Cerro Hacho, Granada Province, Spain.

An afternoon walk around the loop.

Ebird List for Hacho.

Italian Man Orchid (Orchis Italica).

After a morning appointment up in Granada I felt I needed a walk, so I went up to Hacho where I parked at the Puddle and walked up to the top car park finding Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra), Coal Tit  (Carbonero Garrapinos / Periparus ater), Fan-lipped (Anacamptis collina), Giant (Himanthoglossum Robertiana), Italian Man (Orchis Italica) x5, Sawfly (Ophrys tenthredinifera) x25+, Somber Bee (Ophrys lupercalis) x15+ mostly over and Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea) 40+, Bellis microcephala, Ramping Fumitory (Fumaria capreolata), White Rockrose (Helianthemum apenninum), Wild Clary (Salvia verbenaca), Wild Grape Hyacinth (Muscari neglectum), Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri) x9 and a ♂ Provence Orange-tip (Anthocharis euphenoides) x1.

Fan-lipped Orchid (Anacamptis collina).

Giant Orchid (Himanthoglossum Robertiana).

Giant Orchid (Himanthoglossum Robertiana).

Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera).

Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys lupercalis).

Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea).

I got back to the car and carried on around the first part of the loop, right by the Puddle I found my first Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) of the year and nearby the first of half a dozen Provence Hairstreaks (Tomares ballus).

Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi).

Provence Hairstreaks (Tomares ballus).

Provence Hairstreaks (Tomares ballus).

As I continued on I also found Small White (Pieris rapae) x3, Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) x3, Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) x1, Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) x5, Conical Orchid (Neotinea conica)  x6, lots of Southern Early Purple Orchid (Orchis olbienis) x200+, Griffon Vultures (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus) x3, Eurasian Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), Western Bonelli's Warbler (Mosquitero Papialbo / Phylloscopus bonelli), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) and Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs).

Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus).

Conical Orchid (Neotinea conica).

Conical Orchid (Neotinea conica).

Southern Early Purple Orchid (Orchis olbienis).

Southern Early Purple Orchid (Orchis olbienis).

Southern Early Purple Orchid (Orchis olbienis).

Wild flowers included Cymbalaria-leaved Speedwell (Veronica cymbalaria), Eruca (Eruca sativa), Common Whitlowgrass (Erophila verna), Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule), Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis), Tassel Hyacinth (Muscari comosum), Mallow-leaved Storksbill (Erodium malacoides), Common Asphodel (Asphodelus aestivus), Grey-leaved Cistus (Cistus albidus), Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus), Serrate Spurge (Euphorbia serrata) and Rabbit (Conejo / Oryctolagus cuniculus).

Serrate Spurge (Euphorbia serrata).

On the drive home I went nice and slowly past the old Olives where I saw just the one Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) and my first Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) of the year.

Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua).