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.

Avocet (Avoceta Común / Recurvirostra avosetta).
An ucommon bird at Contra-embalse de Bermijalis in area 6.
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Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus).
A regular passage bird at Contra-embalse de Bermijalis in area 6 and less regularly at Balsa de Rigedor in area 3 and on other water courses in the area covered.
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Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus).
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Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus).
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Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus).
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Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus).
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Black-winged Stilt (Ciguenela Común / Himantopus himantopus).
Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).
A regular breeding species in all areas of olives and other agricultural zones, during the winter these birds build into large flocks in different areas including the fields to the North of the Town of Huétor Tajar in area 2.
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Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).
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Stone Curlew (Alcaraván Común / Burhinus oedicnemus).
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Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola).
Just a single record of 2 birds on fields to the North of Huétor Tajar in area 2.
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Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola).
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Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola).
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Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola).
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Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola).
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Collared Pratincole (Canastera Común / Glareola pratincola).
Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius).
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Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius).
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Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius).
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Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius).
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Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius).
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Little Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Chico / Charadrius dubius).
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Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula).
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Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula) immature.
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Ringed Plover (Chorlitejo Grande / Charadrius hiaticula).
Kentish Plover (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Charadrius alexandrinus).
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Kentish Plover (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Charadrius alexandrinus).
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Kentish Plover (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Charadrius alexandrinus).
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Kentish Plover (Chorlitejo Patinegro / Charadrius alexandrinus).
Eurasian Dotterel (Chorlito Carambolo / Eudromias morinellus).
A single autumn migtating bird seen on fields in area 3.

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Eurasian Dotterel (Chorlito Carambolo / Eudromias morinellus).
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Eurasian Dotterel (Chorlito Carambolo / Eudromias morinellus) shot taken in Cabo de Gata, Almeria.
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Eurasian Dotterel (Chorlito Carambolo / Eudromias morinellus) shot taken in Cabo de Gata, Almeria.
Golden Plover (Chorlito Dorado Europeo / Pluvialis apricaria).
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Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus).
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Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus).
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Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus).
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Northern Lapwing (Avefria Europea / Vanellus vanellus).
Little Stint (Correlimos Menudo / Calidris minuta).
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Little Stint (Correlimos Menudo / Calidris minuta).
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Little Stint (Correlimos Menudo / Calidris minuta).
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Little Stint (Correlimos Menudo / Calidris minuta).
Wood Sandpiper (Andarrios Bastardo / Tringa glareola).
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Wood Sandpiper (Andarrios Bastardo / Tringa glareola).
Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus).
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Green Sandpiper (Andarrios Grande / Tringa ochropus).
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Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos).
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Common Sandpiper (Andarrios Chico / Actitis hypoleucos).
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Common Redshank (Archibebe Común / Tringa totanus).
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Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia).
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Greenshank (Archibebe Claro / Tringa nebularia).
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Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago).
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Snipe (Agachadiza Común / Gallinago gallinago).
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Jack Snipe (Agachadiza Chica / Lymnocriptes minimus).
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Jack Snipe (Agachadiza Chica / Lymnocriptes minimus).
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Jack Snipe (Agachadiza Chica / Lymnocriptes minimus).
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Ruff (Combatiente / Philomachus pugnax).
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Ruff (Combatiente / Philomachus pugnax).
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