Tuesday 26 November
Lovely start to the day with sun and just a light wisp of cloud albeit quite windy as I drove up to the old railway track at
Ventas de Zafarraya. Both
Black Redstart and
Sardinian Warbler as I approached the mirador and then greeted by another pair of
Black Redstart. Above me a quartet of
Ibex Capra sibirica feeding happily unawares, at the time, of my presence as I walked through the old tunnel I had my first
Choughs as I exited. The first
Stonechat of the morning was recorded quickly followed by a
Thekla Lark.
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Thekla Lark Cogujada Montesina Galerida theklae |
Quite a long time before I eventually found my first
Black Wheatear and no sooner found then a
Song Thrush flew out of the nearby bush and dived into the next vegetation much to my delight.
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Male Ibex Capra sibirica |
Not a lot of birds recorded as I moved on to the growing fields and driving through same quickly added
Spotless Starling,
House Sparrow and a couple of
Greenfinch. making my way to the pond I found at least a score of
Mallard but on the field opposite, now covered but with rotting tomatoes on the ground and some muddy puddles, a lovely mixture of
Linnets,
House Sparrows,
Bramblings and
Chaffinches. Then also
Meadow Pipits,
Short-toed Larks,
Crested Lark and
White Wagtails. What a field and especially all those lovely visiting wintering
Brambling looking most resplendent.
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First Bramblings Pinzon Real Fringilla montifringilla of the winter |
A drive up through the "Magpie Woods" and down to the left through the arable fields eventually found very many (common)
Magpies followed by
Blackbird,
Collared Dove and even a small flock of
Azure-winged Magpies. Just a few
Corn Bunting and a trio of
Red-legged Partridge and making my way back I looked to the left to enjoy the spectacle of the early snow on the Sierras.
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If so inclined, time to take out the ski equipment now that the white stuff has arrived |
And so to
El Robledal for a fleeting visit which produced only a
Kestrel and at least six
Jays along with more
Blackbirds,
Goldfinches and
Black Redstarts.
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Meadow Pipit Bisbita Pratense Anthus pratensis |
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Young male or female Ibex Capra sibirica |
Birds seen:
Mallard, Red-legged Partridge, Kestrel, Rock Dove, Collared Dove, Short-toed Lark, Crested Lark, Thekla Lark, Meadow Pipit, White Wagtail, Black Redstart, Stonechat, Black Wheatear, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Sardinian Warbler, Jay, Azure-winged Magpie, Magpie, Chough, Spotless Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Brambling, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Corn Bunting.
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