Mike Montier
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An Ortolan bunting on Cabrera just now.
Mike
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Mallorca 2019 (7 Viewers)
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beckcottage birder
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A Black Kite went low West over Can Curassa (western end) at 1200 hrs. Two Egyptian Vultures had been seen earlier.
beckcottage birder
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A Black KIte went West c1200 hrs over the Western end of the Can Curassa track. Two Egyptian vultures had been seen earlier.
Mike Montier
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A big influx of Black Terns at the depuradora, Albufera just now.
Mike
Mike
At least 30 still there at 8.30 this evening
Majorca April 2019
Sounds like some great birds still around but sadly back home now. managed to sort out a few photos from my April visit.
Oystercatcher albufereta 2nd April
Garganey salbufera 3rd April
stonechat albufereta 5th April
little Bittern salbufera 7th April
Steve.
Sounds like some great birds still around but sadly back home now. managed to sort out a few photos from my April visit.
Oystercatcher albufereta 2nd April
Garganey salbufera 3rd April
stonechat albufereta 5th April
little Bittern salbufera 7th April
Steve.
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Mike Montier
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An Oystercatcher has been seen at Cuitat jardín .
11 Honey Buzzard past Cases Vellas yesterday, it was too windy to go to the tower.
Mike
11 Honey Buzzard past Cases Vellas yesterday, it was too windy to go to the tower.
Mike
Geordie Dave
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Sadly my last day today before flying back to Newcastle. Caught up with Kevin this morning at Depuradora, around 12 black terns doing laps of the near pond. Apparently just missed little tern by a few minutes. Plenty of bee eaters on the approach road. We went on to Can Cuarassa and had good views of 2 Egyptian vultures in the field on the left. They eventually moved off in the direction of Albufera gaining height as they went. We heard a golden oriole but couldn't find it. Final stop was a trip to the finca at Boquer valley. Saw single honey buzzard, blue rock thrush and possible red footed falcon. Thoroughly enjoyed the last 10 days, birding has been quiet but the company first class. I even had the pleasure of meeting Mike Montier for the first time and spending several hours (6!!) at Albercutx with him and Kevin on a cold and windy Saturday morning
Good luck to everyone. Back in June. Dave
Good luck to everyone. Back in June. Dave
Mike Montier
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Great meeting you too Dave. I’m glad you can see the funny side of six near-birdless hours at the tower in the biting wind. I will certainly never forget that day.
I look forward to seeing you in June.
Safe trip home,
Mike
I look forward to seeing you in June.
Safe trip home,
Mike
Hi Dave, good to meet you today. Please find attached a pic of the little tern. It did three laps of the pool at Depurado. The best I’ve managed today were black and little tern & tawny pipits. At the bouquer; red kite, booted eagles, blue rock thrush and a pair of Balearic warblers. Hoping to get the Egyptian vultures tomorrow.
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Still 8 Black terns at the Depuradura but no sign of the Little tern that was there yesterday.
Nice to meet Philip there who picked up a female Golden oriole flying over the reeds. Other birds of note were Turtle dove, Marbled duck, Lesser kestrel and Bee eaters .
This afternoon on my way to the airport I had a look for the 3 White storks that have been hanging around there for a few weeks. I finally found them in a field behind the airport on the other side of the dual carriageway.
Nice to meet Philip there who picked up a female Golden oriole flying over the reeds. Other birds of note were Turtle dove, Marbled duck, Lesser kestrel and Bee eaters .
This afternoon on my way to the airport I had a look for the 3 White storks that have been hanging around there for a few weeks. I finally found them in a field behind the airport on the other side of the dual carriageway.
We have both Flava and Thunbergi breeding in Sweden.
The yellow wags I see in spring looks just like them.
Mike Montier
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Hi Steve
I think you are right about all of your Wagtails but maybe others will comment.
A Roller at Albufereta today.
Not much more news yet, I will post all information I get.
Mike
I think you are right about all of your Wagtails but maybe others will comment.
A Roller at Albufereta today.
Not much more news yet, I will post all information I get.
Mike
Thanks Vincent,
It was the Thunbergi i am not too familiar with and know a lot of the races interbreed.
Water Pipit.
Purple Heron..
Spotted Redshank.
Ringed Plover. all 10th April salbufera.
steve.
It was the Thunbergi i am not too familiar with and know a lot of the races interbreed.
Water Pipit.
Purple Heron..
Spotted Redshank.
Ringed Plover. all 10th April salbufera.
steve.
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In Sweden Flava and Thunbergi do meet and interbreed. The birds from such interbreeding can look a lot like Thunbergi, but most often they will have a supercilium like the Flava has.
beckcottage birder
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Roller and female Red footed Falcon from Can Curassa track this morning.
