Spain; Teruel (Aragon)
Spring 2023, list with updates
Laguna del Cañizar
A relatively unkown region of Spain, Aragon contains three provinces, Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. The wetland areas Laguna de Gallocanta and Laguna del Cañizar are in Teruel, the first being shared with Zaragoza.
Where to Watch Birds in Northern & Eastern Spain. Michael Rebane & Ernest Garcia. Helm, 2008
Laguna de Gallocanta;
www.birdingplaces.eu
mapcarta.com
www.rednaturaldearagon.com
www.lanaturemoi.com
Laguna del Cañizar;
www.lagunadelcanizar.com
turismocomarcateruel.com
www.birdingplaces.eu
es.wikiloc.com
GALLERY - Spain; Teruel province, spring 2023
SPECIES LISTS. No count = common on our visit(s)
Birds - 109 species. Order follows Collins Bird Guide 2nd edn. (2009)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – Large nos. Gallocanta
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) – Gallocanta, Cañizar
Gadwall (Mareca strepera) – 20+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 4+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) – 5+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 50+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Teal (Anas crecca) – Gallocanta
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) – 10+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) – 2+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 4+ Gallocanta 24/5/23, 1 Gallocanta 6/11/23
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) – 2+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) – 2 (pair) Cañizar 26/4/23
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) – 1 ad. Cañizar 27/4/23
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) – 4+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) – Cañizar
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) - 3 Gallocanta 1/10/24
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) – 4 Calamocha 25/4/23
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) – Large nos. Gallocanta
Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) – 1 Gallocanta 25/4/23
Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) - 1 Gallocanta 25/4/23
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans) – 2 Calamocha 24/4/23, 2+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 2+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) - 2 (m,f) Cañizar 6/11/23
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) – c5 (2 pairs) - Gallocanta 25/4/23
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) – 1f. Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) – 2 Cañizar 26/4/23, 1 Gallocanta 1/10/24
Laguna de Gallocanta
Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) - 1 Calamocha 1/10/24
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) – 2 Cañizar 26/4/23
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) - Gallocanta 25/4/23, 8+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Crane (Grus grus) - 100+ Gallocanta 6/11/23
Great Bustard (Otis tarda) – 16 Gallocanta 24/5/23, 9 Gallocanta 1/10/24
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) – 50+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) – 50+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - c10 Gallocanta 6/11/23
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) – 2+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) – 4 Cañizar 26/4/23
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - 1 Cañizar 6/11/23
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) – 5 Cañizar 26/4/23, c20 Cañizar 27/4/23
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) – 15+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 10+ Gallocanta 24/5/23, 4 Cañizar 26/4/23
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) - 2 Cañizar 6/11/23
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) – 1 Gallocanta 24/5/23
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - 1 Gallocanta 1/10/24
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) – 8+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 30+ Gallocanta 6/11/23
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) – 2 Gallocanta 25/4/23
Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) – 2 Calamocha 24/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23, 24/5/23
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) – 2 Gallocanta 25/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
European (Iberian) Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis sharpei) – 1 Cañizar 27/4/23, 3 Cañizar 6/11/23
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) – 1+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) – Gallocanta
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) – 1 Cañizar 27/4/23
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) - 1 Gallocanta 6/11/23
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) – 500+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 30+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) – 10+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) – 1m. Gallocanta 25/4/23, 1m. Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) - 1 Gallocanta 6/11/23
Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Western Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans) – 1m. Calamocha 24/4/23
Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) - Cañizar
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) – 2+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 3+ Cañizar 26/4/23, 2+ Cañizar 24/5/23
Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) – 2+ Cañizar 26/4/23, 2+ Cañizar 24/5/23
Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) – 1 Gallocanta 25/4/23
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Western Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli) – 2 Calamocha 24/4/23
Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Great Tit (Parus major) – 2 Cañizar 27/4/23
Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) – 1 Gallocanta 24/5/23, 2 Cañizar 26/4/23
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) – 1m. Calamocha 24/4/23, 1f. Gallocanta 25/4/23
Common Magpie (Pica pica)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) - Gallocanta 25/4/23, Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Raven (Corvus corax) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Gallocanta 25/4/23, Cañizar 26/4/23
Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) - Gallocanta 25/4/23, Cañizar 26/4/23
Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) – 3 Gallocanta 25/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) – 1m. Gallocanta 25/4/23, 6+ Gallocanta 6/11/23
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) – 50+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 10+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Common Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) – 2+ Cañizar 27/4/23
Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) - 2 Cañizar 6/11/23
European Serin (Serinus serinus)
Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus) – 1m. Calamocha 24/4/23
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Odonata – 13 species. Order follows K-D B Dijkstra 2nd edition 2020
Small Emerald Damselfly (Lestes virens) - 4+ Gallocanta 1/10/24
Common Winter Damsel (Sympecma fusca) – 5+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 3+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) – 1m. Cañizar 26/4/23
Goblet-marked Damselfly (Erythromma lindenii) – 2 (pair) Cañizar 26/4/23
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) - 1m. Gallocanta, 1m. Cañizar 1/10/24
Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) - 1m. Gallocanta 1/10/24
Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) – 1m. Cañizar 26/4/23
Vagrant Emperor (Anax ephippiger) – 4 (2 pairs) Cañizar 26/4/23
Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) – 2ten. Calamocha 24/4/23
Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) – 1m. Gallocanta 25/4/23, 6+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) - 4+ Gallocanta 1/10/24
Scarlet Darter (Crocothemis erythraea) - 1m. Gallocanta 1/10/24
Butterflies - 20 species. Order follows Lanfranchis 2004
Dingy Skipper. (Erynnis tages) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Spanish Swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthamelii) – 2+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra) – 3+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Large White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae) - Cañizar 26/4/23
Provencal Orange-tip (Anthocharis euphenoides) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) – 4+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) – 2+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Southern Brown Argus (Aricia cramera) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Panoptes Blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes) – 10+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe) – 3+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Spanish Fritillary (Euphydryas desfontainii) – 2+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) - Calamocha 24/4/23, Cañizar 26/4/23
Marbled White (Melanargia) sp. - Calamocha 24/4/23
Moths
Tiger (Atlantarctia tigrina) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Other insects
Iberian Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus jacobsi) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Conehead Mantis (Empusa pennata) – 2 Calamocha 24/4/23
Other fauna
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) – 8+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) – 2 Cañizar 26/4/23
Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) - 1 Calamocha 1/10/24
Flora
Crocus nudiflorus (Iridaceae) - 2 Gallocanta 1/10/24
Iberian Fritillary (Fritillaria lusitanica) – 2 Calamocha 24/4/23
Laguna del Cañizar
A relatively unkown region of Spain, Aragon contains three provinces, Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. The wetland areas Laguna de Gallocanta and Laguna del Cañizar are in Teruel, the first being shared with Zaragoza.
Where to Watch Birds in Northern & Eastern Spain. Michael Rebane & Ernest Garcia. Helm, 2008
Laguna de Gallocanta;
www.birdingplaces.eu
mapcarta.com
www.rednaturaldearagon.com
www.lanaturemoi.com
Laguna del Cañizar;
www.lagunadelcanizar.com
turismocomarcateruel.com
www.birdingplaces.eu
es.wikiloc.com
GALLERY - Spain; Teruel province, spring 2023
SPECIES LISTS. No count = common on our visit(s)
Birds - 109 species. Order follows Collins Bird Guide 2nd edn. (2009)
Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – Large nos. Gallocanta
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) – Gallocanta, Cañizar
Gadwall (Mareca strepera) – 20+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 4+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) – 5+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) – 50+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Teal (Anas crecca) – Gallocanta
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) – 10+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) – 2+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 4+ Gallocanta 24/5/23, 1 Gallocanta 6/11/23
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) – 2+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) – 2 (pair) Cañizar 26/4/23
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) – 1 ad. Cañizar 27/4/23
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) – 4+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) – Cañizar
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) - 3 Gallocanta 1/10/24
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) – 4 Calamocha 25/4/23
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) – Large nos. Gallocanta
Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) – 1 Gallocanta 25/4/23
Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) - 1 Gallocanta 25/4/23
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans) – 2 Calamocha 24/4/23, 2+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 2+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) - 2 (m,f) Cañizar 6/11/23
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) – c5 (2 pairs) - Gallocanta 25/4/23
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) – 1f. Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) – 2 Cañizar 26/4/23, 1 Gallocanta 1/10/24
Laguna de Gallocanta
Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) - 1 Calamocha 1/10/24
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) – 2 Cañizar 26/4/23
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) - Gallocanta 25/4/23, 8+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Crane (Grus grus) - 100+ Gallocanta 6/11/23
Great Bustard (Otis tarda) – 16 Gallocanta 24/5/23, 9 Gallocanta 1/10/24
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) – 50+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) – 50+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - c10 Gallocanta 6/11/23
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) – 2+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) – 4 Cañizar 26/4/23
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - 1 Cañizar 6/11/23
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) – 5 Cañizar 26/4/23, c20 Cañizar 27/4/23
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) – 15+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 10+ Gallocanta 24/5/23, 4 Cañizar 26/4/23
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) - 2 Cañizar 6/11/23
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) – 1 Gallocanta 24/5/23
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - 1 Gallocanta 1/10/24
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) – 8+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 30+ Gallocanta 6/11/23
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) – 2 Gallocanta 25/4/23
Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) – 2 Calamocha 24/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23, 24/5/23
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) – 2 Gallocanta 25/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
European (Iberian) Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis sharpei) – 1 Cañizar 27/4/23, 3 Cañizar 6/11/23
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) – 1+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) – Gallocanta
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) – 1 Cañizar 27/4/23
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) - 1 Gallocanta 6/11/23
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) – 500+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 30+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) – 10+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) – 1m. Gallocanta 25/4/23, 1m. Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) - 1 Gallocanta 6/11/23
Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Western Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans) – 1m. Calamocha 24/4/23
Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) - Cañizar
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) – 2+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 3+ Cañizar 26/4/23, 2+ Cañizar 24/5/23
Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) – 2+ Cañizar 26/4/23, 2+ Cañizar 24/5/23
Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) – 1 Gallocanta 25/4/23
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Western Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli) – 2 Calamocha 24/4/23
Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Great Tit (Parus major) – 2 Cañizar 27/4/23
Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) – 1 Gallocanta 24/5/23, 2 Cañizar 26/4/23
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) – 1m. Calamocha 24/4/23, 1f. Gallocanta 25/4/23
Common Magpie (Pica pica)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) - Gallocanta 25/4/23, Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Raven (Corvus corax) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Gallocanta 25/4/23, Cañizar 26/4/23
Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) - Gallocanta 25/4/23, Cañizar 26/4/23
Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) – 3 Gallocanta 25/4/23, 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) – 1m. Gallocanta 25/4/23, 6+ Gallocanta 6/11/23
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) – 50+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 10+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Common Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) – 2+ Cañizar 27/4/23
Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) - 2 Cañizar 6/11/23
European Serin (Serinus serinus)
Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus) – 1m. Calamocha 24/4/23
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Odonata – 13 species. Order follows K-D B Dijkstra 2nd edition 2020
Small Emerald Damselfly (Lestes virens) - 4+ Gallocanta 1/10/24
Common Winter Damsel (Sympecma fusca) – 5+ Gallocanta 25/4/23, 3+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) – 1m. Cañizar 26/4/23
Goblet-marked Damselfly (Erythromma lindenii) – 2 (pair) Cañizar 26/4/23
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) - 1m. Gallocanta, 1m. Cañizar 1/10/24
Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) - 1m. Gallocanta 1/10/24
Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) – 1m. Cañizar 26/4/23
Vagrant Emperor (Anax ephippiger) – 4 (2 pairs) Cañizar 26/4/23
Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) – 1 Cañizar 26/4/23
Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) – 2ten. Calamocha 24/4/23
Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) – 1m. Gallocanta 25/4/23, 6+ Cañizar 26/4/23
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) - 4+ Gallocanta 1/10/24
Scarlet Darter (Crocothemis erythraea) - 1m. Gallocanta 1/10/24
Butterflies - 20 species. Order follows Lanfranchis 2004
Dingy Skipper. (Erynnis tages) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Spanish Swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthamelii) – 2+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra) – 3+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Large White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae) - Cañizar 26/4/23
Provencal Orange-tip (Anthocharis euphenoides) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) – 4+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) – 2+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Southern Brown Argus (Aricia cramera) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Panoptes Blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes) – 10+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Queen of Spain fritillary (Issoria lathonia) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe) – 3+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Spanish Fritillary (Euphydryas desfontainii) – 2+ Calamocha 24/4/23
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) - Calamocha 24/4/23, Cañizar 26/4/23
Marbled White (Melanargia) sp. - Calamocha 24/4/23
Moths
Tiger (Atlantarctia tigrina) – 1 Calamocha 24/4/23
Other insects
Iberian Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus jacobsi) - Calamocha 24/4/23
Conehead Mantis (Empusa pennata) – 2 Calamocha 24/4/23
Other fauna
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) – 8+ Gallocanta 25/4/23
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) – 2 Cañizar 26/4/23
Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) - 1 Calamocha 1/10/24
Flora
Crocus nudiflorus (Iridaceae) - 2 Gallocanta 1/10/24
Iberian Fritillary (Fritillaria lusitanica) – 2 Calamocha 24/4/23