Rio Genil on East and West side of the Bridge and Cerro Hacho, Granada Province, Spain.

A few more species around the Local Patch.

Ebird List for Rio Genil West. 

Ebird List for Rio Genil East.

Ebird List for Cerro Hacho.

 

During the walk along the Western side of the Bridge.

After a really S*** night, I rolled over when the alarm went off but after a while I threw off the sheets and went down to Huétor where I parked just over the bridge over the Genil and walked to the west almost as far as the service station.

Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo).

Species seen were Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo), a Common Kingfisher (Martin Pescador Común / Alcedo atthis) which was flying through the Olives not along the river, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Eurasian Blue (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and Long-tailed Tit (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus), Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Eurasian Wren (Chochin paleártico / Troglodytes troglodytes), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula cabrerae), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Common Waxbill (Estrilda Ondulada / Estrilda astrild), House Sparrow Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis) and European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus). 

Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus).

Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica).

I moved over to the Eastern side of the bridge but just sat at the spot next to the dead trees along the river, here I added Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus) and what looked like a winter ♀ Common Reed Bunting (Escribano Palustre / Emberiza schoeniclus).

The view out to the Sierra Nevada.

Same view with a wider angle.

I then did a couple of bits of shopping in Huétor before dropping it off at the house and the continuing up to Hacho, I parked by the puddle and then walked the lower loop, on my way I picked up Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Coal (Carbonero Garrapinos / Periparus ater) and European Crested Tit (Herrerillo Capuchino / Lophophanes cristatus), Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Curruca undata), Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra) and Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia).

Somber Bee (Ophrys lupercalis).

As I walked I also found some rosettes of Somber Bee (Ophrys lupercalis) and Giant Orchid (Himanthoglossum Robertiana), White Wallrocket (Diplotaxis erucoides), Field Mustard (Brassica rapa) and Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia).

As with yesterday the temperature started to drop, and I was knackered so I headed off home and chilled in front of the fire.