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
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Black-winged Stilts Himantopus himantopus and Garganey Anas querquedula, Rambla de Morales
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlRqzHh_s_I/AAAAAAAAAXs/1RH8rDXsb14/s400/garganey_stilts_20may07_1024l_20.jpg)
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
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlWEk3h_tJI/AAAAAAAAAY8/TUqB7wJO7oY/s400/wheatear_21may07_800l_20a.jpg)
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Odonata
Southern Skimmer Orthetrum brunneum, Las Guiraos
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLN8Hh_srI/AAAAAAAAAVM/vYppT0BRbbc/s400/southern_skimmer_19may07_800l_20.jpg)
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii, Fuenta de Piedra Lagoon
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Iberian Bluetail Ischnura graellsii, Cañada de las Norias
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLCknh_sjI/AAAAAAAAAUM/joupWzbm91o/s400/blue-tailed_damsel_sp_wheel_20may07_768p_20.jpg)
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlRqsXh_s-I/AAAAAAAAAXk/3uNJgHkShCQ/s400/iberian_blue-tailed_damsel_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Neuroptera
Nemoptera bipennis, Las Almoderas
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Lepidoptera
Pale Shoulder Acontia lucida, Cortijo el Campillo
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLCPXh_shI/AAAAAAAAAT8/qpIKw6WfsN4/s400/pale_shoulder_20may07_768p_20.jpg)
Thetidia plusiaria, Cortijo el Campillo
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLIknh_snI/AAAAAAAAAUs/AYgYXYBr30g/s400/thetidia_plusaria_20may07_768p_20.jpg)
Idaea circuitaria/rainerii, Cortijo el Campillo
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLK2nh_soI/AAAAAAAAAU0/HwPokZqRzz0/s400/idaea_circuitaria_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia, Estación Invernal, Sierra Nevada
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlMLo3h_s1I/AAAAAAAAAWc/SbmASvS7W8c/s400/queen_of_spain_21may07_800l_20.jpg)
Southern Gatekeeper Pyronia cecilia, Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlL8EXh_szI/AAAAAAAAAWM/aP_KwwTlXmo/s400/southern_gatekeeper_20may07_768p_20b.jpg)
Dusky Heath Coenonympha dorus, Cabo de Gata
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlMU6nh_s3I/AAAAAAAAAWs/28cF5VigZwA/s400/spanish_gatekeeper_19may07_768p_20.jpg)
Probably Southern Marbled Skipper, Carcharodus boeticus, Cabo de Gata
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlMUunh_s2I/AAAAAAAAAWk/z4_boeXkZao/s400/tufted_skipper_19may07_800l_20.jpg)
Herpetiles
Large Psammodromus Psammodromus algirus, Caba de Gata
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLMt3h_sqI/AAAAAAAAAVE/ZmXWUE_Gcng/s400/iberian_wall_lizard_19may07_800l_20b.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLMoHh_spI/AAAAAAAAAU8/kk0yY6Xzys0/s400/iberian_wall_lizard_19may07_800l_20a.jpg)
Marsh Frog Rana ridibunda, Almerima Golf Course
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlMY53h_s8I/AAAAAAAAAXU/NCuE9cunKn8/s400/marsh_frog_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Apocrita
Velvet Ant Mutilla sp., Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlL8gHh_s0I/AAAAAAAAAWU/c8K9H7PZjGc/s400/velvet_ant_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Arachnids
Wolf Spider (Lycosidae), Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLB-Xh_sfI/AAAAAAAAATs/ldKGbip_lEo/s400/spider_detail_20may07_768p_20.jpg)
Scorpion (Buthus occitanus), Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLB4nh_seI/AAAAAAAAATk/twrz5H5Lz_s/s400/scorpion_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Orthoptera
Acrida ungarica, Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLz7Xh_swI/AAAAAAAAAV0/xh-nrcdHD_s/s400/acrida_ungarica_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlLzxXh_svI/AAAAAAAAAVs/p5qH3WnxeLc/s400/acrida_ungarica_detail_20jun04_800.jpg)
Egyptian Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium, Cuevas de los Ubedas
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![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlL3VXh_sxI/AAAAAAAAAV8/tMpEZGyudvA/s400/egyptian_grasshopper_detail_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Mantids
Mantid nymph, probably Rivetina baetica, Cabo de Gata
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlMVfXh_s5I/AAAAAAAAAW8/0oASzoSQ64I/s400/mantis_nymph_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Coleoptera
Oxythrea funesta (Chafer Beetle), Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlWCgnh_tDI/AAAAAAAAAYM/IMiqs0in8lw/s400/oxythrea_funesta_20may07_800l_20.jpg)
Diptera
Bee-fly (Bombyliidae), Cuevas de los Ubedas
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlWCxHh_tEI/AAAAAAAAAYU/hUDD3-N_93I/s400/bee-fly_20may07_420l_20.jpg)
Mammalia
Spanish Ibex Capra pyrenaica
Estación Invernal, Sierra Nevada
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlWBzXh_tCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/zqnBhsyr4dA/s400/ibex_21may07_800l_20.jpg)
Sierra de Camarolo
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e1l350dzSrA/RlWBunh_tBI/AAAAAAAAAX8/6UZyrlvUnYc/s400/ibex_18may07_756p_20.jpg)