Granada Province, Spain.

Some Orchid hunting with friends, Kiersten and Anne.

 

Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator).

I started the day by visiting a spot near to the A92 where I checked an area of abandoned Almond trees for Orchids and was pleased to find a good number of the locally rare Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora) with about 50 or so of the 200 / 300 spikes in flower, at least 4 or 5 spikes of Dark Spider (Ophrys incubacea), Mirror (Ophrys speculum) x5, Yellow Bee (Ophrys lutea) x14, these four species were the first of the year for me and I also found good numbers of Fan-lipped Orchid (Anacamptis collina) which I have seen in a few spots and a couple of over with Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys lupercalis).

Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea).

Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora).

Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora).

Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea).

Mirror Orchid (Ophrys speculum).

Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys lupercalis).

Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys lupercalis).

Fan-lipped Orchid (Anacamptis collina).

Fan-lipped Orchid (Anacamptis collina).

Common Stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium).

Also saw Bellis microcephala, Common Asphodel (Asphodelus aestivus), Common Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis), Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis), Common Stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Iberian Green Woodpecker (Pito ibérico / Picus sharpei), Thekla's Lark (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae) and Woodlark (Alondra Totovía / Lullula arborea), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Sardinian (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala) and Willow Warbler (Mosquitero Musical / Phylloscopus trochillus) my first of the year, Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator) x2, House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris) and Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

After having a good mooch around I returned to the car and headed to spot where I was meeting Kiersten and Anne but on the way I was held up for a while as there had been a nasty head-on accident which didn't look pleasant, after 20 minutes or so the Guardia allowed us to pass by going into the edge of the field.

 Italian Man Orchid (Orchis Italica).

 Italian Man Orchid (Orchis Italica).

 Italian Man Orchid (Orchis Italica).

My best side.

New rule for next time Kiersten, warn required so I can pull my gut in a tad please 😀😀😀😀

I got to the spot a few minutes late and found Kiersten and Anne were already there and checking a nice patch of Italian Man Orchids (Orchis Italica), once we got our kit together we went for a nice walk through an area of Pine woodlands finding lots more Italian Man along with a lot of Somber Bee, Sawfly (Ophrys tenthredinifera) including a very smart Hypochromatica spike, Giant Orchid (Himanthoglossum Robertiana), Fan-lipped, Mirror and a nice patch of Ophrys x juanamarii the hybrid between Ophrys lupercalis × O. tenthredinifera which Kiersten found last year.

Southern Early Purple Orchid (Orchis olbienis) ????????

Southern Early Purple Orchid (Orchis olbienis) ????????

We also saw what looked like it could be a large, robust spike of Southern Early Purple Orchid (Orchis olbienis)  but it didn't look quite right.

Giant Orchid (Himanthoglossum Robertiana).

Giant Orchid (Himanthoglossum Robertiana).

Giant Orchid (Himanthoglossum Robertiana).

Giant Orchid (Himanthoglossum Robertiana).

Giant Orchid (Himanthoglossum Robertiana).

Giant Orchid (Himanthoglossum Robertiana).

Fan-lipped Orchid (Anacamptis collina).

Fan-lipped Orchid (Anacamptis collina) var. flavescens.

Fan-lipped Orchid (Anacamptis collina) var. flavescens.

During the walk we also saw Wild Grape Hyacinth (Muscari neglectum), Tassel Hyacinth (Muscari comosum), Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni), Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus), Iberian Brown Hare (Liebre ibérica / Lepus granatensis), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus), Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Eurasian Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), Long-tailed (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus), Coal (Carbonero Garrapinos / Periparus ater), Eurasian Blue (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), European Crested (Herrerillo Capuchino / Lophophanes cristatus) and Great Tit, Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Europeo / Certhia brachydactyla), Eurasian Wren (Chochin paleártico / Troglodytes troglodytes), Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Eurasian Blackcap, Sardinian Warbler, Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis) and European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus).

Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera).

Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera).

Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera).

Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera).

Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera).

Ophrys x juanamarii (Ophrys lupercalis × O. tenthredinifera).

Ophrys x juanamarii (Ophrys lupercalis × O. tenthredinifera).

Ophrys x juanamarii (Ophrys lupercalis × O. tenthredinifera).

Ophrys x juanamarii (Ophrys lupercalis × O. tenthredinifera).

Somber Bee Orchid (Ophrys lupercalis).

Iberian Brown Hare (Liebre ibérica / Lepus granatensis).

We returned to the cars and went just up the road to a spot where we had some lunch and then headed off to the north going back to the spot where I had been earlier, on the way we picked up a Bonelli's Eagle (Aguila Perdicera / Aquila faciatus) and Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum).

Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea).

Bumble-bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora).

Dark Spider Orchid (Ophrys incubacea).

Southern Red Bartsia (Parentucellia latifolia).

Shrubby Gromwell (Lithodora fruticosa).

We reached the next spot where we saw the same species as I did earlier in the Morning and as the light was somewhat better now photos were easier, I added Shrubby Gromwell (Lithodora fruticosa) and Southern Red Bartsia (Parentucellia latifolia).

Once we had done what we wanted at this spot we said our goodbyes and headed off, on my way home I called in at Balsa de Regidor, as I arrived I found a Ladder Snake (Culebra de Escalera / Etaphe scalaris) which was sat right in the road and knowing what often happens when the locals see a snake I took some photos before moving it onto the verge, which it wasn't happy about but I hoped it would be safer there.

Ladder Snake (Culebra de Escalera / Etaphe scalaris).

Ladder Snake (Culebra de Escalera / Etaphe scalaris).

Ladder Snake (Culebra de Escalera / Etaphe scalaris).

On the pool I picked up Common Pochard (Porrón Europeo / Aythya ferina), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Northern Shoveler (Cuchara Común / Spatula clypeata), Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Eurasian Blackcap and Spanish Sparrow (Gorrión Moruno / Passer hispaniolensis) before I headed home and waited for a builder (Lee) to come and give me a price for the repairs to my roof.

Near Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

Moth Records for the 19th March 2026.

15W Actinic on the terrace, +11.5.

13 Moths of 10 Species.

Any corrections, PLEASE send me a comment on the post, thanks.

Licence from Junta de Andalucia.

6496 Evergestis isatidalis.

6496 Evergestis isatidalis x1, 6719 Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) x2, 7725 Menophora japygiaria (Brassy Waved Umber) x1, 8246 Orthonama obstipata (The Gem) x2, 8256 Xanthorhoe fluctuata (Garden Carpet) x1, 9056 Autographa gamma (Silver Y) x1, 9433 Paradrina clavipalpis (Pale Mottled Willow) x2, 9961 Hadena sancta x1, 10343 Agrotis puta (Shuttle Shaped Dart) x1 and 10351 Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth) x1.

 6719 Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer).

7725 Menophora japygiaria (Brassy Waved Umber).

8246 Orthonama obstipata (The Gem).

8256 Xanthorhoe fluctuata (Garden Carpet).

9056 Autographa gamma (Silver Y).

9433 Paradrina clavipalpis (Pale Mottled Willow).

10343 Agrotis puta (Shuttle Shaped Dart).

10351 Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth).

Rio Genil East, Huétor Fields and Huétor Fields again Later, Granada Province, Spain.

Almost a repeat of yesterday, Painting, Birding, Cooking and some Gardening.

Ebird List for Rio Enil East.

Ebird List for Huétor Fields 1. 

Ebird List for Huétor Fields 2.

Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina).

I started the day getting the paint brush out again but this time it was to gloss the beams, hopefully by the end of Saturday I will have one half of the room finished.

Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina).

Later I went down town and did a walk along the road running East following the Genil, I walked out a bit further than usual as a week or so when I was in the car I noted a couple of flooded fields and thought I would go and check them for waders.

As I walked I saw Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica), Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum), Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita), Cetti's Warbler (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti), Long-tailed Tit (Mito Común / Aegithalos caudatus), Eurasian Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Curruca capirotada), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Hawfinch (Picogordo Común / Coccotraustes coccotrauetes), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis) and Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba).

I reached the flooded fields but the one had pretty much dried up, however there were 6 Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Thinornis dubius), Spanish (Yellow) (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae) and White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba) and a Water Pipit (Bisbita Alpino / Anthus spinoletta).

On my way back to the car I sat on the fence near some dead trees, didn't add any birds but could hear what I thought was a Stripe-less Tree Frog (Hyla meridionalis) but I am not sure and need to go back and try to get a recording.

♂ Montagu's Harriers (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus).

♂ Montagu's Harriers (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus).

I popped in to Mercodona and then went up to the Walnut Trees where I parked, didn't walk far but instead sat down the on the top of the Irrigation channel and watched the 4 newly arrived Montagu's Harriers (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus) with 3 ♂♂ displaying to a single ♀.

♂ Montagu's Harriers (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus).

♂ Montagu's Harriers (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus).

I sat and watches these amazing birds for around three quarters of an hour, during this time I also saw Crested Lark, Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), Barn Swallow, Common Blackbird, House Sparrow, Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail, Common Linnet, Corn Bunting, Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) x4, Comma (Polygonia c-album) x1, Large (Pieris brassicae) x1 and Small White (Pieris rapae) x3 and Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) x2.

The Asparagus, hope it tastes as good as the Jar Paqui gave me.

Eventually I dragged myself away and headed up to the house where I preserved 3 jars of Green Asparagus using a method friend Paqui had told me about, a way of using some of the big bunch I got from down the fields.

Some approaching weather.

Later I waent down the fields again and sat on the bank until dusk scanning the lucerne fields, new species seen included Little Bustard (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax), Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea) and Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus).

Near Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

Moth Records for the 18th March 2026.

15W Actinic on the terrace, +9.

3 Moths of 3 Species.

Any corrections, PLEASE send me a comment on the post, thanks.

Licence from Junta de Andalucia.

 

Probably 8581 Eupithecia cocciferata ???

8256 Xanthorhoe fluctuata (Garden Carpet) x1, a worn Pug which is probably 8581 Eupithecia cocciferata x1 ??? and 9961 Hadena sancta x1. 

9961 Hadena sancta.

Huétor Fields, Granada Province, Spain.

Painting, Birding and Gardening, a good day.

Ebird List for Huétor Fields.

 

Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

I started the day with three and a bit hours painting in the bedroom, later I went for a walk along the Arroyo Vilano again, as usual I parked by the Walnut Trees and walked out as far as the old dam site and back again.

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus).

On the way out I picked up Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Iberian (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki) and Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), 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), Barn (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) and Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Cecropis daurica), Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum), Cetti's (Cetia Ruiseñor / Cettia cetti) and Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),  House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), 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). 

I also saw Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) x3 and Small White (Pieris rapae) x5, Carpentor Bee (Xylocopa violacea), Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis), Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Mallow-leaved Convolvulus (Convolvulus althaeoides), Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum), White Wallrocket (Diplotaxis erucoides), Wild Grape Hyacinth (Muscari neglectum) and Common Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis).

♂♀ Montagu's (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus) and ♀ Western Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus).

♂♀ Montagu's (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus) and ♀ Western Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus).

♀ Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus).

♂ Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus).

♀ Western Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus).

On my way back I picked up the very smart ♂ Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus) which dropped on to the ground with some prey but was soon put off it by a ♀, both birds then took off and started to display and then get quite territorial when a ♀ Western Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus) flew in.

♂ Little Bustard (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

♂ Little Bustard (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

♂ Little Bustard (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

All the aerial activity obviously annoyed the calling ♂ Little Bustard (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax) which I had been hearing but couldn't find, it did a circuit and then flew straight past me and landed back into the Lucerne.

Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).

Other species were my first Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator) of the year, Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Thinornis dubius), Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Eurasian Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus), Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Curruca undata), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola) and Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea). 

Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator).

Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator).

I got back to the car where I met the two Asparagus pickers who were parked behind me, I got to chat with them and bought some of the Asparagus they had just cut. 

I then went down to Mercodona before heading back home where I enjoyed a couple of hours in the garden for the first time this year.

Huétor Fields, Granada Province, Spain.

A couple of hours down on the fields picking up a couple of year tick raptors.

Ebird List for Huétor Fields.

 

Mustard with Sierra de Loja in the background.

I headed down to the fields early on and did a walk from the Walnuts to the Old dam point in the Arroyo Vilano, on the way out to this point I found the ♂ Little Bustard (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax) which was calling and holding territory but I couldn't find any of the 6 ♀ today.

♂ Little Bustard (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).

Also seen were the 2 Black-winged Kites (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Eurasian Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis) and Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata), Zitting Cisticola (Cistícola Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis), lots of Barn Swallows (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica) and a few Red-rumped (Golondrina Dáurica / Cecropis daurica), Western House Martin (Avión Común Occidental / Delichon urbicum), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Curruca melanocephala), Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), European Stonechat (Tarabilla Europea / Saxicola rubicola), House (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus) and Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer montanus), Spanish (Yellow) Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava iberiae), Meadow Pipit (Bisbita Pratense / Anthus pratensis), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis) and Corn Bunting (Escribano Triguero / Emberiza calandra).    

Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus).

Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus).

Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus).

I reached the point where the Arroyo used to be dammed, illegally I suspect which stopped the flow further down the stream, I spent a while sat here and watched some raptors move along the ridge and up the Valley north or east along the ridge towards Granada, these included a distant Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus) which is not a common species here, so I was pleased to get some rubbish record shots before it drifted off, a pair of Bonelli's (Aguila Perdicera / Aquila faciatus) and a single Short-toed Snake Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus) and a Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus).

I also picked up Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), a single Alpine Swift (Vencejo Real / Apus melba) which went east with 2 Pallid Swift (Vencejo Pálido /Apus pallidus), 2x Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Thinornis dubius), 2x Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus), Iberian Magpie (Rabilargo Ibérico / Cyanopica cooki), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea), Common Linnet (Pardillo Común / Linaria cannabina) and European Serin (Serin Verdecillo / Serinus serinus). 

♂ Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus).

♂ Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus).

♂ Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus).

After a while I started to walk back to the car, on the way I saw my first Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus) of the year when a stunning ♂ flew in and started to hunt.

As I did the walk I also saw Perez's Frog (Rana Común / Pelophylax perezi), Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) x2, Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) x1, Carpentor Bee (Xylocopa violacea), Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis), Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), Mallow-leaved Convolvulus (Convolvulus althaeoides), Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum), White Wallrocket (Diplotaxis erucoides), Wild Grape Hyacinth (Muscari neglectum) and Common Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis).

The early sun reflecting off the snow up Sierra Nevada.

I returned to the car and went down to Sanchez Arcos cars where I had the new motor from as I was not happy that the Fuel gauge was working correctly as I had done 600km and it was still showing full, one of the low pressure warning lights on the tyres kept coming on even though they all looked fine, anyway they soon sorted the tyre problem out when they found a dirty great nail in the one which got repaired straight away, it's got to go in on Monday for the fuel gauge to be sorted.

After getting this sorted I went home and did some more painting in the Bedroom which is starting to progress, hopefully got a builder coming this week to give me a price for the roof repairs, not looking forward to hearing how much that's going to cost 😬😬😬😬😬