Embalse de Bermejalis, Rio Fornes in Sierras de Tejeda, Contra-embalse de Cacín and Presa de Contra-embalse de Cacín, Granada Province, Spain.

Another trip to one of our favourite site in the Province.

 

Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi).

Lynn and Steve again came up to Huétor and I met them on the car park near Mercodona and we headed out to the south via Moreleda and on down to the Embalse de Bermejalis where we parked next to the large inflow channel in the NW corner of the Reservoir.

Looking back up the Channel.

Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi).

Queen of Spain (Issoria lathonia).

False Mallow / Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus tripolina / alceae).

As we walked towards the shore of the Embalse following the channel we saw Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) x1♀, Queen of Spain (Issoria lathonia) x1, False Mallow / Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus tripolina / alceae) x1, Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) x3, Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Iberian Grey Shrike (Alcaudón Real / Lanius meridionalis), Grey (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).

Looking out onto the Embalse.

Domestic type Greylag Geese (Ansar Común / Anser anser).

Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cuellinegro / Podiceps nigricollis).

Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cuellinegro / Podiceps nigricollis).

Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cuellinegro / Podiceps nigricollis).

Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cuellinegro / Podiceps nigricollis).

At the bottom of the channel and as we walked around the margins a short way we recorded Iberian Bluetail (Ischnura graellsii) x2, Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) x1, Cardinal Fritillary (Argynnis pandora) x1, some domestic type Greylag Geese (Ansar Común / Anser anser), 2x Great Crested (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus) and a Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cuellinegro / Podiceps nigricollis), Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo), Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), Willow Warbler (Mosquitero Musical / Phylloscopus trochillus) and European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis).

Lynn and Steve at the Embalse.

On the way back to and at the car we added several Desert Darter (Sympetrum sinaiticum) x4♂ and 1♀, Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Eurasian Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), Cirl Bunting (Escribano Soteño / Emberiza cirlus), Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra) and European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris).

Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) and Common Golden Ringed (Cordulegaster boltonii) exuvia.

Western Spectre (Boyeria Irene) exuvia.

We dropped down the Eastern side of the lake and went around to the Rio Fornes in Sierras de Tejeda where we checked out a nice section of the river, as we walked we found Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator) x1♂ and Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) x1♂ near the car and a ♂ Desert Darter (Sympetrum sinaiticum) on the river along with the exuvia of Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea), Common Golden Ringed (Cordulegaster boltonii) and Western Spectre (Boyeria Irene).

Erica terminalis.

Before we went under the bridge we also saw Eurasian Nuthatch (Trepador Azul / Sitta europaea) and Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous) and Erica terminalis.

Western Willow Spreadwing (Lestres viridis).

Western Willow Spreadwing (Lestres viridis).

Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum).

On the far side of the bridge we picked up Common Kingfisher (Martin Pescador Común / Alcedo atthis), Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Europeo / Certhia brachydactyla), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis) x2♂, Western Willow Spreadwing (Lestres viridis) x6, Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) x4, Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) x2, Small White (Pieris rapae) x3, European Hornet (Vespa crabro), Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi), Stripe-necked Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa), Throatwort (Trachelium caeruleum), Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) and Small Fleabane (Pulicaria vulgaris).

Throatwort (Trachelium caeruleum).

Rio Fornes.

Searching for Dragons.

We returned to the car and headed back North and called in at the Contra-embalse de Cacín on the way where we saw Gadwall (Anade Friso / Mareca strepera), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Eurasian Teal (Cerceta Común / Anas crecca), Common Pochard (Porrón Europeo / Aythya ferina), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Water Rail (Rascón Europeo / Rallus aquaticus), Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenuela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea) and Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti).

We headed back to Huétor and we headed to our homes for the night, as I lay in bad later I could hear both Little (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) and Eurasian Eagle Owl (Búho Real / Bubo bubo) calling.