Cerro Hacho, Loja, Granada Province, Spain.

A quick visit to Hacho.

 

Looking across to Sierra de Loja from Hacho.

Paqui came up to my place and then we headed up to Hacho to put out a Moth light, we set up the trap and then went up to the top car park where we set up the chairs and watched the Sun go down and the stars appear.

Looking out to the West.

Whilst there we saw and heard Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Eurasian Blue (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus) and Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Europeo / Certhia brachydactyla), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs) and Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra).

 

 

On the way up to Hacho and on the way back we saw Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala) and Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata).

Near Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

Moth Records for 25th October 2026.

15W Actinic on the terrace, +5.

 Moths of  Species.

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Licence from Junta de Andalucía.

4432 Oxypteron schawerdai.

1655 Ethmia bipunctella x2, 4432 Oxypteron schawerdai x2, 5800 Phycita diaphana x1, 6690a Palpita vitrealis x3, 5830 Epischnia illotella x1, 6700 Dolicharthria punctalis x1, 7926 Semiaspilates ochrearia (Yellow Belle) x1, 9106 Pseudozarba bipartita x1, 9140 Eublemma ostrina (Purple Marbled) x1, 9433 Paradrina clavipalpis (Pale Mottled Willow) x1, 9460 Spodoptera exigua (Small Mottled Willow) x4, 9461 Spodoptera cilium (Dark Mottled Willow) x2 NEW for the Garden, 9591 Agrochola lunosa (Lunar Underwing) x5, 9621 Episema grueneri x2, 9628 Leucochlaena oditis (Beautiful Gothic) x3, 10034 Leucania loreyi (The Cosmopolitan) x1, 10215 Xestia kermesina x2, 10326 Eucoptocnemis optabilis x2, 10335 Agrotis lata x2 and 10351 Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth) x1.

5800 Phycita diaphana.

5830 Epischnia illotella.

7926 Semiaspilates ochrearia (Yellow Belle).

9106 Pseudozarba bipartita.

9140 Eublemma ostrina (Purple Marbled).

9460 Spodoptera exigua (Small Mottled Willow).

9461 Spodoptera cilium (Dark Mottled Willow) x2 NEW for the Garden.

10034 Leucania loreyi (The Cosmopolitan).

10335 Agrotis lata.

10351 Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth).

Huétor Fields, Granada Province, Spain.

A morning walk with Paqui around the Lucerne Fields.

Ebird List for the Fields.

 

The freshly cut Lucerne Fields.

We parked at the Walnut Trees and went for a walk out to the gates and then back again, as we walked we saw 10x Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax) which was the first time I have seen any on this area for a while.

Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

Little Bustards (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

Other species included Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos) x3, Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus), Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Iberian (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki) and Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Eurasian Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Eurasian Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis) and Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Sardinian (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala) and Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Curruca undata),  Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Eurasian Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), House (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus) and Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Grey (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus).

 

Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis) with a Frog.

 

Western Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis) with a Frog.

Other species seen included Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi), Iberian Brown Hare (Liebre ibérica / Lepus granatensis) x2, Rabbit (Conejo / Oryctolagus cuniculus), Small White (Pieris rapae), Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus), Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria), Vagrant Emperor (Anax ephippiger), White Wallrocket (Diplotaxis erucoides) and Purple Bugloss (Echium plantagineum). 

Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).

Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua).

Eurasian Hoopoe (Abubilla Común / Upupa epops).

European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola) ♀.

European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola) ♀.

House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus) ♂.

Later I went down to Paqui's again and had some Lunch, on my way back home I checked the Town Fields where I saw at least 85 Eurasian Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus), a couple more Northern Lapwings but no more Little Bustards.

Eurasian Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

Eurasian Stone Curlews (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).