Hola everybody,
Yesterday at Formentor peninsula with Roz and Martin a good passage of Scopoli's Shearwater (400+ in about 45 minutes), many Blue Rock thrush, Peregrine, Firecrest, several Common Redstarts and at least three Pied Flycatchers.
Later on, on the way to the Es Grau platform at Albufereta we were welcome by a male Hen harrier being chased by a Marsh harrier; also Booted eagle, Great white egret, Osprey and the usual Zitting c., Cetti's, Sardinians, egrets, ducks...
Finally, in the afternoon, Albufera. One Glossy ibis on the colony and a second one later flying to the colony with materials; Nightingale; From Sa Roca 2 and Es Ras hides 9 Wood sandpipers, plenty of Kentish, Pratincole, Little ringed p., several Yellow wags, 1 White wagtail... No sign of the famous crake (sigh); as Mike and Juanjo say the low water levels might have forced them to move. Es Cibollar hide: Common and Spotted redshanks, Greenshank, single Cormorant, Kentisk, White wagtail, very aggressive Avocets defending their chicks, Osprey... To close the day Roz spotted a dead shrew (most likely an Etruscan pygmy). According to the Bioatlas there is only one previous record at s'Albufera only from a few weeks ago). Martin, do you know of any previous records?
All together a very complete and enjoyable day.
