Mollina and Fuente de Piedra, Malaga Province, Spain.

A nice morning out with friends Jan and Garry.

 

Jan, Garry and I headed off to the West and over to Mollina where we went to the Saydo Hotel to have a look at the "English Market" as I wanted to drop off some bags of clothes to a Palliative care Charity there.

A few of the Greater Flamingo's (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus).

We had a quick look around the stalls and then had a coffee before moving on to the Flamingo Lake at Fuente de Piedra, we parked and walked up to the Mirador via the steps up to the Visitor's Centre, once we were on the far side of the building we could view the full main Lagoon and the large number of Greater Flamingo's (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus), a week or so I had been there when we only saw around 50 so it was great to see several 1000 birds.

At the Mirador we bumped into Barbara and Derek Etherton and another birder with them Bob, from here we also saw Common Shelduck (Tarro Blanco / Tadoma tadorna), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenuela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Black-headed (Gaviota Reidora / Chroicocephalus ridibundus) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus), Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cuellinegro / Podiceps nigricollis), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba). 

Here we also met Álvaro Peral from Wild Andalucia and an American Lady he was guiding, after a chat Jan, Garry and I headed around to the back hide overlooking the Laguneto del Pueblo where we picked up Northern Shoveler (Cuchara Común / Spatula clypeata), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Gadwall (Anade Friso / Mareca strepera), Common Pochard (Porrón Europeo / Aythya ferina), White-headed Duck (Malvasia Cabeciblanca / Oxyura leucocephala), Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos), White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia), Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola) and European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis) before we said goodbye to Barbara, Derek and Bob and walked back around towards the car via the lower track.

Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra) and ♀ Northern Pintail (Ánade Rabudo / Anas acuta).

♀ Northern Pintail (Ánade Rabudo / Anas acuta).

On our way back we saw a nice ♀ Northern Pintail (Ánade Rabudo / Anas acuta), Pied Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta), Black-tailed Godwit (Aguja Colinegra / Limosa limosa) x5 and Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi). 

Once back at the car, we headed for Huétor and then had a nice Lunch in Café-Bar Las Tres Calles (thanks Jan and Garry) before returning to the house.