Aves
Lesser Flamingos Phoeniconaias minor, Fuenta de Piedra Lagoon
(Three of five we saw distantly from the visitor centre)
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Greater Flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber, Fuenta de Piedra Lagoon
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Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus, Fuenta de Piedra Lagoon
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Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea, Fuenta de Piedra Lagoon
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Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis, Almerima Golf Course
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Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina, Almerima Golf Course
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White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala, Cañada de las Norias
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Family party, Rambla de Morales
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Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris, Rambla de Morales
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l_8RccTlZeb4MLzxeI2hViLSDCEscwOUzHBKEeGvJB9egO10CRyZbjIewFGclI_URHcMJRWVs2B2BxfQYzeS2AIT0VVXAc9j59CygwM6ti3uqyY8zc7LfDxQ9VgWrpZ3EdQL/s400/marbled_duck_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Black-winged Stilts Himantopus himantopus and Garganey Anas querquedula, Rambla de Morales
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Slender-billed Gull Larus genei, Roquetas de Mar Salinas
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Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator, Sierra de Camarolo
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Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, Estación Invernal, Sierra Nevada
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Odonata
Southern Skimmer Orthetrum brunneum, Las Guiraos
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Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii, Fuenta de Piedra Lagoon
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Iberian Bluetail Ischnura graellsii, Cañada de las Norias
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Neuroptera
Nemoptera bipennis, Las Almoderas
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Lepidoptera
Pale Shoulder Acontia lucida, Cortijo el Campillo
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Thetidia plusiaria, Cortijo el Campillo
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Idaea circuitaria/rainerii, Cortijo el Campillo
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Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia, Estación Invernal, Sierra Nevada
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Southern Gatekeeper Pyronia cecilia, Cuevas de los Ubedas
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Dusky Heath Coenonympha dorus, Cabo de Gata
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Probably Southern Marbled Skipper, Carcharodus boeticus, Cabo de Gata
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Herpetiles
Large Psammodromus Psammodromus algirus, Caba de Gata
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCylkeKSofVcwrKmyMQdCis8j0Z-N83ap4PgQaNk7u3R5hm7UblgWsonCil-1V99QNZOKercGRVNAPR_2guNTpVx1NVxkw-Acx6Ou_vd2hlu3JkehFCbpJsvJsGlKS8HF1VOY/s400/iberian_wall_lizard_19may07_800l_20b.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExhpbWhbNtn2CDEbqA2v9U-sqjyiHLVLSNZZH7po4cCXl1KrWpwx5CqHXp3__DzS4M49rghuBYAniWTBo0T3THmNHMEKeG0mulDWgSXLCku-bocZDQ1pmOgdc0L9_i5JOzXzt/s400/iberian_wall_lizard_19may07_800l_20a.jpg)
Marsh Frog Rana ridibunda, Almerima Golf Course
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZl7f51gZ0Y3Y-6Z5t7gNEIwcO0Fj2pLIVwg9kpjVN23lhTaR8QoEm7WynmNtc8MYKcTaVpS-hnLXUseuLOfoNqw8FU3b9SS9empRAeMaXl3Gjw1ldQBFCyhX6KeH1rnghNLk/s400/marsh_frog_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Apocrita
Velvet Ant Mutilla sp., Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g0ygrNEAZGeI-2ghoOmJTUBnAdKC0-Wfr3EK-etp0qQS1C7Bp5XGC2QHGXqaojJmk0ieEiGeXk5vgH7rmxyskIujVDRCgJpNBXBu3MfJ8ywi5fcikz5vqI7LgocawW_84dT6/s400/velvet_ant_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Arachnids
Wolf Spider (Lycosidae), Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDzwa_B8aj2cI18DZiui7IXHLMlvrYgr7Alt5KZeGHe3Lf9gnbR5AlhS5SNr9yv82FspViFEzXDSKHtr4N8S65KzSQkNn_7p_aQ_bcrAllikZZU_FD491qiLxtbswKC8wUdMp/s400/spider_detail_20may07_768p_20.jpg)
Scorpion (Buthus occitanus), Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcVK7y_PzSBUOHWP0RVnj2R9TqbNih4FqTxgqVfoVvjskbI4oFJk05RJOmsQUFEUUFiOZVrSHfw-br1mMR3F3XZDVVZMNJ0epYXj6MjiKSipg_F0o4yqDe-VXSb27xh02OzBb/s400/scorpion_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Orthoptera
Acrida ungarica, Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8DabOMZ9ESezAYnrlONwayIA9LjJ4VJE89ie-ayMWPYzxXJ8i9LbE1i2-TpHz2xxO7zH-1rQhyphenhyphenrVKXXUrwM1YyDuLlhCCbDBsuqBPFW3VfWa64-7ywJ3t9PT0DJMHWFemmRS/s400/acrida_ungarica_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAegrP9_HHUv4u4GHBLsoAIubbLQhZYbFFYjL80aCpfSU8cABiiMubbn0PTwKBQ2a4G5__8vdGLBUwUnrITH67FyPTGl3StCItBhjeXxRQwRa6b0C8SXb_sSYQxxa4D-dhLPKx/s400/acrida_ungarica_detail_20jun04_800.jpg)
Egyptian Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium, Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBIv6F7Fc6P5MAV2cSSvZtKUwIB8HN32PDy_KN9nTnLMWVuwRs_8pZT_NHc0W3gi5O1tW7bk-ki-SZxfYDJmrQvUgZ0IaKQ_eQsG467tDzdVPBl42lL_6VuIvKFUq48AvpZFp/s400/egyptian_grasshopper_20may07_800l_20a.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnPqEtygQs26san7KLnrLPs3VaFBSamer1eS1pr60KZ3PcUihw4MHflTAAaRkxLd-zGIK9nvDjXpGmqx-bkVBJzjn2gTOQJZ2Xn49jfyFLl2DZzRoNJB7IkX1v_7mJwARuoBN/s400/egyptian_grasshopper_detail_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Mantids
Mantid nymph, probably Rivetina baetica, Cabo de Gata
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DUgSoPzlMQyLAz2eGE7oikkhjAxHeEJIB_iul1FLgI0Zw-HbwX85HUGSfJ8oZoLR96Wrbd6lbhTycBo8yniwdYBIbF0SIOUXinX-80iy4HWa5JshRIZgOAmJv1E630rRIx_S/s400/mantis_nymph_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Coleoptera
Oxythrea funesta (Chafer Beetle), Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IDVFDJFc4G8nG86uuAcxrPT5SiVPXAxU2VjFaKx3_ujFEmgr_mZOsjs0x910_5j5c6zag4mi_RGnZ4FLBXzJSMcSk0Joq6sWLOi0D_xjYqEh5CAbxw0Sj_23mQMzr7r8qjC1/s400/oxythrea_funesta_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Diptera
Bee-fly (Bombyliidae), Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyHUCUJiIdahaR286EgBbqPoCVWrsIR4a5l6fmiuemMEt8RWZjLv1gsy5af1G4b7yW4V9H_Uc9XV8XIH8qrRoz2a0WOcgel0vdlmGeCOpCEn66glH6WD0f7fLYrVhM5UDsoAP/s400/bee-fly_20may07_420l_20.jpg)
Mammalia
Spanish Ibex Capra pyrenaica
Estación Invernal, Sierra Nevada
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Amn2iuDVEIGKfneRPjt4bl9CPM37hg_U6jdc3Wfz-6aXrzXKCSz7f750MzZskHl-zkZkpwf24zSIbpC_ID3bg7IfLu5-4cmRL57NPn-c9PVyxqwWTTXChOdNk6kmmmJF_Fdp/s400/ibex_21may07_800l_20.jpg)
Sierra de Camarolo
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycaGOmbM75xWFsGkon21mVfYL7IuD04ANigk9GDHomNn9mIScsM7e25qZl5QVxy1BLqCgA5xzBHT1V7TJ3Bf8DaXzSSVowgO-v4fLAPIpW_HPBUOL2prCGq5y45zdC_11J7UZ/s400/ibex_18may07_756p_20.jpg)