Mallorca 2016 (2 Viewers)

[Mike Montier]

Full details of this evenings talk can be found at:
HTTPS://www.facebook.com/events/457213411141005/
I have spent half the afternoon trying to make a link so in the end I have just typed it. I really am a hopeless case. Mike

 

[LaGola]

:eek!::eek!:

I was trying to have a quiet Sunday yesterday but the phone kept going, two separate reports of Coal Tits locally. I wondered what was going on but the first report of five birds turned out to be young Great Tits but it would appear that the second sighting was genuine. Photos are on their way. If it is Coal Tit then it will be a very rare sighting indeed, there has only been one seen this year. I will post the photo. Mike

 

[LaGola]

North Mallorca supplement Birdwatching Magazine

Hello,
we already have the North Mallorca supplement of the Birdwatching Magazine at la Gola.
And it's free!

 

[Mike Montier]

Save one for me Cristina!!
Thanks, Mike

 

[honeym]

Save one for me Cristina!!
Thanks, Mike

I'll have to get a copy as it's unlikely that I'll get out to Mallorca this year until the autumn ;-(
Martin

 

[wolfbirder]

Had a morning at S'Albufera highlights included crippling views of spoonbill, nightingale, Cetti's, Squacco heron, Purple Heron, Gallinule, Crested Coot , and all chaos broke loose when a Booted eagle dropped in to try to take stilt chicks. Also Little Bittern, Osprey, 3 marsh Harriers, 3 Eleonoras overhead, Raven, Woodchat, Glossy Ibis, 2 Great Reed Warblers showing well. 7 Marbled Duck were a bonus. Are White-headed Ducks still present here ? I didn't see any at all. At Depudora upto 10 Bee-eaters and a Hoopoe. All standard stuff I guess but it was a great morning.

Other than that migration seems extremely slow though it's probably finished anyway, but any last bits probably hindered by the near ten days of constant sunshine we've enjoyed so far. Only seen 2 swallows and no house martins tho quite a few swifts.

At 2pm went to Son Real but only walked half a mile in 28 degrees heat and unsurprisingly it was very quiet.

 

[honeym]

Hi
I believe the reintroduction programme for White-headed Duck failed and there are none left on Mallorca - but Mike/Pep will know better.
Martin

 

[HartleyPoole]

Ran up to a quiet Gola this a.m. Little of note but a 1st spotted fly for me this year. Sounds like from above should have stayed at albufera where this evening Added a kestrel, Audouins Gull, little bittern, great Reed Warbler, common teen and serin to this visit.

 

[Mike Montier]

White-headed duck are no longer seen. I can't remember my last sighting, maybe ten years ago. The re-introduction scheme seemed to fail.
Things have gone very quiet as migration is mostly over. Still some good birds to be seen though. Obviously early mornings and evenings are best. Also, you never know what may turn up, Mallorca is full of surprises.
Good luck to all visiting birders. Mike.

 

[wolfbirder]

Thanks for the White-headed Duck info, yes it must be ten years ago when I saw them there. That's a shame.

Had 4 Audouin Gulls together over my hotel yesterday, they seem to patrol around the pools here every half hour or so, but to see 4 together was unusual. Anyone who can't find this species (tho very unlikely) get yourself to Lagotel hotel in Alcudia.

 

[StewB]

Hi
I believe the reintroduction programme for White-headed Duck failed and there are none left on Mallorca - but Mike/Pep will know better.
Martin

I saw a male white-headed duck a S'Albufera in May 2006, the only one I've seen outside the UK. As the BOU don't count UK birds (I've seen 3 over the years), the dilemma is whether or not to put that bird on my Mallorca list?!

Stew

 

[honeym]

Hi Stew
If you have Mallorcan Purple Gallinule, Red-knobbed Coot and Bonelli's Eagle then why not.
Martin

 

[HartleyPoole]

Some form of lark? Scurried around floor up Son Real - any clues please?

 

[Jon Turner]

Some form of lark? Scurried around floor up Son Real - any clues please?

Tawny Pipit?

 

[StewB]

Hi Stew
If you have Mallorcan Purple Gallinule, Red-knobbed Coot and Bonelli's Eagle then why not.
Martin

I confess that I have been thinking along those lines Martin!

Stew

 

[HartleyPoole]

Tawny Pipit?

Thanks - makes sense now I have been able to see one of the front view peeping through through plants .

 

[HartleyPoole]

Hair and beak confusing me here. Shot into sun. Can't make It stick myself

 

[honeym]

Greenfinch?
Martin

 

[HartleyPoole]

Son Real this morning - pigs, a tortoise and a rather pleasant walk to be honest, with nice beach at end where 4 Audouins were present, two close enough as watched little egret attacked a cormorant. Several woodchat shrikes were on path and lifer of tawny pipit and a this trip tic of a turtle dove sighting and pheasant call.was healthy.

Went to albufera 5ish and plenty around with great tit,linnet and pochard added to this visit list topped up witha distant photo opportunity of hoopoe photo rounded off with some decent lifer views of a distance keeping stone curlew and a nightingale

 

[HartleyPoole]

The colour is awful on it, can be filed under random finch