Mallorca 2018 (2 Viewers)

[Mike Montier]

Ps. With these southerly winds I was just dreaming of another Moussier’s Redstart. Mike

 

[CTO La Gola]

Ps. With these southerly winds I was just dreaming of another Moussier’s Redstart. Mike

Fingers crossed

 

[CTO La Gola]

Hello!
Very quiet at the moment at la Gola, but lots and lots of Black Redstarts, Chiffchaff, Robins and Blackcaps.

Here you can have a look to the birdlist from 1st to 15th NOV.

https://www.ctolagola.com/birdlist-listado-de-aves-llistat-d-aus/

Next Saturday we'll do a birdringing morning at the park.
You are all invited. For more info please contact me.

Best wishes,
Cristina.

 

[Patrick_m]

A red-breasted Merganser in Salobrar this morning.
Also a Bluethroat, Osprey, about 26 Cranes but over 50 were seen later in the day, 200 Flamingoes, lots of more usual waders, including 2 golden plovers.
Tens of thousands of starlings.

 

[Mike Montier]

Another visit to Sa barrala today produced a Woodchat shrike. Two days ago there was a male Lesser Kestrel there. All a bit strange but I have some rubbish photos to confirm.
Lots of Cranes in the area still.
Mike

 

[Mike Montier]

Well out of focus but recognizable. I can’t find any other November records but there may have been. Mike

 

[Mike Montier]

Cristina. I think you deserve a quiet period after all the excitement La Gola has produced recently! Mike

 

[Mike Montier]

Pep saw an adult male Hen Harrier today at Albufera, I hope he posts a photo of what I believe is one of the most attractive raptors in the world. They are a magnificent sight and very scarce here in winter.
He also saw an Oystercatcher yesterday at a Colonia Sant Jordi.
Mike

 

[Josep Manchado]

Pep saw an adult male Hen Harrier today at Albufera, I hope he posts a photo of what I believe is one of the most attractive raptors in the world. They are a magnificent sight and very scarce here in winter.
He also saw an Oystercatcher yesterday at a Colonia Sant Jordi.
Mike

Hi,
Yes, but the pictures aren't very good, because the Hen harrier was very far away, anyway i attack the pics, with one very special for me, with Albercutx tower on the background, because the tower is the symbol of our birdwatching group: GORA.
The Oystercatcher was in Colonia Sant Jordi, just besides the street (You can see the gate of entrance from the street) on the salt pains area, with 2 cats!! very close to him (he was a young)

 

[Mike Montier]

A very windy walk down to the salt pans this morning. About 250 Greater Flamingoes, several hundred Lapwings, a few Marsh harriers but most other birds were sheltering from the weather. Mike

 

[Mike Montier]

I have just read that there are over 2,400 species of mantis so I guess it may be difficult to identify this one but it’s certainly the largest one I have ever seen. Mike

 

[J Moss]

Spent most of the morning today in the north of the island, visiting Maristany Marsh, Can Cuarassa and Albufereta. Highlights included a female Ferruginous Duck, one Black-necked Grebe, a Kingfisher and a flyover Green Sandpiper at Maristany, three good sightings of Ospreys feeding (probably involved 2 birds) and 2 Pintail, 6 Wigeon, about 150 Shoveler and 40 Lapwings at Albufereta.

 

[Mike Montier]

Maties logged some great birds today at Salobrar de Campos including: 2 Bluethroat, 3 Red-breasted merganser, 18 Common Crane, 2 Spoonbill and a Red-throated pipit. Mike

 

[honeym]

I have just read that there are over 2,400 species of mantis so I guess it may be difficult to identify this one but it’s certainly the largest one I have ever seen. Mike

Hi Mike

Did this one have a white spot on the side of the 'body' (its wing case). If so,
it's Sphodromantis viridis - a naturalized species.

Martin

 

[Mike Montier]

Yes, it did have a white spot Martin.
Many thanks, Mike

 

[Mike Montier]

A nice quiet hour spent at the salt pans as a birthday treat.
At least two Red-breasted mergansers and several Bluethroat but they don’t normally stay on view for long. The first gate on the left going down Eddies Track is very good but the birds just flit out onto the bank for a second or two and then they are gone. Sometimes, if you are lucky, the birds sing from the tops of bushes allowing photos.
I couldn’t have asked for a better day. Mike

 

[J Moss]

Happy birthday Mike!

Morning at Porto Colom, singing Balearic Warblers numbering at least 7 birds in the viscinity of the bay at S'algar, plus a couple of Thekla Larks, Audoin's Gull, plenty of stonechats. Also saw my first Geranium Bronze here this morning.

 

[kevinh]

Happy birthday Mike. I'm back out next week so hopefully we can hook up for a walk around the saltpans.

 

[Mike Montier]

That would be great Kevin. The salt pans are certainly the place to be at the moment with some terrific records of late and now a Short-eared owl this afternoon seen by Antonio.
Some very unseasonal birds have been seen too so there could be more surprises there. I am spending the afternoon there tomorrow so I will report in the evening.
My patch at Es Llombards was bursting with birds too, I had a walk along the roadside for a while today and the fields were full of larks, pipits and Thrushes so it will be worth spending some more time there going through everything because you just never know.
Thanks all for the birthday wishes.
Mike.

 

[StewB]

A nice quiet hour spent at the salt pans as a birthday treat Mike

Congratulations fellow old-timer!

We’ll be out for a week in January, so hopefully we can hook-up and add a few more Winter birds to my Mallorca list!

Stew