grulla Común / Grus grus).

Common Cranes (Grulla Común / Grus grus).

Later I got a message from John and Jenny Wainwright to say that they had found 2x Common Cranes (Grulla Común / Grus grus) so I popped down and saw 1 adult and an immature bird feeding on the ploughed part of the Lucerne Fields before going home again.

Near Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

Moth Records for the 14th Nov 24.

15W Actinic on the terrace, +9.

14 Moths of 10 Species.

Any corrections PLEASE send me a comment on the post, thanks.

 

9565 Agrochola lychnidis (Beaded Chestnut).

0465 Myrmecozella ataxella x1, 6496 Evergestis isatidalis x2, 6531 Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl) x1, 6690a Palpita vitrealis x1, 8328 Nebula ibericata x2, 9565 Agrochola lychnidis (Beaded Chestnut) x3, 9591 Agrochola lunosa (Lunar Underwing) x1, 9648 Aporophyla chioleuca x1, 9653 Aporophyla canescens x1 and 9716 Trigonophora flammea (Flame Brocade) x1. 

9565 Agrochola lychnidis (Beaded Chestnut).

9648 Aporophyla chioleuca.

9716 Trigonophora flammea (Flame Brocade).

 

Huétor Fields, Granada Province, Spain.

A walk around the Lucerne Fields before a coffee with friends in Riofio.

Ebird List for the Fields. 

Early Sunshine coming up over the Sierra Nevada.

I started the morning by going around to the Walnut Trees along the side of the Arroyo Vilano and then went for a walk back along the Lucerne fields to my normal parking spot but stopped there as it got a tad too muddy to continue on up stream.

A very muddy Arroyo due to the amount of top soil being lost.

Looking to the Lucerne Fields.

Species seen included Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus), Northern Raven (Cuervo grande / Corvus corax), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Eurasian (Urraca Común / Pica pica) and Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki), Crested (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata) and a good sized flock of Eurasian Skylarks (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), Grey (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Sardinian (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala) and Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis) and European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus).

Northern Raven (Cuervo grande / Corvus corax).

Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo) and a Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus).

Honest, the dots are all Eurasian Skylarks (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis).

I turn around and walked back to the car and then went back home for a while before deciding to go for another walk but this time I went down town and parked near the Rio Genil, on the way I stopped and checked the fields near the town and found some of the regular Eurasian Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus) where a little closer to the road than usual.

Eurasian Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

I reached the river, first of all I spent a while watching the local town hall guys clearing debris from the central piers of the Bridge over the Genil.

Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

Eurasian Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

After a while I went for a walk along the track to the south of the river heading west, along here I picked up many of the species I had already seen but added Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Eurasian Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Curruca undata), Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Europeo / Certhia brachydactyla) and Muscovy Ducks (Pato criollo / Cairina moschata).

Looking down stream from the bridge over the Genil.

Looking down stream from the bridge over the Genil.

Clearing the Debris.

Again I returned to the car and went up the motorway to Riofrio where I picked up friend Pat and we then went for a late breakfast at La Casa del Pastel, whilst we chatted we were joined by Pepe, she was celebrating her 60th birthday so we pushed the boat out and had a second Coffee.

Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).

Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).

Muscovy Duck (Pato criollo / Cairina moschata).

We said goodbye to Pepe and I dropped Pat back at her house and then headed back home but went in across the fields where I picked up 2 Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

A drop of rain, a good day to stay home.

 

Got the Log Burner fired up.

Thankfully our area got off lightly again but some places over in Malaga Province got hit badly unfortunately.

The Barranco (just down the road) after it had dropped a bit.

Loja was flooded in places and the Barranco's and Arroyo's around Huétor were flowing well, we need the water but due to the way the farmers treat the Olive groves around my area most of it runs of taking huge amounts of topsoil with it.

My normal crossing point of the Arroyo Vilano.

The broken bank of the Arroyo allowing the water to wash the track away.

If the farmers left the weeds and did not spraying everything they would bind the soil and keep more of it in place.

The passing Storm heading out East towards Granada and the Sierra Nevada.

Huétor Fields and Cumbres Verde on the Pino Gordo Track, Granada Province, Spain.

A nice walk with Friend Polly.

Ebird List for the Town Fields.

Ebird List for the Lucerne Fields.

 

Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

I started the morning with breakfast in Combustibles Gómez bar and the checked the nearby fields where I saw found a good number of Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus), 4x Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra), Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita) and Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor).

Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

I moved just up the road to the Lucerne Fields and parked at the usual spot and the walked up stream, on the way I added Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), 2x Green Sandpipers (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki), Northern Raven (Cuervo grande / Corvus corax), Eurasian Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina). 

Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki) with breakfast.

Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki) eating breakfast.

Next I headed up towards Granada and then on to Padul where I had a coffee whilst I waited for Friend Polly to arrive and then we headed off through La Zubia and on to La Fuente del Hervidero - El Macareno where we park and the walked for around 4.5 KMs and the turned around and made our way back to the car.

The walk took us through some amazing scenery and whilst walking we saw a displaying pair of Golden Eagles (Águila Real / Aquila chrysaetos), heard Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus) along with Eurasian Siskin (Jilguero Lúgano / Carduelis spinus), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia), Ring Ouzel (Mirlo Capiblanco / Turdus torquatus), European Robin, Common Chaffinch, Sardinian Warbler, Northern Raven, Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Eurasian Blue (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus and European Crested Tit (Herrerillo Capuchino / Lophophanes cristatus) and Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Europeo / Certhia brachydactyla).

Polly watching one the Golden Eagles (Águila Real / Aquila chrysaetos).

Golden Eagle (Águila Real / Aquila chrysaetos).

Eurasian Siskin (Jilguero Lúgano / Carduelis spinus) Male.

We returned to the car and then headed back to our meeting point where we had some food and a drink  before heading off home after a very nice few hours.