Balsa de Regidor, Granada Province, Spain.

A quick look at Balsa de Regidor for some Dragonflies.

 

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata).

I started the day with a visit to the Physio and then picked Paqui up for a quick look at the manmade pool near Moraleda where we were going to check out what Dragonflies were on the wing.

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata).

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata).

We walked down the Eastern side first, checking the bramble hedge where we found Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathinerum) x22+, Iberian Bluetail (Ischnura graellsii) x15+, Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator) x3, Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) x8 and Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) x2.  

Iberian Bluetail (Ischnura graellsii).

Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum).

We turned around at the far end of the Olives and walked back up to the car and then out onto the Concrete pier finding Western Willow Spreadwing (Chalcolestes viridis) x3, Small Red-eye (Erythromma viridulum) x4, Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) x2 and Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) x2.

Small Red-eye (Erythromma viridulum).

Other species seen during the visit included Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris), Small (Pieris rapae) and Bath White (Pontia daplidice), Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus), Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus), Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Pochard (Porrón Europeo / Aythya ferina), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto) and European Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur), Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oropéndola Europea / Oriolus oriolus), Common Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti) and Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Eurasian Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris) and European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis),