Balsa de Regidor, Granada Province, Spain.

Out for a bit of Dragon hunting with Paqui.

 

Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).

We headed out towards Moraleda and around to Balsa de Redidor where after parking we checked the area near the concrete pier where we could see Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Common Pochard (Porrón Europeo / Aythya ferina), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) including several juvenile birds just out of the nest, Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Common Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Sardinian (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala) and Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti) and Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs).

Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica).

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum) ♂.

Dragonfly wise we saw Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum) x8, Lesser (Anax parthenope) x3 and Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator) x2.

♂ Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi).

A little further along the track we found a nice ♂ Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi) and heard calling Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oropéndola Europea / Oriolus oriolus).

Bramble flowers.

We walked back towards the car finding Small White (Pieris rapae) and Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) before we checked out the eastern side of the pool which is line with a large hedge of Brambles.

Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) ♂.

♂ Orange-winged Dropwing (Trithemis kirbyi).

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum) ♂♀.

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum) ♂♀.

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) ♂.

As we walked along this area we picked up Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) ♂ x1, Common Blue Damselfly x11, Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) x2♂, Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) x3♂ 2♀, a couple of less expected Dark Spreadwings (Lestes macrostigma) which I was pleased to see as they had been there last year, guess they had drifted in from the west where there were huge numbers again this year, Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi), Stripe-necked Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa) and lots of Rabbits (Conejo / Oryctolagus cuniculus).

Dark Spreadwing (Lestes macrostigma) ♂.

Dark Spreadwing (Lestes macrostigma) ♂.

Dark Spreadwing (Lestes macrostigma) ♂.

Dark Spreadwing (Lestes macrostigma) ♂.