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  1. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    OMG how on earth did I do that ?
  2. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Just back in from walking from Son Serra de Marina to son Baulo and back, with our friends plus dogs. This is our favourite coastal walk, the scenery is gorgeous and there`s always the chance of finding a few nice birds. I was hoping to find a Northern Wheatear or maybe a Tawny Pipit. No joy...
  3. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    I know that some great birds have been found at the Son Real Hide but I`ve never had much luck there. But I decided to give it a go yesterday. I`d been hoping to find a Hawfinch all year and I know that they do turn up at Son Real. It was a lovely sunny, but chilly morning and I was the only one...
  4. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Fantastic Mike, don't you love it when a plan comes together.
  5. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    I began yesterday morning at the Cap and 40 minutes later I had seen 1 Yellow legged Gull. So I decided to move on. I stopped off several times as I drove back along the the Cap road and found a few nice birds. I had a superb Mistle Thrush, perched in a tree on the very topmost branch. I missed...
  6. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Hi everyone, the photo I`ve posted? I think it may be a Praying Mantis egg sac ? I`ve also seen these attached to fences and on the underside of horizontal wooden rails. Any ideas, I`m sure that Martin Honey would know?
  7. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Hi StewB, The flock of 20 + small waders, Dotterel ? Was this at the Son Real coastal stretch near the Necropolis ?
  8. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    I too was one of the lucky ones to find the Purple Sandpiper on Friday afternoon, at the very end of the Gran Canal where it discharges into the sea. I found it feeding on the water`s edge along with three Turnstones. As I watched, the sandpiper, accompanied by two of the Turnstones, moved away...
  9. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Just to underline what Mike had to say about the weather, it really has been appalling all week and is set to continue☹️ Luckily the birds aren't as wimpy as us humans and they carry on regardless. And so we had great views of the Little Gull at the Depuradora. When Kevin Hughes, Phil Garnet and...
  10. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Myself, Geordie Dave and Mike Swiss began this morning by having a nice leisurely walk, starting from the Campanet Caves car park. We strolled down the lanes enjoying the sunny November weather and the beautiful scenery. We found 20 bird species including: Black Redstart, Great Tit, Booted...
  11. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    On the subject of Horseshoe Whip snakes, here`s a photo of one in my garden a few days ago. It had caught a lizard. As I edged around to get a better photo I spooked it. It released the lizard which shot off up the wall and the snake slid into a gap in the wall. I`ve been keeping an eye out for...
  12. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Southern Steve, I`m so pleased that my directions and recommendations worked out ok for you, of course that`s not always the case:unsure:. I had a really good day on Friday at the Albufera and Depuradora, I managed to add 2 species to my year list - Bar Tailed Godwit and Grey Plover. It was...
  13. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    My wife Jan and I took the dogs out walking along the Son Real coastal path this afternoon. There weren't too many people about but even so there weren`t many birds about either; a few Audouins Gulls and Kentish Plovers and I had a good but brief sighting of a Meadow pipit. But on the way back...
  14. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    I was at the Es Trenc salt pans yesterday morning, loads of small waders around. Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and so many Little Stint. I reliably counted 68 which I think was a conservative total but they were on the move regularly making the count difficult. There...
  15. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    At last I managed to get a day`s birding in yesterday, my 1st opportunity since Sep. 29th. and the weather was great. I started the day at the Depuradora at Son Bosc, behind the Albufera. Loads of Sand Martins plus a few Swallows and House Martins, very few ducks there which I thought was quite...
  16. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Yes Dave, An enjoyable day out yesterday as always. With regard to the cyclists I back you up totally; very selfish behaviour. I`ve only just got back home after a dog walk along the Son Real coastal path from Son Baulo to about 2 kms away from Son Serra De Marina. This stretch of coastline is...
  17. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Hi Neal M, Welcome to the forum. S`Albufereta can be quite frustrating sometimes, a bit hit and miss, but some great birds do turn up. If you`re staying in Puerto Pollensa you`re only 10 mins away from the Albufereta, so it's easy to pop in and out without wasting too much time. Nice to hear...
  18. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Hi Mike, Yes me and Phil Garnett were at Cuber yesterday. We Had a fairly early start 8.00 am: it was 17c, Brrrr. I`m very much acclimatized to the Mallorquin weather now and anything below 23c feels cold! We got off to a good start with a Griffon Vulture gliding over us as we were still in...
  19. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Thanks Richard, I've only just noticed that I recorded having seen a Red Necked Grebe when of course it was Black Necked, put that down as a senior moment.
  20. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Hi Mike, G Dave has asked if I would like to join you both at the cap this weekend but I`m not sure yet if I will be able to make it, we`ll see. But here`s how yesterday`s birding trip went. I met up with Phil Garnett at the electrical substation at Son Bosc, on the lane leading down to the...
  21. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    My wife Jan and I took our 2 dogs Molly and Dave out for a walk today along the beautiful coastal stretch between Son Baulo and Son Real on the Alcudia bay. It's one of our favourites because it's one of the few places that we can walk the dogs all year round with no restrictions and the scenery...
  22. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    Yes Mike, an excellent morning spent at the Cap, it was wonderful to watch the Flamingos fly over in a V formation. I also picked up 2 new species for my year list while we were there; Scopoli's Shearwater and a Willow Warbler. When we left the Cap Phil Garnett and I went on to the Salobrar De...
  23. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    I had my Albufera fix today, only my 3rd visit in the last 8 weeks; I've been busy building a chicken coup in the garden. All is now complete and the coop is occupied by 4 hens and a cockerel. So I can now get back to having my weekly birding day. I had a great day today finding 56 species. The...
  24. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    I had 3 Booted Eagles circling over my garden yesterday Mike, all pale and calling constantly, lovely sight to see and hear. My wife Jan and I took the dogs for a walk again today from Son Baulo along the Son Real coastal walk. This was the first time we'd been there since we found the flock of...
  25. Phil Akers

    Mallorca 2021

    I met up with Mike Montier and Phil Garnett this morning at the Depuradora behind the Albufera. We had about an hour or so there and then moved on to the Albufera. We had a fantastic day, saw lots of birds. I couldn't believe the difference between July and August, the Albufera has really come...
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