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Recent content by Michael Schade

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    Mallorca 2018

    Today’s highlight was a Raven mobbing a Merlin right above our house in Cala Mondragó. I was surprised to see a Merlin this time of the year. Also nice: A huge flock of Starlings and a couple of Sandwich Terns as well as Turnstones at El Coto Beach (Colonia). Waiting for the first Scops Owl of...
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    Mallorca 2018

    Happy New Year to everyone! I had a great first birding day - rest of my stay was work so far. Now four days off for bird watching. My first bird in 2018: A Stone Curlew one minute after midnight in Cala Mondragó! Mike M: are you around? If so: let’s have a little walk in Cala Mondragó...
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    Mallorca 2017

    Dear Mike, all: Thanks from my side, too! Although I am a quiet reader most of the year, I really enjoy this thread! Will do my best to contribute more frequently to it in the future! Best regards and happy New Year, Michael
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    Mallorca 2017

    First Nightingale singing in Mondragó right now. Springtime!
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    Mallorca 2017

    Thanks a lot for posting this, Mike! And in fact, later that evening came two more...kind of felt surrounded by cuckoos...scary! 8-P Today's highlights were two Temminck and two black-tailed godwits at Salobrar de Campos. Also a gray plover and about 50 ruffs. Lots of waders. Just two...
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    Mallorca 2017

    Hello Josep, Thanks for your comment! I thought the bird was bigger, but anyway, as it appeared too shaky in my binoculars, it is well possible that it might have been a GC Grebe. The latter one, I have also seen in Port d'Alcúdia on January 2... Saludos, Michael
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    Mallorca 2017

    Good morning Gordon, Before the birding bug hit me, I used to be a passionate botanist with a special focus on the Mediterranean. For the orchids, it’s still a bit too early. February/March are the best months. To capture Mallorca’s great diversity, you will have to visit various habitats...
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    Mallorca 2017

    Go bird watching with a friend... ... as everyone knows, four eyes see more than two. Six eyes see more than four, etc. It's so easy and so true. Just mentioning this truism to thank you, Michael Montier, for encouraging me to go and see the Loon in Andraitx (went there still on the same...
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    Mallorca 2017

    Felicitaciones, Josep! So far, I have not seen any Feruginous this year - yet ... Best, Michael
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    Mallorca 2017

    Balearic Warbler Dear all, dear Mike, I promised, and here we go: This is the utimative-100%-chance-to-see-Sylvia-balearica-spot. Well, I am not kidding: I've been to this place near Portocolom about 30 times in five years, covering virtually every month of the year. And I have never dipped...
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    Mallorca 2016

    Many thanks, Mike! Yes, I can confirm the lists are again available at the info center. OK, I will not give up chasing the historical data. So valuable to understand the trends of bird abundance and dispersion! Too valuable to get lost. I ran into Pep and Carlos the other day: Their comments...
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    Mallorca 2016

    Historical Data: biweekly bird lists S'Albufera Dear all, Over the past two years I have been chasing a location, where the valuable biweekly bird lists of S'Albufera (Llistats quinzenals d'aus observades a s'Albufera) would be stored. They must be somewhere. I have asked this question for...
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    Mallorca 2015

    Just back home in Germany... and already missing Mallorca so much. At least I have my memories, loads of pictures, and the perspective of coming back in September. Click http://f3.webmart.de/f.cfm?id=1231426&r=threadview&t=4054651&pg=2 here to see some of the wonderful birds of Mallorca. Good...
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    Mallorca 2015

    I fully agree and I am happy to support this. Looking forward to keeping joggers wiht earplugs out of the park. Good Birding, Michael
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    Mallorca 2014

    Mike, Philip, all: I wish I was stil there. First day back home :) and I miss my birding buddies and the island! Coming back 24th October! Grüße, Michael
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