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Sunday, 1 November 2026

Huétor Fields and Presa y Meandros del Genil, Granada Province, Spain.

A walk along the Lucerne Fields and later another visit to the Owls.
Ebird List for the Fields.
Ebird List for the Presa.

Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).
We met down at the Walnut trees and walked out towards the gates but turned around early as there were a group of 4 hunters with dogs searching for Iberian Brown Hare (Liebre ibérica / Lepus granatensis), I just don't understand how low someone's morals can be to get enjoyment out of Killing such a beautiful animal, sick people.
As we walked we saw 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), 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 Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), 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), 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).
The Churros, very nice.
After returning to the car we went down to Paqui's where we had coffee and some very nice home mad Churros.
Later in the day we went back out to the area near the Presa to try and see the Eurasian Eagle Owl (Búho Real / Bubo bubo) but tonight was the first time for a long while we didn't see or hear any of the birds.
Iberian Green Woodpecker (Pito ibérico / Picus sharpei).
We did however see Common Woodpigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Grey Heron, Great Spotted (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major) and Iberian Green Woodpecker (Pito ibérico / Picus sharpei),  Iberian and Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian Blue (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus) and Great Tit, Eurasian Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris), Common Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus), Eurasian Blackcap, Sardinian Warbler,  Spotless Starling, Common Blackbird, European Robin, Black Redstart, House Sparrow, 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), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus) and Rabbit (Conejo / Oryctolagus cuniculus).