Mallorca - Balearic Warbler? (1 Viewer)

Brian Stone

A Stone chatting

• Dec 3, 2017

• #1

Hi. I have two days in Mallorca coming up in just over a week staying in Palma. Probably won't have a car and certainly won't be able to spend the whole time birding. Is Balearic Warbler even a possibility given these limitations and the time of year? If so some advice please. Thanks! :t:

 

Xenospiza

Distracted

• Dec 3, 2017

• #2

Well... it shouldn't be migratory but still Dutch people don't see it in December: https://observation.org/soort/stats/159844?lang=en&local=xx

A good area would be north of Pollença: https://observation.org/monitoring....&j[]=3000&a[]=0&orignal_precision=0&markers=0

This is one hour by bus from Palma: https://www.tib.org/en/web/ctm/autobus/linia/340

It should occur closer to Palma as well, but I'm not sure if these places would be easier to get to without a car.

 

foresttwitcher

Virtually unknown member

• Dec 3, 2017

• #3

If you can get to Port de Pollenca or Formentor by public transport, as Xenospiza suggests, then the north end of the Boquer Valley should be your best bet.

 

M

mr.p

not of this world

• Dec 4, 2017

• #4

I saw them this time last year on the opposite side of the road from the first big Mirador along the Formentor Peninsula. Hard work in the strong wind but detected by call and then responded well to pishing. Also Alpine Acc etc

 

honeym

Well-known member

• Dec 4, 2017

• #5

Have you tried posting on the Mallorca thread (Forums > Your Local Patch > Europe & Rest of the World Patches > Europe > Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles > Mallorca 2017)?

 

Brian Stone

A Stone chatting

• Dec 4, 2017

• #6

Thanks all. Cheers Martin, I'll pop the question over there too.

 

John Cantelo

Well-known member

• Dec 4, 2017

• #7

E-bird should give you some idea where to look - see http://ebird.org/ebird/map/balwar1?...mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=all&byr=1900&eyr=2017

 

Brian Stone

A Stone chatting

• Dec 4, 2017

• #8

That is very useful (and not sure why I didn't think of it - been using it for other things!). Thrown up a couple of sites fairly close to Palma which should be reachable by public transport. Cheers!