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Thursday, 13 February 2025

Hacho, Granada Province, Spain.

A short walk and a little while by the Puddle.
Ebird List.
 
Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys lupercalis).
After getting a few tasked done I went for a walk to see if any more Orchid species were in flower yet up on Hacho, I parked next to the Puddle and did a short walk around a part of the lower loop but only found Giant (Himanthoglosum Robertiana) and Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys lupercalis) in flower along with masses of Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia), Common Daisy (Bellis perennis), Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis), Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) and Wall Pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris).
Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros).
Bird wise I saw Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia), Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs) and European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis).
Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra).
I also had a least 2x Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros), Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) x3, Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) x2 and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) x1.
Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia).
I got back to the car and sat there for a short while seeing what came into the puddle, first birds coming in were a pair of Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Eurasian Siskin (Jilguero Lúgano / Carduelis spinus) x2M, Long-tailed Tit (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus) and Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada).
Eurasian Siskin (Jilguero Lúgano / Carduelis spinus).

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