Huétor Fields and Rio Genil East and West, Granada Province, Spain.

A walk along the Lucerne Fields and then both ways along the Rio Genil.

Ebird List for the Fields.
Ebird List for the Rio Genil West.
Ebird List for the Rio Genil East.

Arroyo Vilano from the parking spot.

I started the day with a walk down along the Lucerne fields, I arrived and found that Paqui had also decided to have a walk and was already further up the track near to the gate, as I walked I could see the usual pair of Black-winged Kites (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus), 2x Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua) and Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica). 

The Sun was trying hard but failing to get through the Calima.

and it's still not breaking through.

I met Paqui coming back towards her car, we spent a while chatting, as we did it started to rain a bit and because we have quite a heavy Calima at the time it rained sand.

Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

After a while Paqui continued on to her car and I walked as far as the gate, on the way I added Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki), Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus) and Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

Merlin (Esmerejón / Falco columbarius) ♂. 

Merlin (Esmerejón / Falco columbarius) ♂. 

After turning around I walked back towards the car but scanned the fields to check the branch that is the regular perch for the ♂ Merlin (Esmerejón / Falco columbarius) which too my surprise it was sat there but not for long as it flew up chasing a Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis) and then headed off to the west.

Looking across toward the Merlin Perch.

I also picked up Feral Pigeon (Paloma Bravía / Columba livia), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), Wild Grape Hyacinth (Muscari neglectum), Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis) and Common Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis).

Blooming Almond Trees (Prunus dulcis) with a Clima background.

I reached the car again, Paqui was still there taking some photo's so we chatted again or to be honest the translators were put to work, Paqui then headed off and I made my way around town to the Western side of the bridge over the Rio Genil where I parked and walked.

Eurasian PendulineTit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus) ♂.

Eurasian PendulineTit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus) ♂.

Eurasian PendulineTit (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus) ♂.

New species for the day included Mallards (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), at least 3 Eurasian Penduline (Pájaro Moscón / Remiz pendulinus) 2♂ and 1♀, Long-tailed (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus), Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and Eurasian Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Eurasian Wren (Chochin paleártico / Troglodytes troglodytes), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), White Wallrocket (Diplotaxis erucoides) and Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica).

Long-tailed Tit (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus).

Long-tailed Tit (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus).

Long-tailed Tit (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus).

Once I was back at the car I had a quick look out along the Eastern side of the bridge adding a nice ♂ Hawfinch (Picogordo Común / Coccotraustes coccotrauetes) before I headed off home.

Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus).