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  1. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    I’m at the airport waiting at the gate for the early morning flight back to Newcastle. I’ve enjoyed this latest 3 weeks stay seeing 140+ species and adding 30 to my Big Year. Weather for the first 10 days was generally poor with cold winds and showers. The last 10 days have been glorious...
  2. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    I went to Albercutx this morning for the third Saturday in a row. Last week it was cold and windy, the few birds around were high and distant and we gave up after a couple of hours. The contrast to today not have been greater; bright, warm sunshine and a clear sky. The action started fairly...
  3. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    After our exploits at the Depuradora and Albufera on Wednesday, yesterday I headed to Maria de la Salut for several hours of walking the back lanes. The weather was beautiful and the scenery stunning in 22° + all day. The birding however was very quiet with plenty of red kites and corn buntings...
  4. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    On Saturday morning I went to Albercutx Tower to join the GORA raptor group. It was cold and windy and at times visibility was poor. Birds were generally high and distant. We gave up after a couple of hours and headed to Can Cuarassa where there were 2 rollers on the wires but they were always...
  5. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    I’m now just over a week into this 3 weeks visit. Around 110 species seen and 18 additions to the Mallorca year list. For the early part of this week the island could have been twinned with Newcastle, such was the weather. Over the last 2 days there is the feeling that temperatures are returning...
  6. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    Having spent most of the last 2 days avoiding the cold and the rain it was nice to get out yesterday afternoon for a walk in the sunshine at Can Cuarassa. There was a single red footed falcon on the wires and I sad my first Mediterranean flycatcher of the year. The were several kestrels and corn...
  7. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    I spent the morning at Albercutx tower and enjoyed almost 4 hours on a beautiful sunny morning with GORA raptor migration monitoring group where it was good to catch up with local birding friends. After a slow start we were treated to 12+ marsh harriers, 3 white storks, 2 montagus harriers and a...
  8. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    I arrived back on Wednesday and have spent the last 2 days in the areas around Pollenca bay with visits each day to Albufereta and Can Cuarassa and a walk alongside the Duva/Habitat hotel and apartments. Thursday was fairly cold and birding very quiet, a tree pipit at Duva being the pick. Today...
  9. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    I’ll be back in Mallorca at lunchtime today for a 3 weeks visit and looking forward to catching up with British and Mallorquin birding pals once again. It was 1° with a heavy frost when I left home this morning so anything better than that is a bonus. I’ve been reading the notes from my...
  10. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    Rachk there is a small wetland area with a couple of pools and 3 screens, there are no hides. The track is accessed on the second 90° bend as you go in from the sea. Water levels vary and in the summer it can completely dry. out. The track creates a circular walk and it only takes 20 minutes or...
  11. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    I’m heading back to Newcastle today after almost 4 weeks on the island. As in January the weather has been fantastic with blue sky and temperatures up to 24°. Other than some showers through the night there has been no rain. It was noticeable how low the reservoir was at Cuber last week. I’ve...
  12. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    I spent today around the bays of Pollenca and Alcudia. It seems there has been a massive influx of hirundines and swifts in the last 24 hours. At Maristany there were several hundred and this was repeated at Albufereta and Can Cuarassa. I’m not sure I’ve seen so many sand martins this close up...
  13. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    Having picked up Peter S we headed to the Depuradora yesterday morning to meet Kevin. On arriving there were around 20 swallows over the near pond. Over the course of the next hour this number grew to 70-80 with a few sand martins and house martins mixed in. Yellow wagtail, green and common...
  14. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    I met Phil A this morning and we went up to Albercutx tower to meet the local GORA raptor migration monitoring group arriving just before the road was closed for a film crew to take over. We spent 4 hours at the tower in beautiful sunshine with views of Port de Pollenca, the Formentor peninsula...
  15. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    Having dropped Mrs Geordie at the airport first thing yesterday I decided to head back north again through the central plains so headed towards Manacor then on to Villafranca, Petra and eventually to Maria de la Salut. One of my favourite places on the island. There were quail and corn buntings...
  16. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    A quiet couple of days local birding since the weekend with 2 visits to each of Albufera and Albufereta. Weather has remained sunny and water levels on all of the ponds are dropping making it easier to see some of the smaller waders. There were at least 6 little stints at Cibollar 1 and it seems...
  17. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    On Friday morning I woke to news that White Storks had been seen at Albufera. I immediately made my way there but a lap of the hides at Sa Roca, Cibollar and Columbars produced no sign of them. Water levels at Cibollar have dropped slightly and it was good to see 5-6 little stints with dunlin...
  18. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    ….and some more photos from today
  19. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    A great day out in the mountains today but be warned the cycling season is upon us and with it hundreds of entitled, lyrca clad, mobile phone wielding, selfie taking people with no regard for the rules of the road. Riding 4 a breast and taking downhill corners on the wrong side of the road...
  20. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    A quiet local day today with a trip to Albufereta then on to the scrape behind the Port Blue resort hotel. A decent selection of the usual suspects at Sa Barcassa pond with 20 flamingo and several stilts, Kentish plover, a greenshank, kingfisher and common sandpiper. There were 3-4 great white...
  21. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    I met Peter S this morning and we headed out for a day on the south coast starting at Cap de Ses Salines. A lovely sunny morning with great views across to Cabrera islands. We soon saw the first of the many hundreds of Balearic shearwaters and over the course of the next hour this must have...
  22. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    8.45 tonight in Gotmar, opposite Rosa Blanca bar Scops Owl calling very loudly. We tracked it down in to Duva apartments. Still calling 10 minutes later but moving around in the hotel grounds.
  23. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    A lovely walk out today from Colonia San Pere to the end of the track at Betlem. About 5 miles in total returning to the delightful Casablanca cafe bar for a well earned cana. Not too many birds about but we did have booted eagle, red kite, blue rock thrush but sadly not Egyptian vulture which...
  24. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    Friday. A local day for local people today!! I had planned on going to Cuber but having been told the road to Lluc was closed I met Peter S first thing and we headed to Albercutx and up to the tower. It was cold first thing but the morning gradually warmed up and the views from the tower were...
  25. Geordie Dave

    Mallorca 2024

    An early start this morning meant that I was in La Gola just after 7.30 am today with the whole reserve in the centre of town to myself. A slightly cold start but the sun quickly came through and it turned out to be a lovely couple of hours. A kingfisher, several serin, blackcap and black...
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