Bird watching around Archidona (Costa del Sol, Malaga, Andalucia, Southern Spain)
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We have had a very pleasant morning visiting Huertas del Rio, Hoz de Marin, Archidona Lakes and Hondonero Heights...
Photo: Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
Have a look at some more pictures and the complete list of 50 species observed below!
Some of the highlights of the day were the Azure-winged Magpie, Golden Eagle and the chase of a Goshawk by a brave male Sparrowhawk at the Hoz de Marin.
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Complete list of birds observed:
| SPECIES | SCIENTIFIC NAME | |
| 1 | Azure-winged Magpie | Cyanopica cooki |
| 2 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| 3 | Bee-eater | Merops apiaster |
| 4 | Blackbird | Turdus merula |
| 5 | Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla |
| 6 | Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius |
| 7 | Blue Tit | Cyanistes caeruleus |
| 8 | Cetti’s Warbler | Cettia cetti |
| 9 | Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs |
| 10 | Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
| 11 | Cirl Bunting | Emberiza cirlus |
| 12 | Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| 13 | Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
| 14 | Common Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra |
| 15 | Coot | Fulica atra |
| 16 | Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
| 17 | Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin |
| 18 | Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos |
| 19 | Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis |
| 20 | Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
| 21 | Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus |
| 22 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major |
| 23 | Great Tit | Parus major |
| 24 | Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus |
| 25 | Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis |
| 26 | Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 27 | House Martin | Delichon urbicum |
| 28 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 29 | Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| 30 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| 31 | Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
| 32 | Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus |
| 33 | Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 34 | Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca |
| 35 | Pochard | Aythya ferina |
| 36 | Red-legged Partridge | Alectoris rufa |
| 37 | Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
| 38 | Rock Bunting | Emberiza cia |
| 39 | Rock Dove | Columba livia |
| 40 | Sardinian Warbler | Sylvia melanocephala |
| 41 | Serin | Serinus serinus |
| 42 | Short-toed Snake Eagle | Circaetus gallicus |
| 43 | Short-toed Treecreeper | Certhia brachydactyla |
| 44 | Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| 45 | Spotless Starling | Sturnus unicolor |
| 46 | Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata |
| 47 | Stonechat | Saxicola rubicola |
| 48 | Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus |
| 49 | Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus |
| 50 | Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator |
Last modified onWednesday, 12 December 2018 13:42
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House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)
House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)
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Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyanus)
Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica Cyanus)
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Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
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Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
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Spanish Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa)
Spanish Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa)
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Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
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