El Chorro Area, Arroyo del Humo, Laguna de Toro and Laguna Redonda, Malaga Province, Spain.

Back out trying to track down a target Dragon with no luck.

Lynn and Steve, Day Nine.

 

Today was pretty much a repeat of day one as we were going to visit the same area near El Chorro looking for the Cazuma Pincertail (Onychogomphus cazuma) but unfortunately, even though the day was far more successful we didn't find the main Dragon.

On the way we saw Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus), Greater Flamingo (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus), Gull-billed Tern (Pagaza Piconegra / Gelochelidon nilotica), Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus), European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum) and Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata).

Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma) ♂♀.

We arrived on site and were soon checking the roadside water and surroundings for Dragons, last time we were there we saw nothing so we did much better on this visit seeing Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis) x1♂, Common Golden Ringed (Cordulegaster boltonii) x2, Small Pincertail (Onychogomphus forcipatus) x1♂, Epaulet (Orthetrum chrysostigma) x2♂1♀ and Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) x2♂1♀ and at least 2♂ Ringed Cascaders (Zygonyx torridus).

Striped Grayling (Hipparchia fidia).

Southern Marbled Skipper (Muschampia baeticus).

Bonelli's Eagle (Aguila Perdicera / Aquila faciatus).

Other species included Southern Marbled Skipper (Muschampia baeticus) x1, Small White (Pieris rapae) x5, Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius) x2, Striped Grayling (Hipparchia fidia) x2, Spanish Gatekeeper (Pyronia bathseba) x2, Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) x8, Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi), Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus), Bonelli's Eagle (Aguila Perdicera / Aquila faciatus) x3, Alpine Swift (Vencejo Real / Apus melba), Eurasian Blue (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus) and Long-tailed Tit (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula cabrerae), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs) and European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus).

Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) ♂.

Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) ♂.

Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) ♂.

Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma) ♂.

We eventually gave up and started to headed up to Laguna Redonda nearer to Campillos, on the way Steve spotted a small Arroyo with some water in it so we checked it out and found Iberian Bluetail (Ischnura graellsii) x2♂, Epaulet x1♂ and Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum) x2♂, Griffon Vulture, Crested Lark and Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis).

Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum) ♂.

Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum) ♂.

Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis).

Some nearby Sunflowers.

As we drove past Laguna de Toro we saw Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Glossy Ibis (Morito Común / Plegadis falcinellus), Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenuela Común / Himantopus himantopus), Gull-billed Tern and a Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila penntuas).

Laguna Redonda.

Greater Flamingo's (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus).

Greater Flamingo (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus) immature.

Greater Flamingo (Flamenco Común / Phoenicopterus roseus).

At Laguna Redonda which was to be our last stop of the day we picked up Dark Spreadwing (Lestes macrostigma) x3, Blue / Common Emperor (Anax imperator) x1♂ and Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) x1♂, Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) x1♂, Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) x2♂, Small White x5, Common Pochard (Porrón Europeo / Aythya ferina), Black-necked (Zampullín Cuellinegro / Podiceps nigricollis) and Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Eurasian Coot, Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Greater Flamingo's, Black-winged Stilt, Pied Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta), Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Thinornis dubius), Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Reidora / Chroicocephalus ridibundus), Gull-billed Tern, Common Swift, Barn Swallow, Western House Martin, Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae), Western Olivaceous Warbler (Zarcero bereber / Iduna opaca), Spanish Sparrow (Gorrión Moruno / Passer hispaniolensis) and European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis).

Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenuela Común / Himantopus himantopus).

Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenuela Común / Himantopus himantopus).

Later in the evening we picked Paqui up and we all went out for a nice meal and a couple of drinks at Entrevinos Restaurante / Brasería, thanks Lynn and Steve.