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Saturday, 11 October 2025

Huétor Fields and Near Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

Down on the fields for a walk and then a drink with Friends / Neighbors in the afternoon.
Ebird List.
 
I started the morning with a walk along the Lucerne fields, interesting species included Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), the first returning Eurasian Skylarks (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis) of the winter, Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Northern Wheatear (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Western Yellow Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra). 
European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola) .

European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola) .

European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola) .

European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola) ♀.

European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola) .

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus).

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus).

Northern Wheatear (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe).

Northern Wheatear (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe).

Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild).

Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild).

House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus).

Later in the day I went up the road to have a chat and some cider with friends Jan and Garry, whilst chatting we saw the immature Golden Eagle (Águila Real / Aquila chrysaetos), Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis) x1Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) x1, Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma) x1♂ and Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) x2♂.

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