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ER 69 Birds in southeast Andalucía I made this trip as a tourleader of the dutch travel agency SNP-Natuurreizen.

Short description of the visited areas :

Sierra de Alhamilla : dry mountain chain northeast of Almeria. I birded the oasis of Baños de Sierra de Alhamilla and its surroundings. Sierra de Cabo de Gata : low volcanic mountain chain. We did a hike between Las Negras and Agua Amarga on the coast. The saltpans of Salinas de Acosta near Cabo de Gata village were visited. : southern slopes of the . This is a mountaineous area with steep slopes. It is characterised by small woods, rocky slopes and meadows. We stayed in Bubión and hiked to , and Portugos. : city near the Sierra Nevada with gardens, a stream and a nice park. I climbed a hill southeast of the city.

List of other animals than birds :

- Rattus spec : 1 ex, Alpujarras, Pampaneira

- Green Frog, Rana ridibunda : 4 ex (3,1), Alpujarras

- Spiny-footed Lizard, Acanthodactylus erythrurus : 3 ex, Sierra de Alhamilla - Large Psammodromus, Psammodromus algirus : 19 ex - 1 ex, Sierra de Cabo de Gata - 18 ex (8,5), Alpujarras - Ocellated Lizard, Lacerta lepida : 1 ex, Alpujarras, near Bubión - Spanish Wall Lizard, Lacerta hispanica : 1 ex, Alpujarras

Number of species : 80 Observer : Frank van Groen Number of visits : 6 Nic. de Roeverstraat 20 Number of visitdays : 11 1093 KK Amsterdam Period : 30-3-97 / 6-4-97 Tel : 020 - 7762160

Visits - Sierra de Alhamilla : 30-3-97 / 1-4-97 , 3 Day(s) - Sierra de Cabo de Gata : 31-3-97 / 31-3-97 , 1 Day(s) - Almería -> : 1-4-97 / 1-4-97 , 1 Day(s) - Alpujarras : 1-4-97 / 4-4-97 , 4 Day(s) - Granada : 5-4-97 / 5-4-97 , 1 Day(s) - Granada -> Málaga bus : 6-4-97 / 6-4-97 , 1 Day(s)

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Species List Numbers between brackets refer to day totals

- Great Cormorant , Phalacrocorax carbo : 15 ex 15 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 - European Shag , Phalacrocorax aristotelis : 1 ex 1 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 - Little Egret , Egretta garzetta : 3 ex 2 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 1 ex , Almería -> Motril , 1-4-97 - Cattle Egret , Bubulcus ibis : 4 ex 4 ex , Granada -> Málaga bus , 6-4-97 - Greater Flamingo , Phoenicopterus ruber : 350 ex 350 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 - Marsh Harrier , Circus aeruginosus : 2 ex 2 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 - Sparrowhawk , Accipiter nisus : 1 ex 1 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 - Kestrel , Falco tinnunculus : 5 ex 1 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 2 ex , Almería -> Motril , 1-4-97 1 ex , Alpujarras , 4-4-97 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Red-legged Partridge , Alectoris rufa : 7 ex 6 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 1 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 - Pheasant , Phasianus colchicus : 1 ex 1 ex , Alpujarras , 2-4-97 - Common Coot , Fulica atra : 1 ex 1 ex , Almería -> Motril , 1-4-97 - Black-winged Stilt , Himantopus himantopus : 12 ex 12 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta ssp himantopus , 31-3-97 - Black-tailed Godwit , Limosa limosa : 20 ex 20 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 - Bar-tailed Godwit , Limosa lapponica : 5 ex 5 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 - Dunlin , Calidris alpina : 100 ex 100 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 - Ruff , Philomachus pugnax : 1 ex 1 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 - Black-headed Gull , Larus ridibundus : 80 ex 80 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 - Yellow-legged Gull , Larus michahellis : 30 ex 30 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 - Rock Dove , Columba livia : 205 ex 40 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 30 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 35 ex , (20) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 100 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Wood Pigeon , Columba palumbus : 21 ex 20 ex , (8, 7, 5) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Collared Dove , Streptopelia decaocto : 2 ex 2 ex , Almería -> Motril , 1-4-97 - Cuckoo , Cuculus canorus : 1 ex 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Scops Owl , Otus scops : 5 ex 3 ex , (2) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 2 ex , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 - Little Owl , Athene noctua : 1 ex 1 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 - Alpine Swift , Tachymarptis melba : 5 ex 5 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 - Common Swift , Apus apus : 25 ex 5 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 6 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 2 ex , Almería -> Motril , 1-4-97 12 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Bee-eater , Merops apiaster : 7 ex 7 ex , Granada -> N , 5-4-97 - Hoopoe , Upupa epops : 6 ex 4 ex , (2) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 1 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Agua Amarga , 31-3-97 1 ex , Alpujarras , Pórtugos , 4-4-97 - Wryneck , Jynx torquilla : 1 ex 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 3

- Green Woodpecker , Picus viridis : 4 ex 3 ex , (2) , Alpujarras , 2-4-97 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Crested Lark , Galerida cristata : 9 ex 3 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 6 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 - Thekla Lark , Galerida theklae : 5 ex 5 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Woodlark , Lullula arborea : 6 ex 6 ex , (2) , Alpujarras , 2-4-97 - Eurasian Crag Martin , Ptyonoprogne rupestris : 28 ex 15 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 10 ex , (5) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 3 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Barn Swallow , Hirundo rustica : 62 ex 12 ex , (6) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 4 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 38 ex , (20, 8) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 4 ex , Almería -> Motril , 1-4-97 4 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - House Martin , Delichon urbicum : 11 ex 3 ex , (2) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 2 ex , Almería -> Motril , 1-4-97 6 ex , (3) , Alpujarras , 2-4-97 - Grey Wagtail , Motacilla cinerea : 8 ex 2 ex , Alpujarras Pampaneira , 1-4-97 6 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - White Wagtail , Motacilla alba : 13 ex 13 ex , (6) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 - Woodchat Shrike , Lanius senator : 2 ex 1 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - White-throated Dipper , Cinclus cinclus : 1 ex 1 ex , Alpujarras , 3-4-97 - Wren , Troglodytes troglodytes : 27 ex 15 ex , (5) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 12 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Robin , Erithacus rubecula : 22 ex 1 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 12 ex , (5) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 9 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Black Redstart , Phoenicurus ochruros : 21 ex 21 ex , (7) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 - Stonechat , Saxicola torquatus : 15 ex 8 ex , (3) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 7 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Black Wheatear , Oenanthe leucura : 15 ex 11 ex , (10) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 1 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 2 ex , Almería -> Motril , 1-4-97 1 ex , Alpujarras Pampaneira, female , 2-4-97 - Blue Rock-thrush , Monticola solitarius : 5 ex 3 ex , (2) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 2 ex , (1) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 - Common Blackbird , Turdus merula : 56 ex 3 ex , (2) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 2 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Agua Amarga , 31-3-97 36 ex , (12) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 15 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Mistle Thrush , Turdus viscivorus : 7 ex 7 ex , (5) , Alpujarras Pampaneira , 1-4-97 - Cetti's Warbler , Cettia cetti : 9 ex 8 ex , (4) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Fan-tailed Warbler , Cisticola juncidis : 1 ex 1 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 - Western Bonelli's Warbler , Phylloscopus bonelli : 1 ex 1 ex , Alpujarras , Bubión , 4-4-97 - Blackcap , Sylvia atricapilla : 66 ex 27 ex , (12, 8, 7) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 21 ex , (9, 5) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 18 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Sardinian Warbler , Sylvia melanocephala : 43 ex 16 ex , (12) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 3 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 4 ex , Alpujarras Pampaneira , 2-4-97 4

20 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Dartford Warbler , Sylvia undata : 8 ex 1 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 7 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Firecrest , Regulus ignicapillus : 6 ex 5 ex , (3) , Alpujarras , 3-4-97 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Spotted Flycatcher , Muscicapa striata : 1 ex 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Long-tailed Tit , Aegithalos caudatus : 2 ex 2 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Coal Tit , Parus ater : 17 ex 9 ex , (6) , Alpujarras , 3-4-97 8 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Crested Tit , Parus cristatus : 2 ex 2 ex , Alpujarras , 4-4-97 - Great Tit , Parus major : 48 ex 4 ex , (2) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 29 ex , (15) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 15 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Blue Tit , Parus caeruleus : 46 ex 44 ex , (20, 10) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 2 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Short-toed Treecreeper , Certhia brachydactyla : 16 ex 10 ex , (3) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 6 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Corn Bunting , Emberiza calandra : 1 ex 1 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 - Rock Bunting , Emberiza cia : 10 ex 2 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 1 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 1-4-97 7 ex , (6) , Alpujarras , 2-4-97 - Cirl Bunting , Emberiza cirlus : 9 ex 8 ex , (4) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 1 ex , Granada male , 5-4-97 - Chaffinch , Fringilla coelebs : 46 ex 26 ex , (8) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 20 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - European Serin , Serinus serinus : 77 ex 16 ex , (15) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 26 ex , (10) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 35 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - European Greenfinch , Chloris chloris : 37 ex 5 ex , (3) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 7 ex , (4) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 25 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Eurasian Siskin , Carduelis spinus : 40 ex 40 ex , (25) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 - European Goldfinch , Carduelis carduelis : 40 ex 4 ex , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 2 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Agua Amarga , 31-3-97 25 ex , (10, 8) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 9 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Common Linnet , Carduelis cannabina : 16 ex 11 ex , (10) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 4 ex , (3) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Hawfinch , Coccothraustes coccothraustes : 2 ex 2 ex , (1) , Alpujarras Pampaneira , 1-4-97 - House Sparrow , Passer domesticus : 350 ex 150 ex , (60, 50, 40) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 20 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97 10 ex , Almería -> Motril , 1-4-97 110 ex , (60, 20) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 60 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Rock Sparrow , Petronia petronia : 15 ex 15 ex , Alpujarras , 3-4-97 - Spotless Starling , Sturnus unicolor : 62 ex 16 ex , (10) , Sierra de Alhamilla , 30-3-97 6 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Salinas de Acosta , 31-3-97 2 ex , Almería -> Motril , 1-4-97 28 ex , (15) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 10 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Jay , Garrulus glandarius : 9 ex 8 ex , (6) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 1 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 5

- Magpie , Pica pica : 17 ex 9 ex , (4) , Alpujarras , 1-4-97 8 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Red-billed Chough , Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax : 1 ex 1 ex , Alpujarras , 3-4-97 - Jackdaw , Corvus monedula : 17 ex 6 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , Agua Amarga , 31-3-97 11 ex , Granada , 5-4-97 - Raven , Corvus corax : 2 ex 2 ex , Sierra de Cabo de Gata , 31-3-97