A list of the birds recorded on and around Sierra de Loja.

This is a list of the species that I have recorded and is not a full list of the species for the area.

Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),                   
Resident  / breeding species.
Eurasian Wigeon (Silbón Europeo / Anas Penelope),
Winter visitor.
Red-legged Partridge (Perdiz Roja / Alectoris rufa),
Resident  /  breeding species.
Common Quail (Codorniz Común / Coturnix coturnix),
Summer visitor / breeding.
Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocorax carbo),
Regular in winter.
Night Heron (Marinete Común / Nycticorax nycticorax),
Rare migrant / winter visitor.
Cattle Egret (Garcilla Bueyera / Bubulcus ibis),
Resident / none breeding.

Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egretta garzetta).

Booted Eagle (Aguililla Calzada / Hieraaetus pennatus),
Summer visitor / breeding.
Bonelli's Eagle (Aguila-azor Perdicera / Hieraaetus faciatus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Red Kite (Milano Real / Milvus milvus),
Uncommon passage / winter visitor.
Black Kite (Milano Negro / Milvus migrans),
Common on passage.
Marsh Harrier (Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental / Circus aeruginosus),
Regular on passage / winter.
Hen Harrier (Aguilucho Pálido / Circus cyaneus),
Regular in winter.
Montagu's Harrier (Aguilucho Cenizo / Circus pygargus),
Summer visitor / breeding.
Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo),
Resident /  breeding species.
Honey Buzzard (Aberjero Europeo / Pernis apivorus),
Regular on passage.

Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulga / Falco tinnunculus).

Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinula Chloropus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra),
Resident /  breeding species.
Common Crane (Grulla Común / Grus grus),
Rare winter visitor.
Little Bustard (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax),
Resident / regular during winter / breeding species?
Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenuela Común / Himantopus himantopus),
Regular winter visitor.
Stone-curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus),
Resident / regular during winter / less common as breeding species.
Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Golden Plover (Chorlito Dorado Europeo / Pluvialis apricaia),
Regular winter visitor.
Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus),
Regular winter visitor.

Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus).

Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto),
Resident /  breeding species.
Turtle Dove (Tórtola Europea / Streptopelia turtur),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Common Cuckoo (Cuco Común / Cuculus canorus),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Great Spotted Cuckoo (Crialo Europeo / Clamator gladarius),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Eagle Owl (Buho Real / Bubo bubo),
Resident /  breeding species.
Barn Owl (Lechuza Común / Tyto alba),
Resident /  breeding species?
Little Owl (Mochuelo Europeo / Athene noctua),
Resident /  breeding species.
Eurasian Scops Owl (Autillo Europeo / Otus scops),
Resident /  breeding species.
Red-necked Nightjar (Chotacabras Cuellirrojo / Caprimulgus ruficollis),
Summer visitor / breeding species.

European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster).

Wryneck (Torcecuello / Jynx torquilla),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Skylark (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis),
Resident /  breeding species?
Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata),
Resident /  breeding species.
Thekla Lark (Cogujada Montesina / Galerida theklae),
Resident /  breeding species.
Woodlark (Totovia / Lullula arborea),
Resident /  breeding species.
Short-toed Lark (Terrera Común / Calandrella brachydactyla),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Calandra Lark (Calandria / Melanocorypha calandra),
Resident /  breeding species.
Sand Martin (Avión Zapador / Riparia riparia),
Passage species.
Crag Martin (Avión Roquero / Ptyonoprogne rupestris),
Resident /  breeding species. 

Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirundo daurica).

Dipper (Mirlo Acuático / Cinclus cinclus),
Rare winter visitor.
Dunnock (Acentor Común / Prunella modularis),
Uncommon winter visitor.
Alpine Accentor (Acentor Alpino / Prunella modularis),
Winter visitor.
Robin (Petirrrojo / Erithacus rubecula),
Rare resident / common winter visitor.
Nightingale (Ruisenor Común / Luscinia megarhynchos),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Bluethroat (Pechiazul / Luscinia svecica),
Uncommon winter visitor.
Common Redstart (Colirroja Real / Phoenicurus phoenicurus),
Passage species.
Black Redstart (Colirrojo Tizón / Phoenicurus ochruros),
Resident /  breeding species.
Northern Wheatear (Collalba Gris / Oenanthe oenanthe),
Summer visitor / breeding species.

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Roquero Rojo / Monticola saxatilis).

Blue Rock Thrush (Roquero Solitario / Monticola solitarius),
Resident /  breeding species.
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Roquero Rojo / Monticola saxatilis),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Garden Warbler (Curruca Mosquitera / Sylvia borin),
Passage species.
Blackcap (Curruca Capirotada / Sylvia atricapilla),
Resident Breeder / huge numbers in winter.
Common Whitethroat (Curruca Zarcera / Sylvia communis),
Uncommon Summer visitor / passage.
Orphean Warbler (Curruca Mirlona / Sylvia hortensis),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala),
Resident /  breeding species.
Spectacled Warbler (Curruca Tomillera / Sylvia conspicillata),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Subalpine Warbler (Curruca Carrasquena / Sylvia cantillans),
Summer visitor / breeding species. 

Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scirpaceus).

Goldcrest (Reyezuelo Sencillo / Regulus regulus),
Rare winter visitor.
Firecrest (Reyezuelo Listado / Regulus ignicapillus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes),
Resident /  breeding species.
Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Pied Flycatcher (Papamoscas Cerrojillo / Ficedula hypoleuca),
Passage / Breeding species ?
Great Tit (Carbonero Común / Parus major),
Resident /  breeding species.
Coal Tit (Carbonero Garrapinos / Parus ater),
Resident /  breeding species.
Blue Tit (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Crested Tit (Herrerillo Capuchino /Parus cristatus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Long-tailed Tit (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus),
Resident /  breeding species.    

Southern Grey Shrike (Alcaudón Real Meridional / Lanius meridionalis),

Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor),
Resident /  breeding species.
Golden Oriole (Oropéndola / Oriolus oriolus),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer Domesticus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Tree Sparrow (Gorrión Molinero / Passer Montanus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Rock Sparrow (Gorrión Chillón / Petronia petronia),
Resident /  breeding species.
Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs),
Resident /  breeding species.
Brambling (Pizón Real / Fringilla montifringilla),
Winter visitor.
Linnet (Pardillo Común / Carduelis cannabina),
Resident /  breeding species.
Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis),
Resident /  breeding species.
Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris),
Resident /  breeding species. 

Trumpeter Finch (Camachuelo Trompetero / Buccanetes githagineus).

Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea),

Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egretta garzetta),
Resident / none breeding.
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea),
Resident / none breeding.
Purple Heron (Garza Imperial / Ardea purpurea),
Uncommon on passage.
White Stork (Ciguena Blanca / Ciconia ciconia),
Uncommon on passage.
Black Stork (Ciguena Negra / Ciconia nigra),
Rare on passage.
Griffon Vulture (Bultre Leonado / Gyps fulvus),
Regular passage.
Golden Eagle (Águila Real / Aquila chrysaetos),
Resident /  breeding species.
Short-toed Eagle (Culebrera Europeo / Circaetus gallicus),
Summer visitor / breeding.

Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus).

Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Northern Goshawk (Azor Común / Accipiter gentillis),
Uncommon resident /  breeding species.
Black-winged Kite (Elanio Común / Elanus caeruleus),
Rare resident /  breeding species?
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulga / Falco tinnunculus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Lesser Kestrel (Cernicola Primilla / Falco naumanni),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Hobby (Alcotán Europeo / Falco subbuteo),
Uncommon on passage.
Eleonora's Falcon (Halcón de Eleonora / Falco eleonorae),
Rare on passage.
Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus),
Resident /  winter / breeding species?
Merlin (Esmerejón / Falco columbarius),
Uncommon on passage / winter.

Little Bustard (Sisón Común / Tetrax tetrax).

Wood Sandpiper (Andarrios Bastardo / Tringa Glareola),
Regular on passage.
Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus),
Regular winter visitor.
Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos),
Resident / regular during winter / less common summer species / breeding?
Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia),
Rare passage species.
Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago),
Regular winter visitor.
Jack Snipe (Agachadiza Chica / Lymnocriptes minimus),
Very rare winter visitor.
Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus),
Uncommon winter visitor.
Rock Pigeon (Paloma Bravia / Columba livia),
Resident /  breeding species.
Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus),
Resident /  breeding species. 

Great Spotted Cuckoo (Crialo Europeo / Clamator gladarius).

Common Swift (Vencejo Común / Apus apus),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Pallid Swift (Vencejo Pálido / Apus pallidus),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Alpine Swift (Vencejo Real / Apus melba),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Hoopoe (Abubilla / Upupa epops),
Resident /  breeding species.
Kingfisher (Martin Pescador / Alcedo atthis),
Resident /  breeding species?
European Bee-eater (Abejaruco Común / Merops apiaster),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Roller (Carraca / Coracias garrulus),
Uncommon passage species.
Green Woodpecker (Pito Real / Picus viridis),
Resident /  breeding species.
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pico Picapinos / Dendrocopos major),
Resident /  breeding species. 

Crested Lark (Cogujada Común / Galerida cristata).

Barn Swallow (Golondrina Común / Hirundo rustica),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Red-rumped Swallow (Golondrina Dáurica / Hirundo daurica),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
House Martin (Avión Común / Delichon urbica),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Tawny Pipit (Bisbita campestre / Anthus campestris),
Passage / Summer breeding species?
Water Pipit (Bistita Alpino / Anthus spinoletta),
Winter visitor.
Meadow Pipit (Bistita Común / Anthus pratensis),
Winter visitor.
Tree Pipit (Bisbita Arbóreo / Anthus trivialis),
Passage species.
White Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla alba),
Resident / massive winter population.
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp yarrellii),
Rare winter visitor.
Yellow Wagtail (Lavandera Boyera / Motacilla flava),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Grey Wagtail (Lavandera Cascadena / Motacilla cinerea),
Resident /  breeding species. 

Black-eared Wheatear (Collalba Rubia / Oenanthe hispanica).

Black-eared Wheatear (Collalba Rubia / Oenanthe hispanica),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Black Wheatear (Collalba Negra / Oenanthe leucura),
Resident /  breeding species.
Whinchat (Tarabilla Nortena / Saxicola rubetra),
Passage species.
Common Stonechat (Tarabilla Común / Saxicola torquata),
Resident /  breeding species.
Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos),
Winter visitor.
Redwing (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus iliacus),
Winter visitor.
Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula),
Resident /  breeding species.
Ring Ouzel (Mirlo Capiblanco / Turdus torquatus),
Uncommon winter visitor. 

Cetti’s Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti).

Dartford Warbler (Curruca Rabilarga / Sylvia undata),
Resident /  breeding species.
Sedge Warbler (Carricerin Común / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus),
Uncommon passage species.
Zitting Cisticola (Buitrón / Cisticola juncidis),
Resident /  breeding species.
Cetti’s Warbler (Ruisenor Bastardo / Cettia cetti),
Resident /  breeding species.
Reed Warbler (Carricero Común / Acrocephalus scirpaceus),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Melodious Warbler (Zarcero Común / Hippolais polyglotta),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Willow Warbler (Mosquitero Musical / Phylloscopus trochillus),
Passage species.
Bonelli’s Warbler (Mosquitero Papialbo / Phylloscopus bonelli),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Common Chiffchaff (Mosquitero Común / Phylloscopus collybita),
Resident /  breeding species ? 

Spotted Flycatcher (Papamoscas Gris / Muscicapa striata).

Nuthatch (Trepador Azul / Sitta europaea),
Uncommon Resident /  breeding species.
Short-toed Treecreeper (Agateador Común / Certhia brachydactyla),
Resident /  breeding species.
Southern Grey Shrike (Alcaudón Real Meridional /Lanius meridionalis),
Resident /  breeding species.
Woodchat Shrike (Alcaudón Común / Lanius senator),
Summer visitor / breeding species.
Azure-winged Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cyanus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica),
Resident /  breeding species.
Jay (Arrendajo / Garrulus glandarius),
Resident /  breeding species.
Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula),
Resident /  breeding species.
Red-billed Chough (Chova Piquirroja / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax),
Resident /  breeding species.
Raven (Cuervo / Corvus corax),
Resident /  breeding species.
Common Starling (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris),
Winter visitor.

Spotless Starling (Estornino Negro / Sturnus unicolor).

Serin (Verdecillo / Serinus serinus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Hawfinch (Picogordo / Coccotraustes coccotraustes),
Resident /  breeding species.
Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra),
Resident /  breeding species.
Trumpeter Finch (Camachuelo Trompetero / Buccanetes githagineus),
Single record of displaying pair in spring.
Reed Bunting (Escribano Palustre / Emberiza schoeniclus),
Winter visitor.
Cirl Bunting (Escribano Soteno / Emberiza cirlus),
Resident /  breeding species.
Corn Bunting (Triguero / Emberiza calandra),
Resident /  breeding species.
Rock Bunting (Escribano Montesino / Emberiza cia),
Resident /  breeding species.