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Mallorca 2018 (3 Viewers)
- Thread starter Mike Montier
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Mark Painter
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Ringed Flamingo
white XlSCH was at Albufereta with white 1lTLN on Saturday 8th September 2018. At least 22 flamingos that day. XlSCH was ringed Delta de l'Ebre 2016. 1lTLN was ringed Fuente de Piedra 2009.
Mark
white XlSCH was at Albufereta with white 1lTLN on Saturday 8th September 2018. At least 22 flamingos that day. XlSCH was ringed Delta de l'Ebre 2016. 1lTLN was ringed Fuente de Piedra 2009.
Mark
eagle33
Craig Shaw
Sally Oakes
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Hello All
I've finally got round to posting on Bird Forum after several years of regularly reading the posts on the Mallorca thread. My husband and I have spent several weeks over the past few years bird watching in Mallorca and have found the information and regular posts on the forum very useful. In future I aim to post sightings too.
This year we were in Mallorca in May and June and have several birds that we would like some help in identifying in the photo's attached.
The 'sparrow' and 'raptor' were seen near Santa Margalida and the 'warbler' was seen at Punta Amer.
Thank you, Sally & Roger
Hello All
I've finally got round to posting on Bird Forum after several years of regularly reading the posts on the Mallorca thread. My husband and I have spent several weeks over the past few years bird watching in Mallorca and have found the information and regular posts on the forum very useful. In future I aim to post sightings too.
This year we were in Mallorca in May and June and have several birds that we would like some help in identifying in the photo's attached.
The 'sparrow' and 'raptor' were seen near Santa Margalida and the 'warbler' was seen at Punta Amer.
Thank you, Sally & Roger
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eagle33
Craig Shaw
Mike Montier
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I agree with all three Craig!
Yens, my guess is Squacco as well,but the bill does look very yellow.
Mike
Yens, my guess is Squacco as well,but the bill does look very yellow.
Mike
Mike Montier
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A surprise at the Cap when I arrived with a Mute swan on the water, no doubt escaped from somewhere but I’ve no idea where.
Seven Honey Buzzard, two Hobby and a few Marsh Harrier left the Island along with one Bee-eater.
A variety of local birds including Bonelli’s Eagle and Common Buzzard kept us entertained.
Mike
Seven Honey Buzzard, two Hobby and a few Marsh Harrier left the Island along with one Bee-eater.
A variety of local birds including Bonelli’s Eagle and Common Buzzard kept us entertained.
Mike
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Mike Montier
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Hi Mark, thanks for the information. Is there a web-site with this information or did you contact someone? Thanks, Mike
StewB
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Thanks Craig - we’re flying out to the Island tomorrow, so it’s great to have the up to date picture. Presumably you meant thekla lark rather than crested at Son Real?
Stew
eagle33
Craig Shaw
Hi stew, yes error on my part. Thekla is what it should have been. Have a great time. Wish I was still there.
Sally Oakes
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Thank you to Craig and Mike for IDing the 3 birds for me.
I mistakenly uploaded the ‘Whinchat’ photo instead of the ‘Sparrow’ photo. I need to work out how to reduce the size down to allow it to upload. Will post when I’ve sorted it out!
Does anyone know if the Mallorca Bird Calendar Competion for 2019 is going ahead this year?
Thanks, Sally
Thank you to Craig and Mike for IDing the 3 birds for me.
I mistakenly uploaded the ‘Whinchat’ photo instead of the ‘Sparrow’ photo. I need to work out how to reduce the size down to allow it to upload. Will post when I’ve sorted it out!
Does anyone know if the Mallorca Bird Calendar Competion for 2019 is going ahead this year?
Thanks, Sally
Mark Painter
Active member
Ringed Flamingos summary
Hi Mike,
A summary of used rings can be found at link below. Further details for specific rings can be obtained from the contacts that are also listed.
http://www.flamingoatlas.org/downloads/FlamingoBandsGB.pdf
Hi Mike,
A summary of used rings can be found at link below. Further details for specific rings can be obtained from the contacts that are also listed.
http://www.flamingoatlas.org/downloads/FlamingoBandsGB.pdf
Maties Rebassa
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Hi all. No entering in this forum for a while, but very interesting as usual. I agree whith the identification of all pictures except the raptor, in my opinion a marsh harrier instead of booted eagle.
Today a few storm petrels, balearic shearwaters (they are back!), and scopolis a few miles from the south coast. Not bad at all
Today a few storm petrels, balearic shearwaters (they are back!), and scopolis a few miles from the south coast. Not bad at all
Mike Montier
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Thank you Maties as usual for your input, much appreciated. Having had another look, I can see it’s a Marsh Harrier.
Storm petrels are super-hard to see here, I have only logged two in twenty years, one with Maties and Lalo at Punta de n’Amer and one a week later at my local lighthouse.
I have seen fourteen others from boats, many miles out to sea, on the way to Ibiza. They are very hard to catch up with from the coast. Mike
Storm petrels are super-hard to see here, I have only logged two in twenty years, one with Maties and Lalo at Punta de n’Amer and one a week later at my local lighthouse.
I have seen fourteen others from boats, many miles out to sea, on the way to Ibiza. They are very hard to catch up with from the coast. Mike
StewB
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We arrived in Puerto Pollenca mid-morning, but as we are travelling with non-birding friends it was mid afternoon before I could sneak away!
A short visit to the Albufereta produced great white egret, greenshank (2), common sand and 30+ Kentish plovers. At Ca’n Cuarassa a group of 21 starlings flying over contained several brown juvs, so presumably were “common”. There were 17shags on the breakwaters off Puerto Pollenca beach, and a total of 30+ gulls there were mostly Audouin’s.
Best thing today - a two-tailed pascha on the trees near the bike shop along the road to La Gola.
Stew
A short visit to the Albufereta produced great white egret, greenshank (2), common sand and 30+ Kentish plovers. At Ca’n Cuarassa a group of 21 starlings flying over contained several brown juvs, so presumably were “common”. There were 17shags on the breakwaters off Puerto Pollenca beach, and a total of 30+ gulls there were mostly Audouin’s.
Best thing today - a two-tailed pascha on the trees near the bike shop along the road to La Gola.
Stew
eagle33
Craig Shaw
Mike Montier
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After such a good day at the Cap yesterday, it was a bit of a shock to see absolutely nothing today. Hey ho.
Just to reconfirm Graham’s theory about the Rock sparrows retreating when the traffic comes, I was at passatge 5 early and there was a big flock of them feeding both in the fields and on the grass verge which had just been cut. I stayed with them trying to take photographs but they are very flighty, especially when the cars started arriving. With each passing car they retreated further away until none could be seen. As I said before, they come back from time to time, but only in ones and twos, but the big flocks have dissipated by that time.
With regards to the Mute swan that I saw and photographed from the Cap, it seems to have been accepted as a genuine vagrant much to my surprise but what would I know? Mike
Just to reconfirm Graham’s theory about the Rock sparrows retreating when the traffic comes, I was at passatge 5 early and there was a big flock of them feeding both in the fields and on the grass verge which had just been cut. I stayed with them trying to take photographs but they are very flighty, especially when the cars started arriving. With each passing car they retreated further away until none could be seen. As I said before, they come back from time to time, but only in ones and twos, but the big flocks have dissipated by that time.
With regards to the Mute swan that I saw and photographed from the Cap, it seems to have been accepted as a genuine vagrant much to my surprise but what would I know? Mike
Mike Montier
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I am still seawatching most days. There really is very little out there during the summer months but I have managed to see at least one Balearic shearwater in every month so far this year. Only one in August and September though. The first autumn Gannet has already been seen and the numbers of both Scopoli’s and Balearic shearwaters will build up from now on.
During these last few super calm days, Dolphins have been plentiful, one of the best things to see for me, they are so entertaining. Mike
During these last few super calm days, Dolphins have been plentiful, one of the best things to see for me, they are so entertaining. Mike
Today in Formentor, my first Common starlings, many Eleonora's hunting out in front of the seacliffs, Balearic warbler showing well and a good passage of Barn swallows and Common swifts, with a few Pallid.
Albufereta in the afternoon, Spoonbill from the platform (Philip saw it at the new scrape by Club Pollentia), GW egret, Booted eagle, 2 Marsh harriers, 3 Purple swamphens, ca 100 coots, all from tge high platform, and 60+ Kentish from the hide.
In the evening some Eleonora's hunting on a pine forest at the usual place between Sa Pobla and Pollença.
Good to see Philip and StewB at Albufereta.
Albufereta in the afternoon, Spoonbill from the platform (Philip saw it at the new scrape by Club Pollentia), GW egret, Booted eagle, 2 Marsh harriers, 3 Purple swamphens, ca 100 coots, all from tge high platform, and 60+ Kentish from the hide.
In the evening some Eleonora's hunting on a pine forest at the usual place between Sa Pobla and Pollença.
Good to see Philip and StewB at Albufereta.
Mike Montier
Well-known member
Thanks Mark for the link for information on Flamingo rings. I often see ringed birds so it will be very useful.
Hi StewB and welcome to Mallorca! Will see you later in the week. Until then, good birding. Mike
Hi StewB and welcome to Mallorca! Will see you later in the week. Until then, good birding. Mike
