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Mallorca 2018 (4 Viewers)

S'Albufera today. Sa Roca - Purple Gallinule 2, Cattle Egret 3, Little Egret 25, Glossy Ibis 10, Black Winged Stilt 3, LRP 10, Kentish Plover 1, Osprey 1, Marsh Harrier 1, Purple Heron 2, Red Knobbed Coot 2+2y, Coot 2, Moorhen 2, Night Heron 3, Great Reed Warbler 3 singing males. Es Cibollar - Kentish Plover 45+3 chicks, Black Winged Stilt 2+1chick, Black Headed Gull 5, Elenora's Falcon 1, Purple Heron 1, Avocet 2, Night Heron 1, Shelduck 1, Cormorant 1, Common Tern 4 +3 juveniles, Fan Tailed Warbler c30. Heronry - Little Egret c200, Cattle Egret c50.
 
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honeym said:
Hi Mike

I used to get them calling when I was moth trapping on the dunes of Es Comu. It's been a couple of years since I've done that at the right time of year but I imagine they are still there. Any of the wooded areas between the hotels opposite s'Albufera and the roundabout at Can Picafort might be worth a search - bearing in mind to enter only from either end and not as the tourists do (off the main road!).
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No news about Nightjars in the surroundings of Pollença or Port de Pollença, sorry.

Cristina.
 
It seems that the shark species seen off Cabrera was probably a Mako shark, not Great White. Apparently, Mako is even rarer.
There is another video doing the rounds today but I believe it is of a Basking shark, the dorsal is wrong for Great White. Still impressive though, these records are unusual so something is going on.
I have been seawatching almost every evening recently but seen nothing rare, just a lovely adult Mediterranean Gull flying close by and quite a few Dolphin sightings. I always live in hope. Mike
 
No, it’s now a Porbeagle shark. I didn’t think shark identification would be so difficult. The other shark was a Basking shark.
Thanks Martin, dragonflies are sometimes numerous here, it will be nice to know more and that is probably the most comprehensive guide I’ve ever seen, some amazing photography.
Mike
 
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I've written up some notes on my visit in June.

Stew
 

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Thanks Stew, agree with you on Son Real, such a great place. Perhaps the singing Wren in Boquer was the same I had one or two weeks later. Needed to be cheered up after that disappointing loss in the WC :)
 
620 Scopoli’s shearwaters seen tonight from my usual seawatch at Porto Petro. Only one lonely Mediterranean shearwater seen which just shows how the seawatching scene changes over the summer.
Absolutely nothing else out there, just a few local Audouin’s gulls, a couple of Pallid Swift and some Rock doves nearby.
The salt pans have been quiet too, just waiting now for some return migration.
Mike
 
Hi Mike
Don't know what happened but I replied to this yesterday - but it had disappeared by this morning!
It's Scopula imitaria, the Small Blood-vein.
Martin
 
An unseasonal Honey Buzzard was seen yesterday at Cabrera. The autumn migration begins early August, usually starting with Black Kite, I first saw them coming through last year around the 9th. Also, young Rollers can be seen around this time.
I have seen most of my Golden orioles in August too as have some birding friends. Most people believe they come through much later but August is a good month. Mike
 
This one obligingly flew in through the window a few minutes ago.
If anyone is getting fed up with the moth posts, please say so and I will send direct.
I am very much enjoying the experience though and I know some others do too, so I hope it’s ok.
Besides, it’s awful quiet at the moment bird wise.
Mike
 
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I photographed this Booted Eagle a couple of weeks ago and forgot to post it.
I’m assuming it’s a very young bird with a tail that has not yet fully grown.
Any comments would be useful.
Thanks, Mike
 
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Damselfly

While we're on a non-birding kick...

I can't believe that this one got past me (I plead first-day overload). I took this shot at Ca'n Cuarassa on 4th June - sadly it's the only shot I have, and I've only just reviewed it. Those of you who know the site will know that the only nearby fresh water is the two screened pools. I don't think that there's any flowing water there.

I reckon that this is a coenagrion, but when I did my literature search recently I found no recent coenagrion records. I'm struggling with the ID - can anyone help please?

Stew
 

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Hi Stew
The only two Coenagrion species recorded from the Balearics are: Coenagrion caerulescens (Fonscolombe 1838) and Coenagrium scitulum [the last was determined from larvae by one of our TAIB team]. The first is only recorded from Menorca but the second is from both Mallorca and Menorca, as new records (by García-Aviles, J., Puig, Mariàngels, Soler, A. & Ferreras-Romero, M. 1995. Odonatologica 24(3) : 269-282). Clearly neither are your specimens.
I'll now show my ignorance of all things odonatalogical, isn't it I. elegans?
Martin
 
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