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Mallorca 2024
Some photos from Thursday- Geordie Dave
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- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
Back home after travelling yesterday on a late morning flight to Manchester followed by a 3 hour drive north. The contrast with the beautiful sunny weather over the last 2 weeks in Mallorca has been stark. This will be my last visit to the island for 2024. On Thursday I went to Mortix with Peter...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,132
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
A very enjoyable if quiet walk in the sunshine at Ufanes yesterday. A mixture of farmland and woodland near the Caves at Campanet. A single song thrush was probably the highlight with a stunning male black redstart a close second. There were a few corn buntings about and plenty of goldfinches. A...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,128
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
I spent the afternoon at a very quiet Son Real today. After 2 hours in the hide I had a Robin, Great Tit, a sore back and a stiff neck. I was then rewarded when a Hawfinch appeared very briefly, returning shortly after for some better views. It never came down to drink, always staying in the...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,127
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
On Thursday I walked into the Vall de Colonya. A distance of about 2 miles out and then back starting on the south side of Pollenca. It is a walk I’ve been meaning to do for some time. Whilst it was quiet this week the area looks well worth a visit in the spring time. The road is lined with...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,125
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
I left Newcastle at 1.30am the other morning to drive to Manchester for an early flight. Temperatures were minus 3 and the last hour was driven in the dark and snow. Arrived mid morning at Palma to 22° and bright sunshine. Yesterday I started at a very quiet Maristany where there was nothing on...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,124
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
I bought a property in Gotmar, on the other side of the road from the Duva and Habitat, 5 years ago. I read about Scops Owl having been regulars around the Guardia Civil building and the Pollenca Park Hotel but that they had moved on. From 2019 to 2022 I didn’t hear Scops Owl in Gotmar although...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,072
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
A day that can probably be best described as eventful. I headed in to Port de Pollenca this morning to go the local supermarket. On arriving I found an immature black vulture sat in a tree between Eroski and the BP Filling Station. It was around 2pm and I was told it had been there from at least...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,056
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
A couple that I know from birding in Northumberland wanted to book a last minute holiday for some sunshine and relaxation late last week. They ended up choosing a flight and hotel package to the south end of Mallorca. I picked them up from the Palma bus yesterday to show them a little of the...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,049
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
Leaving Mike at the Cap, Peter and I made the short drive through Ses Salines town and on to Fontsanta Hotel at Salobrar de Campos. Waking down to Camino Sa Barrala we found the track dry and accessible almost all the way to the far pumphouse building. Water levels varied in the ponds with at...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,036
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
My birthday today so a canny bit to fit in. We began at Pollenca market, a gentle wander around, some great live blues music and a cana at one of our favourite bars. The plan was to have a birthday picnic on the beach at Port de Pollenca so I escaped for a couple of hours to Albufera. I saw my...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,030
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
A change of plan yesterday morning saw me heading to Albufereta. It turned out to be a wise move. The main ponds and Sa Barcassa pond were very quiet but 2 Osprey fishing, one of them taking a fish in front of the the hide, were nice to see. There were 2 kingfishers darting around, a reminder...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,023
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
After the stormy weather last night and early this morning it was a delayed start to walk from Gotmar to the Llenaire road and around Cami Volantina before heading back along the coast. With the winds having subsided and the sun out it was a very pleasant 26° blue sky morning. Birding was quiet...- Geordie Dave
- Post #1,018
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
A quiet but enjoyable days birding with Peter S and Kevin H began at the Depuradora. Other than 100-200 house martins feeding over the second pond, a few green and common sandpipers and a close up female marsh harrier there was little of note. We moved on to Albufera main reserve. Water levels...- Geordie Dave
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Mallorca 2024
Arrived back in Mallorca yesterday for a 3 weeks visit hopefully timed for the best of autumn migration. The drive north from the airport produced several red kites as usual and the bonus of 3 vultures over the motorway. On a walk through Gotmar yesterday afternoon a wryneck was calling loudly...- Geordie Dave
- Post #989
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
Today has been a day I will never forget in my 6 years of coming to Mallorca. It began by me picking up Peter S and us heading to Maria de la Salut to meet Mike M and Phil G at our usual parking spot on the plains. It was 9am when we met and things were fairly quiet to begin with. There were...- Geordie Dave
- Post #868
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
I met Peter S yesterday morning and we headed to Maria de la Salut in search of lesser kestrels and raptors in general. Within minutes of arriving a black vulture flew very low over us, appearing to come from off the ground just over a little ridge in the field next to us. It climbed high and...- Geordie Dave
- Post #857
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
After parking next to the Pont Roma I walked up to the locked gates at the entrance to Ternelles Valley. Immediately upon arriving 2 black vultures glided slowly very low overhead and continued to drift north on the light breeze. Shortly afterwards 3 griffons came in to view showing off their...- Geordie Dave
- Post #855
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
I met Peter S yesterday morning and we headed off to spend the day at Albufera. It was hot and there were very few visitors around. Water levels were very low at Sa Roca but high at Cibollar and Columbars. I’m not sure why this should be and whether it is due to the management of water levels...- Geordie Dave
- Post #854
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
It has been hot again for the last couple of days 32° - 35° and I’ve concentrated on staying fairly close to home with trips to Maristany, Albufereta and Can Cuarassa. Pep had alerted to us to an interesting tern at Maristany which, after some debate, proved to be a Whiskered Tern. Water levels...- Geordie Dave
- Post #850
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
After an early start on Wednesday I arrived back in mallorca to 32° of sunshine. A quiet, local day yesterday was spent at Albufereta and surrounding areas. Predictably fairly quiet with few birds about with 200+ cattle egrets, little and great white egrets, purple heron, hoopoe, Mediterranean...- Geordie Dave
- Post #847
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
Mike, speaking of pine marten here’s one in Albufera in January this year; around 2 or 3 in the afternoon. It came very close on the Columbars footpath and generally seemed unconcerned about us. Having left the the path in front of us to go in to the undergrowth it reappeared onto the path again...- Geordie Dave
- Post #837
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
I’m arriving back in Mallorca on Wednesday 21st August. Staying at my place in Port de Pollenca for 3 weeks. Hoping that the rain storms have passed but left plenty of birds behind. I’ve been looking at my notes from this time last year when I added only 6 to my Big Year. 3 of which I’ve already...- Geordie Dave
- Post #827
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
Chris, it seems to have been a good year for Bonellis Eagle; at least it has been for me. I’ve seen singles at Ternelles, Albercutx, Cuber, Maria de la Salut and Salobrar de Campos. The most reliable spot seems to be at Mortix where I’ve seen either singles or adult+ immature on each of 5 or 6...- Geordie Dave
- Post #823
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles
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Mallorca 2024
In response to query about shrike location at Vilafranca. From the MA15 "motorway" take the Felanitx/Porreres exit and at the roundabout take the Felanitx exit. Follow the Ma5111 for about 2km and look out for a small sign for the Depuradora turning which is on your left. Drive the short...- Geordie Dave
- Post #807
- Forum: Spain including the Canary & Balearic Isles