The Wildlife of Sierra de Loja and surrounding areas.
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  • Birds One.
    • Wildfowl
    • Partridges and Pheasants.
    • Grebes.
    • Great Cormorant.
    • Herons, Storks and Flamingo's.
    • Raptors
    • Rails and Crakes.
    • Cranes and Bustards.
    • Waders
    • Gulls and Terns
    • Sandgrouse
  • Birds Two
    • Pigeon, Doves, Cuckoos and Owls.
    • Nightjars, Swifts, Hoopoe, Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Roller and Woodpeckers.
    • Larks
    • Swallows and Martins.
    • Pipits, Wagtails, Dipper and Accentors.
    • Thrushes and Chats
    • Warblers
    • Wren, Flycatchers, Tits, Nuthatch and Treecreeper.
    • Shrikes, Crows, Starlings and Oriole.
    • Sparrow, Finches and Buntings
  • Mammals
    • Mammals
  • Insects
    • Butterflies - Swallowtails to Blues.
    • Butterflies - Nettle-tree to Skippers
    • Moths
    • Dragonflies
    • Other Insects
  • Plantlife
    • Wildflowers >
      • Wild Flowers A-F
      • Wild Flowers G-M
      • Wild Flowers N-S
      • Wild Flower T-Z
    • Orchids
    • Trees
  • Reptiles
    • Reptiles
  • Amphibians
    • Amphibians
  • Other Photographs
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Species Information.

Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cullinegro / Podiceps nigricollis).

 Uncommon winter visitor in areas 3, 6 and 9 with the odd birds staying long enough to be seen in summer plumage. Not an easy bird to find in the area and rarely more than a single bird which is surprising as it can be quite common not that far away on Lagoons on the border with Malaga.
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Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cullinegro / Podiceps nigricollis) summer plumaged Male.
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Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cullinegro / Podiceps nigricollis) adult winter.
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Black-necked Grebe (Zampullín Cullinegro / Podiceps nigricollis).

Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis).

Regular breeding species in areas 3, 6 and 9, also a Common winter visitor possible in all areas.
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Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis).
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Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis) adult summer.
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Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis).
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Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis) adult winter.
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Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis) immature.
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Little Grebe (Zampullín Común / Tachybaptus ruficollis) scrapping adults.

Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus).

Uncommon winter visitor to area 6 and 9. Odd birds turn up on the Contra-embalse de Bermejalis and on the main Bermejalis Embalse.
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Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus) adult summer.
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Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus) adult summer.
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Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus) adult summer.
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Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus) adult summer.
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Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus) adult winter.
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