Huétor Fields, Granada Province, Spain.

A walk back from the Mechanic's in Venta Nueva.

Ebird List for walk from the Mechanic's to Huétor.

Ebird List for walk from Huétor to the house.

 

I started the day by going down to Venta Nueva where I dropped the car off at Grúas Lechuga Mechanic's and walked back to the house via Huétor.

European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola).

On the first part of the walk to Huétor I recorded Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Cetti's (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti) and Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis) and European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus).

I walked up through town and after having a coffee in Cafetería Florida I continued on across the fields up to the crossroads just passed the Arroyo Vilano where I turned left, during this part of the walk I picked up Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis), Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops), Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris) and several Corn Buntings (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

Along the fields and the newly cleaned out Arroyo as far as the bar, I added Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus canariensis), Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki), Eurasian Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis) and Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild).

Bidens aurea.

Bidens aurea.

The final part of the walk from the bar up to the house, I finished the day's list off with Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Small White (Pieris rapae) x1, Squirting Cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) and Bidens aurea.

Squirting Cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).