Realenga de Agicampe, Rio Genil in Huétor Tajar and Cerro Hacho, Granada Province, Spain.

Back on the local patch.

 

The Sunrise from up on the terrace.

I started the day by checking the light up on the Terrace, even though it went down to +11 I was surprised that there were only 2 Moths found.

As I was up there I could hear a singing Garden Warbler (Curruca Mosquitera / Sylvia borin), Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula) and House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus).

Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (Pico Menor / Dryobates minor).

Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (Pico Menor / Dryobates minor).

Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (Pico Menor / Dryobates minor).

Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (Pico Menor / Dryobates minor).

A little later in the morning I went down to Huétor and did a short walk (as the Sciatica is still playing up) along the Rio Genil, interesting species included Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus), Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (Pico Menor / Dryobates minor), Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oropéndola Europea / Oriolus oriolus), Common Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scrpaceus), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti) and Common Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos).

Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus).

Small White (Pieris rapae).

Other species seen were Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) x3, Small White (Pieris rapae) x5, Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) x9, Stripe-necked Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa), Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris), Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris), Dwarf Mallow (Malva neglecta), Purple Bugloss (Echium plantagineum), Wild Snapdragon (Antirrhinum controversum) and Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum).

Dwarf Mallow (Malva neglecta).

Wild Snapdragon (Antirrhinum controversum).

Purple Bugloss (Echium plantagineum).

I headed back up to the house checking out a very nice patch of white flowered Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas).

Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas).

Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas).

Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas).

Later Paqui picked me up at the house and we had a very nice walk up on Cerro Hacho, during the walk we saw Pink Butterfly Orchid (Orchis papilionacea), Bladder Campion, Blue Hound's Tongue (Cynoglossum creticum), Cloven Petalled Campion (Silene colorata), Grey-leaved Cistus (Cistus albidus), Mallow-leaved Convolvulus (Convolvulus althaeoides), Milk Thistle, Tassel Hyacinth (Muscari comosum), Wild Clary (Salvia verbenaca), Wild Gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus), Yellow Phlomis (Phlomis lychnitis) and Purple Phlomis (Phlomis purpurea), Rosy Garlic (Allium roseum), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Coal Tit  (Carbonero Garrapinos / Periparus ater), Common Blackbird, Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oropéndola Europea / Oriolus oriolus), Common Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Sardinian (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala) and Western Bonelli's Warbler (Mosquitero Papialbo / Phylloscopus bonelli), Eurasian Wren (Chochin paleártico / Troglodytes troglodytes), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Europeo / Certhia brachydactyla), Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki), Eurasian Blue (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus) and Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs) and Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra).

Paqui up on Hacho.

The Sun dropping behind the Pines.

We returned to the car and then spent the rest of the evening up on the terrace.