A walk along the River with Paqui looking for Butterflies and Dragons.
We set off early and, on the way, stopped for breakfast at Gasolinera Huetor Santillan, then continued to the Arroyo de Prado Negro.
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| Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera). |
Around the parking area, we saw the first of a good number of
Small Pincertails (Onychogomphus forcipatus) including several ♀♀
which were far happier to sit for the camera, Spanish Gatekeeper (Pyronia bathseba),
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera),
Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Eurasian Jay (Arrendajo Euroasiático / Garrulus glandarius) and
Eurasian Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris).
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| Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) . |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) . |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) . |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) . |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) . |
Butterfly numbers were fairly good, we recorded Iberian Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthameli) x2,
Small (
Pieris rapae) and
Bath White (Pontia daplidice) x1,
Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) x5,
Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra) x1,
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) x2,
False Ilex (Satyrium esculi) x6 and
Spanish Purple Hairstreak (Laeosopis roboris) x2,
Lang's Short-tailed (Leptotes pirithous),
Long-tailed (Lampides boeticus), Holly (Celastrina argiolus) x1, Adonis (Lysandra bellargus) x2, Southern (Polyommatus celina) x12+ and
Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans) x3,
Southern Brown Argus (Aricia cramera) x4,
Iberian Marbled White (Melanargia lachesis) x14+,
Cardinal Fritillary (Argynnis pandora) x3,
Queen of Spain (Issoria lathonia) x3,
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) x3,
Rock Grayling (Hipparchia alcyone) x2,
Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) x30+ and
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) x3. |
| False Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus ). |
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| Spanish Purple Hairstreak (Laeosopis roboris) . |
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| Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans) . |
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| Spanish Chalk-hill Blue (Lysandra albicans) . |
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| Cardinal Fritillary (Argynnis pandora). |
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| Cardinal Fritillary (Argynnis pandora). |
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| Queen of Spain (Issoria lathonia). |
Other species included European Hornet (Vespa crabro), Carpentor Bee (Xylocopa violacea), Blue-winged (Oedipoda caerulescens) and Red-winged Grasshopper (Oedipoda germanica),
Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum),
Spanish Oyster Thistle (Scolymos hispanicus),
Viperine Snake (Culebra Viperina / Natrix maura), European Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur),
Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila penntuas), Iberian Green (Pito ibérico / Picus sharpei) and
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster),
Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oropéndola Europea / Oriolus oriolus),
Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica),
Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum),
Eurasian Nuthatch (Trepador Azul / Sitta europaea), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Europeo / Certhia brachydactyla),
Eurasian Blue (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), and
Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada),
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala),
Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki),
Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata),
Eurasian Wren (Chochin paleártico / Troglodytes troglodytes),
Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula),
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs) and
European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis),
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| Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila penntuas). |
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| Booted Eagle (Aguila Calzada / Aquila penntuas). |
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