Mallorca 2015 (1 Viewer)

[Mcnswiss2]

Hi Ratal

Long legged Buzzard is quite a rarity here in the island

GOB have released Bonellis here in the Mortitx Valley and i believe they are breeding now

https://www.facebook.com/gobmallorca?ref=py_c

 

[Ratal]

Hi Ratal

Long legged Buzzard is quite a rarity here in the island

GOB have released Bonellis here in the Mortitx Valley and i believe they are breeding now

https://www.facebook.com/gobmallorca?ref=py_c

Ahhh that would explain the russet under body. Juvenile form - Well, if they have been introduced and breeding, makes perfect sense.

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Mallorca is wonderful

Just out for a walk around La Gola

http://www.illesbalears.es/ing/majorca/home2.jsp?SEC=HOM&id=00002038

An Elenora's Flacon flying over head and 10 minutes later 2 Booted Eagles

Wonderful Island

 

[s.g.]

Majorca 5 April to 19 April 2015

horse wandering in front of bishop 1, hope it did not crush any eggs/young.
whiskered terns depuadora,
B H G. salbufera.
Steve.

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Todays Mystery bird at S'Albufera

A wet visit to Albufera produced some nice birds:

- 3 Ospreys including one eating fresh fish
- little Bittern fly over
- Whimbrel
- Spotted Redshank
- Green Sandpiper
- Night Heron
- Purple Gallinule
- Black winged Stilts
- Stone Curlews
- Kentish and ringed plovers

Any idea of the mystery bird that even harrassed the feeding osprey!

Sorry for the bad photo...you can see the size by camparison with the Stilt

 

[honeym]

Whimbrel?
Martin
ps never was any good at bird quizzes!

 

[kelvin.dunford]

Hi,Mike,sorry to hear your out of circulation for a while,do wish you all the very best for a speedy recovery,Regards, Kelvin and Sue D. From Dorset.

 

[Mike Montier]

Thanks everyone for your good wishes, recovery is slow and I am confined to the apartment for at least four weeks. As I will be missing most migration I have set up my own migration watch point on the balcony. You can't keep a birder down. Mike

 

[Mark Painter]

Can anyone tell me where to find the following:

"SIGHTING FILE
To facilitate the compilation and processing of sightings, there is a standard
file where all the data can be taken down in an orderly way, preventing useful
data to be forgotten, you can find this file on the web page www.gobmallorca.com.
It is not necessary to use this file, but it can be used as a guide."

I have looked at the website and cannot find it. Also to whom should records be sent?

Mark

 

[Ian Bell]

Thanks everyone for your good wishes, recovery is slow and I am confined to the apartment for at least four weeks. As I will be missing most migration I have set up my own migration watch point on the balcony. You can't keep a birder down. Mike

Great to see that you're up and about with that "trusty" Scope again Mike.
Take Care.Best Wishes.

Ian

 

[Mike Montier]

Still some good migration with several Honey buzzard and Hobby although most of the Bee-eaters seem to have moved through. There is a boat trip to Cabrera today so I will report later, the amount of rarities that get over-looked every year must be staggering. The island is well worth a visit at this time of the year. Mike

 

[gus guthrie]

Just back from a fortnight based in Puerto Pollenca. Had 122 species of birds and a couple I couldn't ID.
Highlights of the holiday include the following.

Mortitx in Tramuntana mountains;

Black Vulture,Griffon Vulture, Crossbill, Wryneck, Bonelli's Eagle (pair) and around 15-20 Eleanora's Falcons over the vineyard and surrounding trees..with a Hobby there too.

Deporadora (sewage farm);

2 Flamingoes, Avocets, Woodchat Shrike, Water Pipit, Hoopoe, Hobby, Booted Eagle, Black-winged Stilt, Wood sandpiper (4)

Albufereta reserve;

Tawny Pipit, Great White Egret, Woodchat Shrike, Osprey, Purple Heron, Glossy Ibis.

Albufera reserve;

Flamingo, Osprey, Caspian Terns, Marbled duck, Red-crested Pochard, Stone-Curlew, Turnstone, Whimbrel, Night Heron, Squacco Heron, Kentish Plover, Moustached Warbler,Garganey, Nightingale, Great Reed Warbler, Purple Heron

Boquer Valley;

Wrynecks, Turtle Dove, Woodchat Shrike, Black Vulture, Balearic Warblers, Pied Flycatchers, Blue Rock Thrush and a big movement of Redstart through the valley for the last couple of days.

 

[Mike Montier]

Well done Gus and thanks for posting. Some great birds there. Mike

 

[gus guthrie]

Well done Gus and thanks for posting. Some great birds there. Mike

Thanks Mike, hopefully you are on the mend and we get a chance to meet on my next visit.
Looking through my notebook I also had a male Montagu's Harrier on sat. 19th September at Albufera, early in the morning. Same morning I had my best ever views of a very confiding Nightingale there too.
The apartment we were staying in wasn't far from the Boquer Valley and we had Stone-curlew, Eleanora's Falcon, Audouin's Gull, Black Vulture, Yellow Wagtail and plenty more while sitting having a beer from the balcony...quite a nice way to bird !

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Little Bittern

Just back from a fortnight based in Puerto Pollenca. Had 122 species of birds and a couple I couldn't ID.
Highlights of the holiday include the following.

Mortitx in Tramuntana mountains;

Black Vulture,Griffon Vulture, Crossbill, Wryneck, Bonelli's Eagle (pair) and around 15-20 Eleanora's Falcons over the vineyard and surrounding trees..with a Hobby there too.

Deporadora (sewage farm);

2 Flamingoes, Avocets, Woodchat Shrike, Water Pipit, Hoopoe, Hobby, Booted Eagle, Black-winged Stilt, Wood sandpiper (4)

Albufereta reserve;

Tawny Pipit, Great White Egret, Woodchat Shrike, Osprey, Purple Heron, Glossy Ibis.

Albufera reserve;

Flamingo, Osprey, Caspian Terns, Marbled duck, Red-crested Pochard, Stone-Curlew, Turnstone, Whimbrel, Night Heron, Squacco Heron, Kentish Plover, Moustached Warbler,Garganey, Nightingale, Great Reed Warbler, Purple Heron

Boquer Valley;

Wrynecks, Turtle Dove, Woodchat Shrike, Black Vulture, Balearic Warblers, Pied Flycatchers, Blue Rock Thrush and a big movement of Redstart through the valley for the last couple of days.

Where was the Little Bittern you showed us in Albufera??

Did see it fly past 2 days later

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Visit to Dragonera

Warm day visit

Slightly disppointed as numbers of Elenoras was low; maybe a little early

Wonderful wall lizards( Lilfords)

Birds seen included:

- Eleonoras Falcons
- Booted Eagles
- Sardinian Warblers
- Willow Warblers
- Black and Common Redstarts
- Audoins Gulls
- Yellow legged Gulls

 

[Ian Bell]

Great stuff Gus.I had a fantastic time there earlier In the year and can't wait to get back again In 2016.

 

[honeym]

Warm day visit
Slightly disppointed as numbers of Elenoras was low; maybe a little early
Wonderful wall lizards (Lilfords)

I think it's a wonderful place. You are virtually attacked by the local lizards as soon as you land. I managed to stay there for one night on two separate occasions.
My particular highlight was collecting and later describing a species of geometrid moth known only from there - until a few years ago when I also trapped it on Cabrera. I'm sure that it will also be found one day in some remote, undeveloped, part of coastal Mallorca.
I arrive on the island for 25 days on Monday and am really looking forward to it.
Martin

 

[gus guthrie]

Where was the Little Bittern you showed us in Albufera??

Did see it fly past 2 days later

Hi Mike, it was nice to meet up with you both. I saw it in the same place twice during my visit to the reserve.
I also had a Great Reed Warbler not far from there too and several Moustached Warblers feeding in the reeds from the main bridge over the canal.
well worth getting up early to see.

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Awesome lizards

I think it's a wonderful place. You are virtually attacked by the local lizards as soon as you land. I managed to stay there for one night on two separate occasions.
My particular highlight was collecting and later describing a species of geometrid moth known only from there - until a few years ago when I also trapped it on Cabrera. I'm sure that it will also be found one day in some remote, undeveloped, part of coastal Mallorca.
I arrive on the island for 25 days on Monday and am really looking forward to it.
Martin

LOL

I dropped my sandwich and immediately it was consumed!

A wonderful Island indeed!