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    Mallorca 2019

    Sadly writing this in the comfort of my living room back home in Leicestershire :( Thanks Mike for your help and to anyone else we might have bumped into at Albufera. My lad tells me we saw around 60 species during our stay and some lifers for us both. We all agreed the Pratincole was our star...
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    Mallorca 2019

    Thankyou Mike. I think Egyptian grasshopper is the most likely. Tom
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    Mallorca 2019

    Some useful holiday ticks from Albufera today inc pied and spotted flycatcher, redstart and our first red knobbed coots; 1 with a neck collar. Also 2 big grasshoppers. Does anyone know what species are there? WiFi not great so can't put photos on but both a good 5-7cm in length. Thanks Tom
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    Mallorca 2019

    Thankyou Mike. Red Kite, Osprey and Marsh Harrier st Es Cibollar this morning. Not bad considering the weather. Tom
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    Mallorca 2019

    Hi. We saw a small songbird yesterday that we haven't been able to id. It was singing / calling 2m or so above the scrub and was almost hovering. Every time it "cheeped" its wings fluttered. We thought possibly Cisticola but unsure. The habitat was scrub in the edge of a lake. Does anyone have...
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    Mallorca 2019

    There has been a regular osprey around the north east corner of Albufera too. It doesn't seem to have been put off by the weather too much. Whinchat yesterday in our hotel grounds plus 2 hoopoes. Masses of Hirundines too but not seen any red rumped swallows either.
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    Mallorca 2019

    Hi Benjamin. We saw one at Es Cibollar on Tues at Albufera. At the centre they said they are normally at the other end. We have not seen it since. Tom
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    Mallorca 2019

    Hadn't realised until I read the posts on here that red knobbed coot was a separate species. Will start looking more closely at the coots from now on. Hoping to head over to Boquer and LA Gola tomorrow. Tom
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    Mallorca 2019

    Walked down to Albufera this morn. Great reed warbler and collared pratincole were new for us. Hello to the Port Vale fan if that is anyone from here. Nice to meet you. Tom (father of Leicester fan!)
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    Mallorca 2019

    Thanks for the bat info. Guess they were some kind of Pipestrelle. Flamingo from our room at Albufera this morn.
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    Mallorca 2019

    Saw some bats hunting over a channel. Does anyone know if you get Daubentons in Majorca? Earlier red kite over and hoopoe flying through the hotel grounds.
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    Mallorca 2019

    Delighted to find our room overlooks the North east corner of Albufera. Already ticked off b-w stilt, avocet and a cracking Woodchat shrike that lives in the scrub outside. Also overflying night heron and cattle egrets. Also made it into the pool :) Tom. H
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    Mallorca 2019

    Counting the hours until Sunday morning when we fly out. I gather it is warming up a bit? Been great reading about what is around, especially at Albufera as our hotel is right next to it. Collared Pratincole is on my sons hit list. Are these at Albufera? Maybe see some of you there. Happy...
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    Mallorca 2019

    Thanks Nige. Will check out the books / links. We are there 14 _ 25. Hope you have a good holiday �� Tom.
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    Mallorca 2019

    Hi. Counting the days _ 2 weeks and a bit to our holiday. Will be staying near albufera / Puig de Sant Marti. What might we expect to see round there? Thanks, Tom
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