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Monday, 24 August 2026

Presa y Meandros del Genil, Granada Province, Spain.

Another check-in on the Owl family.
 
Eurasian Eagle Owl (Búho Real / Bubo bubo) 2 of the 4 birds seen.
Paqui and I headed out to a spot near the Presa where we again set up the chairs and from a good distance watched the Eurasian Eagle Owls (Búho Real / Bubo bubo), which were sitting out on the far side of the valley.
Eurasian Eagle Owl (Búho Real / Bubo bubo) 2 of the 4 birds seen.
Eurasian Eagle Owl (Búho Real / Bubo bubo) 2 of the 4 birds seen.
Eurasian Eagle Owl (Búho Real / Bubo bubo) 3 of the 4 birds seen.
Some of the other more interesting species seen included Black-crowned Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax), Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oropéndola Europea / Oriolus oriolus), European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Europeo / Merops apiaster), Iberian Green Woodpecker (Pito ibérico / Picus sharpei), Eurasian Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris) and Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki).
Red-necked Nightjar (Chotacabras Cuellirrojo / Caprimulgus ruficollis).
Red-necked Nightjar (Chotacabras Cuellirrojo / Caprimulgus ruficollis).
Red-necked Nightjar (Chotacabras Cuellirrojo / Caprimulgus ruficollis).
On our way off the site we had a very well behaved Red-necked Nightjar (Chotacabras Cuellirrojo / Caprimulgus ruficollis) which was sitting in the centre of the road and was well lit up by the headlights.

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