Mallorca 2012 (1 Viewer)

[eagle33]

In the Autumn, the south seems to be better for raptors, especially Santa Ponça area and Cap de Ses Salines but the North at Albercutx is better in the Spring. The other reason that I cover them is because I live in the South! The North is better all-round with many great sites, s'Albufera, Albufereta, Albercutx and the Bóquer Valley, all excellent. It all depends on the winds and we have just had a big storm from the North pushing migrating birds this way. Mike

Thanks for the info Mike... 4 more days and counting ;-)

 

[super-silly-um]

Richard, the guide should cover every site really well and is bang up-to-date. 13th October is still a good time with plenty of migration so you should have a great time. Let us know if you need any specific species and we will try to help. Mike

Many thanks Mike. Really looking forward to it.

Cheers.

Richard.

 

[Mike Montier]

Quite a few young Alpine Swift through my local patch here in the south late evening. Going to the Cap in the morning to get me some of those Honey Buzzard.

 

[Mike Montier]

Migration is a funny thing, yesterday 50 Honey Buzzard and this morning absolutely nothing. Later there were four Sanderling at Salobrar and a Red Kite over. Will be going to the cap every morning this week so will keep posting. Mike

 

[Mike Montier]

Having seen no migration at the Cap this morning, Philip had a better day at Santa Ponça: 45 Alpine Swift, 30 Pallid Swift and 110 Common Swift. Also: 2 Wrynecks, 4 Redstart, 4 Whichat, 4 Booted Eagle, 2 Red Kite and 27 Spotted Flycatcher. Also late news from Saturday of a Roller at Port Pollença. Nice. Mike

 

[tbcash80]

Having seen no migration at the Cap this morning, Philip had a better day at Santa Ponça: 45 Alpine Swift, 30 Pallid Swift and 110 Common Swift. Also: 2 Wrynecks, 4 Redstart, 4 Whichat, 4 Booted Eagle, 2 Red Kite and 27 Spotted Flycatcher. Also late news from Saturday of a Roller at Port Pollença. Nice. Mike

Hi

As a fairly regular visitor to the south west of the island, I would be very interested to learn where is meant by "Santa Ponca". I have often visited the part made roads south of the golf course on the east side of the peninsula around Portals Vells.

Is there any access to either of the Caps on this peninsula further south ? Would be fantastic to learn that there was.

Many thanks - Mark

 

[Mike Montier]

Hi Mark, I will have a word with Philip tonight, he knows every inch of Santa Ponça and I rarely go there. I will post again. More storms today so migration may become interesting. Mike

 

[honeym]

Hi

I arrived yesterday evening to sunny weather at Palma but by the time I got to s´Albufera it was cloudy and some rain. Greeted by a Barn Owl flying round Sa Roca buildings and three, if not more, Scops Owl along the main track (near the Mulberry tree) as I returned to lock the gates.

Fairly quiet moth-wise.

Saw pictures taken yesterday of 2 Dotterel taken on the plain between south of Maria de Salut.

Had to go out to do some shopping today and was delayed as there was a crash just outside the gates to the reserve. Thankfully no-one was hurt, just badly shaken. Will try to get out to the hides later, dodging the rains. Hopefully something will have dropped in.

Martin

 

[Mike Montier]

Hi Martin. I hope you have a great time, I think the weather is settling down now and that should be a help for the moths. I went to the Plain but could not re-locate the Dotterel sadly.

 

[honeym]

Hi Mike

I´m sure that I will.

Had a trip round a couple of the hides earlier. Not a single birder in sight, possibly put off by the rain. Using old nomenclature, Bishop I was mainly dry following the hot summer - just one Purple Gallinule, 9 Greenshank and two Black-winged Stilt. Then walked back via the mound to see a new lagoon being dug just inland from the mound. This must be one of the improvements that was mentioned previously. CIM hide was also mainly dry but diligent searching produced well over 100 Ringed Plover, a few Littel Ringed and Kentish, about half a dozen Little Stint, one Temminck´s Stint, several Snipe and Wood Sandpiper, two Green Sandpiper, one Yellow Wagtail and two Spotted Flycatcher, 16 Stone Curlew and 1 Hoopoe.

Not a bad starting point.

Martin

 

[gus guthrie]

Hi Mike

I´m sure that I will.

Had a trip round a couple of the hides earlier. Not a single birder in sight, possibly put off by the rain. Using old nomenclature, Bishop I was mainly dry following the hot summer - just one Purple Gallinule, 9 Greenshank and two Black-winged Stilt. Then walked back via the mound to see a new lagoon being dug just inland from the mound. This must be one of the improvements that was mentioned previously. CIM hide was also mainly dry but diligent searching produced well over 100 Ringed Plover, a few Littel Ringed and Kentish, about half a dozen Little Stint, one Temminck´s Stint, several Snipe and Wood Sandpiper, two Green Sandpiper, one Yellow Wagtail and two Spotted Flycatcher, 16 Stone Curlew and 1 Hoopoe.

Not a bad starting point.

Martin

Hopefully Purple Gallinule, Black-winged Stilt, Kentish Plover and Stone Curlew will be around when we come out at the end of the month....can't wait !

 

[honeym]

Hi Gus

You should certainly see Purple Gallinule, Kentish Plover and Stone Curlew but numbers of Black-winged Stilt will be decreasing but you will probably be lucky. Some nice Pied Flycatchers around this morning - they appearred from nowhere as I was releasing some of the moths. Will have to be a bit more careful tomorrow!

Four Flamingoes, five Honey Buzzard and a male Golden Oriole seen yesterday - not sure exactly where though.

Martin

 

[Mike Montier]

11 Bee-eaters just flown over s'Alqueria Blanca here in the south. No other news yet today but not much raptor movement at the Cap this morning. Mike

 

[gus guthrie]

Hi Gus

You should certainly see Purple Gallinule, Kentish Plover and Stone Curlew but numbers of Black-winged Stilt will be decreasing but you will probably be lucky. Some nice Pied Flycatchers around this morning - they appearred from nowhere as I was releasing some of the moths. Will have to be a bit more careful tomorrow!

Four Flamingoes, five Honey Buzzard and a male Golden Oriole seen yesterday - not sure exactly where though.

Martin

Thanks for the info Martin, really hope some of the good stuff is still around !

 

[s.g.]

hi guys,
will be there on friday, where exactly is the plain at maria de salut?
and the mulberry tree at sa roca, befor the visitors center or after?

steve.

 

[Mick Sway]

will be there on friday

hi guys,
will be there on friday, where exactly is the plain at maria de salut?
and the mulberry tree at sa roca, befor the visitors center or after?

steve.

Have a great trip and take care of the "satnav", she's irreplaceable.
Mick:t:

 

[honeym]

Hi Steve

The Mulberry tree is almost at the end of the first bit of the entrance track, on the left a little way before you get to the dog-leg bridge.

As for the Plain, all I know is that it was south of Maria de la Salut but I´ll see if I can get more a precise location. It might be mentioned in the ´new´book (the copy here seems to have been mislaid).

Martin

 

[eagle33]

Landed at palma at two went straight to cubar res on way plenty of griffon vultures. A booted eagle from a watch point. At cubar itself excellent fly over views of black vulture and griffon. Also nice surprise were two short toed larks. Also firecrest, a pair of blue rock thrush male singing and couple whinchat plenty of pied and spotted fly. Also a common sandpipier

 

[s.g.]

thanks martin, good start craig!.

steve.

 

[honeym]

One Sanderling today from CIM hide was the only ´extra´ bird seen today.

Martin