It was a fantastic evening Martin and all credit to you for finding all of the Storm petrels!
I got a glimpse of two of them.
I’ve reported 4 but in all the excitement, I forgot one or two more.
I have always said that the last half hour before dark is premiership time, and so it proved tonight.
I even did a very rare (for me!) High Five.
Interesting that the excellent book “Birds of Mallorca” (Rebassa, Manchado, Torrens y Oriola) states that Storm Petrels occur in our waters “between March and September, and at its breeding colonies, which in Mallorca are found exclusively on Cabrera and the islets of Dragonera and es Pantaleu. While it is suspected that there may be Storm petrels all year round around Mallorca, that suspicion has never been confirmed”
Maybe we added a little bit of knowledge.
I will be watching the sea at this late time every evening from now on.
I know that Geordie David had a proabable sighting from the Cap well out of these times, so it will be interesting to see if I can find one in the coming winter months.
Thank you again Houdiny, you really are a magician!
Mike