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Mallorca 2019 (2 Viewers)

It was our pleasure Stew and great to have such appreciative guests..also being a fellow birder helped!
It just confirmed what I have always said, that birders have an endless collection of stories about their escapades over the years and remembering some of the good old days with you was marvelous.
We saw some fabulous birds too so more memories have been created. I will never forget the Shrike nor the Sparrowhawk overhead. Well worth a high five.
Mike
 
Hello!
Here I attach the birds seen this morning.

Have in mind that from now til November is the right season for the passage of Yellow-browed warbler.
And in November, is the Red-flanked Blue Tail time.:king:

Regards,
Cristina.

PD: Just now at least two Yellow Wagtails to add to the list. And also one Plain Tiger butterfly!
 

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According to "Birding Tourist's Guide" Song Thrush is abundant on migration and in winter.

Where are these birds migrating from?

Hello Averagebirder,
Here you have some maps the from an article written by Joan Mayol (at the end of the 70's or beggining of the 80's) ellaborated whith the information obtained by bird ringing (and hunting :( )
As the Song Thrush is a cinegetic species lots of birds are hunted during the autumn and winter, so some of the rings are recovered.

The maps show the area where the birds trapped were ringed. First map to the left and the one to the right are birds which were trapped in Mallorca in its first journey after being ringed (juveniles left, adults right). And the last map are birds trapped in its second journey after being ringed.

The article explains the differents kinds of hunting "arts" and there also are info about other thrushes. Note that in that time the Blackbird was a cinegetic species too.

Full article (in catalan):
http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/collect/treballsGeografia/index/assoc/Treballs/_de_Geog/rafia_19/78v35p11.dir/Treballs_de_Geografia_1978v35p113.pdf
 

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The strange thing about Song Thrushes this year is that there were three separate reports of birds seen in July, previously unheard of.
The three records were all from highly experienced and competent birders so for the doubters, the chances of all three of them being mistaken are zero.
Mike
 
Just a note for anyone wanting to see Yellow-browed Warbler, Red-flanked bluetail and the possibility of other exotic waifs, we need some strong easterly winds which happened last year and produced the longed-for goodies.
I keep my eye on Windfinder every day and I will visit the hotspots immediately afterwards should they occur.
I hope to be reporting sometime soon!
Mike
 
Today’s sightings
S’Illott; 1 snipe, 2 greenshank, 6 wood sandpipers, 1 little ringed plover, 1 Kentish plover, 1 blue throat, fan tailed warbler, black winged stilts,

Depuradora; 1 little grebe, 2 pochard, 1 whinchat, 15 green sandpipers, 2 common sandpipers, 1 marsh harrier - over, 1 kestrel, 1 hoopoe
 
Ferruginous duck x 2 salbufera 21/09/19
Nightjar 23/09/19 sillot and presumably the same one 24/09/19 i took Kevin and Geordie Dave too see 2 mtrs from the one yesterdays.
Steve.
 

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Thanks for all the photos Steve, some great birds there.
I’m off to the Cap now, there was a big movement of Common Kestrels yesterday and a male Merlín hunting nearby.
Mike
 
An incredible morning at the Cap with groups of Booted eagles moving through.
One group of 21 quickly followed by another 8 was mighty impressive.
Many more came and went. Lots of Black kites and a first for the Cap, a young Egyptian Vulture.
Three Bonelli’s eagles, one of each, adult male and female and a first year bird. Very nice.
Some Marsh Harrier and a Hobby.
Lots of Thrushes including some Mistle Thrush, never common here.
Martin saw a probable Ring Ouzel, my big bogey bird here. I didn’t get on it and it was gone in a flash.
Lots of Skylarks and Meadow pipits.
A great way to end my last day at the Cap this autumn, our grandchildren arrive tomorrow so I’m busy removing all the china and battening down the hatches.
Mike
 
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Thanks Mike, some cracking birds at the cap also.
Stone Curlew
Black n. Grebe both Albufereta 24/09/19
Little Bittern
stonechat both Salbufera 25/09/19
 

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More Little Bittern 25/09/19
Steve.
 

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Thursday 17th Oct Alcudia peninsular circular walk. Well worth doing, just over 4 miles with excellent views.
Sightings; Raven, kestrel, Sardinian warbler, robin,, common redstart

Friday 18th Oct Albufera
Bishop 11 hide; 1 ruff, 1 great white egret, 10+ spotted redshank, 2 greenshank, 15+ kentish plover, 3 shelduck, 1 curlew sandpiper

Sa roca hide; 2 ruff, 2 greenshank, 2 little stint, 1 great white egret, 2 wood sandpiper, 1 glossy ibis, 10+ snipe, 1 curlew sandpiper, marbled duck, shoveler, teal, juv common starling

Es ras hide; 2 water pipits, 1 wood sandpiper, 1 dunlin, 1 kingfisher
 
Photo from yesterday at Albufera;

Is this a temminck’s stint or a wood sandpiper or something else?
 

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A few other photos from yesterday at Albufera
 

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Hawk Moth Caterpillar i guess not sure which Salbufera 25/09/19
Bonellies Mortix 27/09/19.

Steve.
 

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A one-legged Grey Plover was the most notable sighting at s’Albufera today. Also 3 Glossy Ibises, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 9 Spotted Redshanks and an Osprey among the usual species.
 
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