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  1. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    A happy new year to everyone from me too and a big thank you to you especially Mike for all your good work on here and to all the contributors from someone who still has much to learn! My bag is packed, I am off to the airport in about an hour so I hope to see you soon! All the best, David
  2. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Don‘t believe them. Nothing more sane than rising early, immersing yourself in a landscape and then getting to see some lovely birds. And in Mallorca too. It‘s -8 degrees in the mornings here in North Germany 🥶! But still well worth it. Planning to go out again tomorrow. 👍
  3. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    I feel your pain …
  4. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Thank you so much for your work with this report, StewB. I hope to meet you on a future visit!
  5. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Very fine kites there Mike!
  6. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    I slithered along the path at the Salobrar this morning – amazing how quickly the seasons have changed this autumn, when we arrived at the tail end of October it was still very warm, this morning a very chill, damp 5°C. The first pools were very quiet, but further along I watched a heron...
  7. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    I went for a rather depressing walk along the beach at Sa Rápita this morning, hoping to spot some turnstones, often a safe bet in the winter months – but first there was any amount of plastic waste, presumably washed up by the rough weather, then the wartime bunkers are once more encrusted with...
  8. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Here goes again – I've resized the photos of my walk at the Salobrar yesterday – a chilly morning soon warmed by the sun. There were quite a lot of the commoner waders, a marsh harrier circling over the island in the first pond, and now there seems to be a resident osprey. I enjoyed the hoopoes...
  9. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    I couldn't upload the photos for some reason so I deleted the post. I'll try again tomorrow perhaps!
  10. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    I have just repurposed my garden shed as a hide again to see if I can catch sight of any birds in our field. The results: well, no out-of-the-ordinary birds, but it was fun sitting and waiting to get some shots of the familiar ones.
  11. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    MJB, not sure when my feeders will be depleted but thanks all the same!
  12. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Absolutely brilliant, thank you foresttwitcher!
  13. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    I went to the Salobrar again this morning in the hope of flocks of birds wafted in by the strong winds the day before and found a scene contrasting with the wildness of yesterday, utter peace over the marshes. And there was indeed a slight improvement on last week's almost total lack of birds...
  14. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Reasons for me to be cheerful: 1. We are back in Mallorca after a long break! 2. It was a fine sunny day but not over 30° C 3. I managed to get down to the Salobrar for a spot of birding – ... but actually that should probably be "birding" because what was notably absent this morning were...
  15. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Great plan Mike, and the pamb olí really is good there!:ROFLMAO:
  16. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    I've not been on here for a while, not having been in Mallorca since early June and two months still until our return, but I came across this and thought maybe some of you on here might enjoy it. And it is especially interesting for me as we live in "Barn Owl Street" in Campos! Enjoy:
  17. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Thank you Richard, you've just handed me another lifer!
  18. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    And it landed on the agave outside the house, spotted it with a cuppa in one hand and the camera in the other. Yes, I feel very lucky and privileged to have been able to see all this.
  19. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    As promised a few days ago, here is a message from Lanzarote. I have not been birding intensively as this is primarily a family holiday but I must say I have enjoyed the birding experience here with a somewhat different selection of familiar species, some completely new ones to me and some local...
  20. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    I have to admit I have booked a birding tour with a professional operator. The organisers don't promise but hint heavily that we might get to see those birds. Don't think there are refunds for no-shows! ;)
  21. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Hi Mike, glad to see you are back keeping watch at the Cape! I miss it. We won't be there to join you probably till late October, but we are departing for Lanzarote for a family holiday on Friday with three generations so as this thread seems to apply to the Balearics and the Canary Islands too...
  22. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Don't forget the bee eaters at the Cape Mike!
  23. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Phil, I have often thought of doing soemthing similar with the field at the back of our house in Campos. I'll have to construct some sort of hide though. And wait for a holm oak to grow;). Great post!
  24. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    I popped down to the Salobrar for an early morning walk this morning - and was pleased to see plenty of action involving black-winged stilt, avocet and redshank, yellow wagtail, a marsh harrier having some aggro with two avocets, Kentish and ringed plover, little egret, shelduck, zitting...
  25. derban

    Mallorca 2022

    Well it was a long shot, there must be more than one Pete Sadlers in the UK. Oh well, enjoy your trip in September. Maybe our paths will cross then, who knows?
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