We ended with a total of 105 species being seen during the week we were there. A great trip!
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Audouin's Gulls - adults and a second-summer.
Tawny Pipit
  
Kentish Plovers
   
Balearic Woodchat Shrike
 
Thekla Larks
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Showing posts with label Balearic Shearwater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Balearic Shearwater. Show all posts
Monday, 29 May 2017
Mallorca - Son Real...
On our final full day on Mallorca we visited the reserve of Son Real on the east coast, and enjoyed probably our favourite birding of the trip. Highlights included some confiding Audouin's Gulls on the beach and Tawny Pipits, Thekla Larks and Balearic Woodchat Shrikes on the heath. Both Scopoli's Shearwater and Balearic Shearwater were offshore as well. What made the reserve special in our opinion was the great mix of habitats; farmland, heathland, coastal scrub and then the beach.
We ended with a total of 105 species being seen during the week we were there. A great trip!
We ended with a total of 105 species being seen during the week we were there. A great trip!
Monday, 24 April 2017
Mallorca - Birding on the Formentor Peninsular
On day three of our holiday we visited the Formentor peninsular on the north east corner of the island. A really nice area which combined spectacular scenery, good birding and a nice beach!
Birding-wise our target was Balearic Warbler and again we were surprised how easy it was. We found a song-flighting male by the track up to the Talaia de Albercutx. The viewpoint here was also productive with a showy pair of Blue Rock Thrush, 2+ Crag Martins, a Booted Eagle and 3 Balearic Shearwaters offshore.
Working our way towards the lighthouse gave us several brookei Peregrines and a few Crossbills. The light house itself was actually quite quiet with just a couple of Crag Martins, though around the beach there were a lot of confiding Firecrests, and a Audouin's Gull flew along the beach - a welcome first for the trip though we were left wanting better views.
Next blog post will be about birding around Albufereta...
And a few landscapes taken on my phone...
Birding-wise our target was Balearic Warbler and again we were surprised how easy it was. We found a song-flighting male by the track up to the Talaia de Albercutx. The viewpoint here was also productive with a showy pair of Blue Rock Thrush, 2+ Crag Martins, a Booted Eagle and 3 Balearic Shearwaters offshore.
Working our way towards the lighthouse gave us several brookei Peregrines and a few Crossbills. The light house itself was actually quite quiet with just a couple of Crag Martins, though around the beach there were a lot of confiding Firecrests, and a Audouin's Gull flew along the beach - a welcome first for the trip though we were left wanting better views.
Next blog post will be about birding around Albufereta...
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| Balearic Warbler |
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| Crag Martin |
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| Blue Rock Thrush |
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| Peregrine |
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| Formentor beach |
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| Looking back towards Puerto Pollensa |
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| Looking back from the lighthouse |
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| Looking south from the point |
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| Balearic Warbler habitat! |
Friday, 30 August 2013
Stag Rocks 28.8.13
During a family trip to Stag Rocks me and my Dad took the oppurtunity to look at the sea, where hundreds of Shearwaters, Gannets and Terns were feeding offshore. In amongst these the highlights were:
2 Balearic Shearwaters
5+ Sooty Shearwaters
300+ Manx Shearwaters
7+ Arctic Skuas
1 Little Gull
2 Black Terns
15 Roseate Terns were also on the rocks and allowed a close approach if you were careful.
2 Balearic Shearwaters
5+ Sooty Shearwaters
300+ Manx Shearwaters
7+ Arctic Skuas
1 Little Gull
2 Black Terns
15 Roseate Terns were also on the rocks and allowed a close approach if you were careful.
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| 8 of the 15 Roseate Terns |
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