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Monday 1st August 2011, 18:12
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Mediterranean Cruise Birding?
Hi
I will most likely be going on a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea during a week in September travelling from Spain to Malta and Italy. Is there any suggestions as to what I can look out for while on the cruise ship? Any specific sea birds that I should watch for? |
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Tuesday 2nd August 2011, 11:54
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Hello
The most obvious answer to that is anything you see! IN the course of the last 3 excursions we have done from the port of Tarragona in April, May and June the list of species is as such: Storm Petrel, Pom, Arctic and Great Skua, Balearic, Yelkouan, Cory's and Sooty Shearwater (very scarce), Gannet and the usual terns and gulls. Also had a Fin Whale and "Moon fish" (dirrect translation, don't know if it's called that in English). Best Steve |
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Saturday 6th August 2011, 09:36
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Hi solarrobor,
Good to know you will be visiting Malta on a cruise holiday Regarding your question of what birds you can see from the cruise: Well practicaly you can encounter anything. By September plenty of autumn migrants will already on the move and plenty of seabirds will be wondering around the Mediterraean sea. Since I'm a Maltese birder, I can only provide you info about Maltese birds you can see. When you start to approch Malta to berth in our Grand Harbour, keep a watchful eye as you can easily encounter some interesting birds along the coast: Herons migrating over head - Grey, Night and Little egret, Cory's Shearwater, Yelkouan Shearwater, Yellow Legged Gull, Audouin's Gull, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Cormorant, Sandwich Tern, Caspian Tern and more. Practically anything can be seen from the sea, especially at that time. Its really a matter of luck of what passes by. If you will be visiting after mid-September, possibly even raptors as it will be peak period for them. Small tip: Also when you are about to enter the Grand harbour, you will pass by a large breakwater. This is a favorite place for resting gulls. So make sure you give it a look on the way in. Cheers |
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Saturday 6th August 2011, 14:30
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