{"id":307,"date":"2022-02-09T11:13:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T11:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realbirder.com\/bird\/?p=307"},"modified":"2022-02-18T11:45:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T11:45:15","slug":"mallorca-october-2003-report-includes-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realbirder.com\/bird\/2022\/02\/09\/mallorca-october-2003-report-includes-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallorca – October 2003 Report includes photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The trip commenced on October the 11th and terminated on October 25th. The weather broke from dry and sunny on the 15th to wet and stormy with high winds. With such weather conditions, birding was interesting if not spectacular. Although bird species encountered were as expected, the island appeared to be full of birds, with some species in numbers never encountered previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the amount of rain, many of the sites attractive to waders prior to the 15th became unsuitable, scattering birds to less traditional areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

114 species were encountered during the trip, with Marsh Sandpiper being the only new tick for Mallorca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\"CuberMallorca has always be a firm favourite of ours with many spring and autumn visits under our belt. So it\u2019s with little pleasure that I report that Mallorca is changing almost daily; many of the birding sights familiar to birders only a few years ago have either gone or had the access removed. In my opinion the rate at which the Balearic government is continuing to develop the island means the depletion of suitable habitat and a reduction in the attraction of the island as a birding destination. The Albufereta was given Natural Park status this year only for the incumbent government to remove it: a possible motive for this is so further development can go unhindered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"GrandGOB, Spain\u2019s equivalent to the RSPB have fought tirelessly to safeguard the remaining habitats but it seems the government is hell-bent in covering the whole of the island with concrete and tarmac. GOB is usually at the Bird Fair at Rutland Water so please call in at the stand and give your support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sites that have either gone or are endangered are as follows:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casas Veyas (gone)
Albercutx Farm (gone)
Tucan Marsh (endangered)
Ternelles Valley (gone)
Porto Colom (endangered)
Colonia de San Jordi (endangered)
Bocquer Valley access fields (gone)
Postage Stamp Wood (endangered)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRIP LIST<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Little Grebe\u00a0<\/strong>Tachybaptus ruficollis\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Good numbers of birds at all suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Great Crested Grebe\u00a0<\/strong>Podiceps\u00a0cristatus<\/em>\u00a0\u00a04 birds on Grand Canal S\u2019Albufera, 2 at Orange Bridge 15th.<\/li>
  • Black-necked Grebe\u00a0<\/strong>Podiceps\u00a0nigricollis\u00a0\u00a02<\/em>\u00a0birds on the lake at Son Serra.<\/li>
  • Cory\u2019s\u00a0Shearwater<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Calonectris<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0diomedea\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Raft of birds seen from Son Serra obelisk.<\/li>
  • Cormorant <\/strong>Phalacrocorax carbo <\/em>Birds encountered most days at suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Shag\u00a0<\/strong>Phalacrocorax\u00a0aristotelis\u00a0\u00a0Up<\/em>\u00a0to 9 birds using the breakwater at Puerto Pollensa.<\/li>
  • Little Bittern\u00a0<\/strong>Ixobrychus\u00a0minutus\u00a0\u00a0Both<\/em>\u00a0sexes seen at S\u2019 Albufera 12th, 13th, 19th & 21st.<\/li>
  • Night Heron\u00a0<\/strong>Nycticorax\u00a0nycticorax\u00a0\u00a030<\/em>> birds at roost both along the entrance road and behind Bishops hide.<\/li>
  • Squacco\u00a0Heron<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Ardeola<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0ralloides<\/em>\u00a0\u00a01 adult bird Grand Canal S\u2019Albufera 19th.<\/li>
  • Cattle Egret <\/strong>Bubulcus ibis <\/em> 200> birds at S\u2019Albufera roost.<\/li>
  • Little Egret <\/strong>Egretta garzetta <\/em> 300> birds at traditional roost sites.<\/li>
  • Great White Egret <\/strong>Egretta alba <\/em> 1 bird Orange Bridge 13th and 1 from Bishops & 1 at S\u2019Albufera 23rd.<\/li>
  • Grey Heron\u00a0<\/strong>Ardea\u00a0cinerea\u00a0\u00a0Very<\/em>\u00a0common at all suitable locations with 11 at Albufereta 13th.<\/li>
  • Purple Heron\u00a0<\/strong>Ardea\u00a0purpurea\u00a0<\/em>2 juvenile birds Grand Canal S\u2019Albufera 12th & 13th plus 1 adult Albufereta 17th\u00a0& 1 juvenile Depuradora 22nd.<\/li>
  • Glossy Ibis\u00a0<\/strong>Plegadis\u00a0falcinellus\u00a0\u00a04<\/em>\u00a0birds S\u2019Albufera 18th.<\/li>
  • Shelduck\u00a0<\/strong>Tadorna\u00a0tadorna\u00a0\u00a01<\/em>\u00a0adult bird Es Ras S\u2019Albufera 13th.<\/li>
  • Wigeon<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Anas\u00a0penelope\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>5 birds first encountered 19th S\u2019Albufera 10> 23rd at both C.I.M, and Bishops (1).<\/li>
  • Gadwall<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Anas\u00a0strepera\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers of birds at most suitable sites.<\/li>
  • Teal<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Anas\u00a0crecca\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Very common at all suitable locations 100> at C.I.M.<\/li>
  • Mallard <\/strong>Anas platyrhynchos <\/em>Commonest duck of the region, found at all suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Pintail<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Anas\u00a0acuta\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>3 birds at Bishops (1) 19th with 9 at Es Cibollar 23rd.<\/li>
  • Shoveler<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Anas\u00a0clypeata\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Very common with 150> at C.I.M. 21st.<\/li>
  • Marbled Duck<\/strong>\u00a0Marmaronetta angustirostris <\/em>A single bird at Bishops (1) on the 12th & 19th.<\/li>
  • Red-crested\u00a0Pochard<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Netta<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0rufina\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>1 female S\u2019Albufera 12th.<\/li>
  • Pochard<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Aythya\u00a0farina\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers at most suitable sites.<\/li>
  • Tufted Duck\u00a0<\/strong>Aythya\u00a0fuligula\u00a0\u00a04<\/em>\u00a0birds 16th Canal des Sol, singleton at the same site 21st.<\/li>
  • Black\u00a0Vulture<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Aegypius<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0monachus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>2 birds Son Marc 17th, 5 at Cuber 20th.<\/li>
  • Marsh\u00a0Harrier<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Circus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0aeruginosus\u00a0<\/em>Common at most sites with 7 birds flying together over Es Cibollar.<\/li>
  • Common\u00a0Buzzard<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Buteo<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0buteo\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>1 bird\u00a0at S\u2019Illot on 13th.<\/li>
  • Booted\u00a0Eagle<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Hieraaetus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0pennatus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Birds common at suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Osprey\u00a0<\/strong>Pandion\u00a0haliaetus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>1 bird resident at Albufereta, 1 at Es Cibollar and 1 adult flew over Depuradora 22nd.<\/li>
  • Common\u00a0Kestrel<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Falco<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0tinnunculus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Birds seen all over the island.<\/li>
  • Eleonora\u2019s\u00a0Falcon<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Falco<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0eleonorae\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers in the Bocquer\u00a0 14th, 18th & 24th.<\/li>
  • Peregrine<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Falco\u00a0peregrinus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Singleton at the Bocquer Valley 18th & 19th.<\/li>
  • Red-legged\u00a0Partridge<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Alectoris<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0rufa\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>1 bird in “back lanes” Puerto Pollensa 24th.<\/li>
  • Water\u00a0Rail<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Rallus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0aquaticus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>1 bird at Bishops (1), and 1 on the island in the Canal des Sol.<\/li>
  • Moorhen<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Gallinula\u00a0chloropus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Very common at all suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Purple\u00a0Gallinule\u00a0Porphyrio<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0alleni<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 Common at S\u2019Albufera with 8> at C.I.M.<\/li>
  • Coot\u00a0<\/strong>Fulica\u00a0atra\u00a0\u00a0Extremely<\/em>\u00a0common all over the island.<\/li>
  • Black-winged\u00a0Stilt<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Himantopus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0himantopus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Birds encountered in the north of the island with S\u2019Albufera & Ses Salinetes holding good numbers.<\/li>
  • Stone\u00a0Curlew<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Burhinus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0oedicnemus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>One of the highlights of the holiday with flocks of 40> seen in and around the Depuradora.<\/li>
  • Little-ringed\u00a0Plover<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Charadrius<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0dubius\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>4 birds S\u2019Albufera 13th.<\/li>
  • Ringed\u00a0Plover\u00a0\u00a0Charadrius<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0hiaticula\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers at suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Kentish\u00a0Plover<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Charadrius<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0alexandrinus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>20> at Albufereta on 13th with small flocks at the confluence of the Torrent de Albufereta and at Es Forcadet.<\/li>
  • Lapwing<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Vanellus\u00a0vanellus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>12> birds at the Depuradora during all visits.<\/li>
  • Little\u00a0Stint<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Calidris<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0minuta\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>4 birds S\u2019Albufera 13th & 14th. 7 birds at Es Forcadet 21st & 23rd.<\/li>
  • Temminck\u2019s\u00a0Stint<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Calidris<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0temminckii\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>3 birds S\u2019Albufera 13th & 14th and 4 birds Es Forcadet 21st & 23rd.<\/li>
  • Dunlin<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Calidris\u00a0alpina\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers seen at the S\u2019Albufera, Albufereta, Depuradora and Es Forcadet.<\/li>
  • Ruff<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Philomachus\u00a0pugnax\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>2 birds S\u2019Albufera on 12th & 14th and 1 at Es Forcadet on the 21st.<\/li>
  • Common\u00a0Snipe<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Gallinago<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0gallinago\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Odd birds seen at S\u2019Albufera, Albufereta & Depuradora.<\/li>
  • Spotted\u00a0Redshank<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Tringa<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0erythropus\u00a0<\/em>\u00a014 birds from Bishops on 12th & 13th with small numbers encountered at Ses Salinetes & Es Forcadet.<\/li>
  • Common\u00a0Redshank<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0T<\/em>ringa<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0totanus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Only 2 sightings of single birds both at the Depuradora.<\/li>
  • Marsh\u00a0Sandpiper<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Tringa<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0stagnatilis\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a03 birds S\u2019Albufera on 12th, plus 2 at the same venue on 13th & 14th\u00a0 with a singleton at Ses Salinetes on 18th.<\/li>
  • Greenshank<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Tringa\u00a0nebularia\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers at the usual venues.<\/li>
  • Green\u00a0Sandpiper<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0T<\/em>ringa<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0ochropus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Up to 4 birds at the Depuradora, and odd birds on the\u00a0Torrente\u00a0de San\u00a0Jordi.<\/li>
  • Wood\u00a0Sandpiper<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Tringa<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0glareola\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Birds confined to the Depuradora with 4 present either in the water works or at the small pool behind the hide.<\/li>
  • Common\u00a0Sandpiper<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Atcitis<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0hypoleucos\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Common at all suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Turnstone\u00a0<\/strong>Arenaria\u00a0interpres\u00a0\u00a01<\/em>\u00a0bird S\u2019Albufera 12th.<\/li>
  • Black-headed\u00a0Gull<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Larus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0ribibundus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Common at all suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Audouin\u2019s\u00a0Gull<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Larus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0audouini\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers present Pollensa bay & breakwater.<\/li>
  • Yellow-legged\u00a0Gull<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Larus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0cachinnans\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Very common everywhere.<\/li>
  • Sandwich\u00a0Tern<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Sterna<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0sandvicensis\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>1 bird 19th, 3 birds 20th & 6 on the 24th on Pollensa breakwater.<\/li>
  • Common Tern<\/strong>\u00a0 Sterna<\/em><\/strong> hirundo <\/em>1 juvenile bird in front of C.I.M. 12th.<\/li>
  • Rock\u00a0Dove<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Columba<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0livia\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>20> birds in resident flock at the Bocquer Valley.<\/li>
  • Woodpigeon<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Columba\u00a0palumbus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Very common throughout island.<\/li>
  • Collared\u00a0Dove<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Streptopelia<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0decaocto\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0small numbers encountered most days.<\/li>
  • Scops\u00a0Owl<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Otus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0scops\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>2 birds flushed from tree Son Marc Valley.<\/li>
  • Common\u00a0Kingfisher<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Alcedo<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0atthis\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Up to 3 birds seen on S\u2019Albufera most visits, birds also seen at Depuradora & Albufereta.<\/li>
  • Hoopoe<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Upupa\u00a0epops\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Birds fairly common at suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Thekla\u00a0Lark<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Galerida<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0theklae\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small parties encountered in cultivated fields around Pollensa.<\/li>
  • Crag Martin <\/strong>Ptyonoprogne rupestris <\/em> Small numbers Bocquer Valley.<\/li>
  • Swallow<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Hirundo\u00a0rustica\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers seen after 14th with numbers building from 19th with hundreds going through the island on 21st & 22nd.<\/li>
  • House\u00a0Martin<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Delichon<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0urbica\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers with Swallows 21st.<\/li>
  • Tree\u00a0Pipit<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Anthus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0trivialis\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>5 birds at S\u2019Albufera 12th.<\/li>
  • Meadow Pipit\u00a0<\/strong>Anthus\u00a0pratensis\u00a0\u00a0Small<\/em>\u00a0numbers encountered in the Bocquer 14th & 17th, 8 birds on scrub adjacent to Depuradora track 22nd.<\/li>
  • Yellow\u00a0Wagtail<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Motacilla<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0flava\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Adult singleton at Depuradora 22nd.<\/li>
  • Grey\u00a0Wagtail<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Motacilla<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0cinerea\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Birds seen at both Torrente\u2019s between Pollensa and Alcudia.<\/li>
  • White\u00a0Wagtail<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Motacilla<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0alba\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers at Depuradora and “back lanes”.<\/li>
  • Pied\u00a0Wagtail<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Motacilla<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0alba\u00a0yarrelli\u00a0<\/em>\u00a03 birds at Depuradora 21st.<\/li>
  • Wren<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Troglodytes\u00a0troglodytes\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>1 bird S\u2019Albufera 19th.<\/li>
  • Robin<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Erithacus\u00a0rubecula\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Birds flooded the island from week commencing Sunday 19th.<\/li>
  • Bluethroat<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Luscinia\u00a0svecica\u00a0\u00a0A<\/em>\u00a0singleton at S\u2019Albufera 16th.<\/li>
  • Black\u00a0Redstart\u00a0\u00a0Phoenicurus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0ochruros\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Very common at all suitable locations from 19th.<\/li>
  • Stonechat<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Saxicola\u00a0torquata\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Very common at all suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Northern\u00a0Wheatear<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Oenanthe<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0oenanthe\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Single birds seen on 17th, 20th & 23rd.<\/li>
  • Blue Rock\u00a0Thrush<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Monticola<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0solitarius\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Birds encountered at every trip to the Bocquer Valley.<\/li>
  • Blackbird<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Turdus\u00a0merula\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Many bird encountered at all suitable locations especially after 17th.<\/li>
  • Song\u00a0Thrush<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Turdos<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0philomelos\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Numbers building up during second week. All birds seen were in the Bocquer Valley.<\/li>
  • Mistle\u00a0Thrush\u00a0\u00a0Turdus\u00a0viscivorus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small flock of 4 birds Son Marc 17th.<\/li>
  • Cetti\u2019s\u00a0Warbler<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Cettia<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0cetti\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Abundant at all suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Fan-tailed\u00a0Warbler<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Cisticola<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0juncidis\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Birds very common, with more birds encountered this trip than any trip previous.<\/li>
  • Moustached\u00a0Warbler<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Acrocephalus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0melanopogon\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Up to 3 birds seen most visits S\u2019Albufera.<\/li>
  • Reed\u00a0Warbler<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Acrocephalus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0scirpaceus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Singleton at Sa\u00a0Rocca\u00a0bridge S\u2019Albufera 16th.<\/li>
  • Sardinian\u00a0Warbler<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Sylvia<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0melanocephala\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>The most common warbler of the region by far.<\/li>
  • Balearic Warbler<\/strong>\u00a0 Sylvia<\/em><\/strong> balearica <\/em> Single male seen to rear of the Bocquer Finca 18th.<\/li>
  • Lesser\u00a0Whitethroat<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Sylvia<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0curruca\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Adult bird on barbed wire fence adjacent to C.I.M. (bird was\u00a0not\u00a0<\/strong>confused for either female or juvenile Sardinian).<\/li>
  • Blackcap<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Sylvia\u00a0atricapilla\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Both sexes present Bocquer Valley 18th & 24th.<\/li>
  • Chiffchaff<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Phlyloscopus\u00a0collybita\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>By far the most common warbler of the region with birds abundant at most habitats.<\/li>
  • Firecrest<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Regulus\u00a0ignicapillus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers at both Son Marc on 17th & the Bocquer Valley on 19th.<\/li>
  • Spotted\u00a0Flycatcher<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Muscicapa<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0striata\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>A single bird in Finca gardens Bocquer Valley.<\/li>
  • Blue Tit\u00a0<\/strong>Parus\u00a0caeruleus\u00a0\u00a0Not<\/em>\u00a0uncommon at suitable locations.<\/li>
  • Great\u00a0Tit<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Parus<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0major\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>The most common tit of the region.<\/li>
  • Raven<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Corvus\u00a0corax\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Up to 6 birds at the Bocquer Valley 14th, 19th & 20th.\u00a0 18 birds in the air together Son Marc Valley 17th.<\/li>
  • Starling<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Sturnus\u00a0vulgaris\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Large influx during holiday with several 100,000s using the S\u2019Albufera roost.<\/li>
  • House\u00a0Sparrow<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Passer<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0domesticus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Extremely common throughout the island.<\/li>
  • Chaffinch<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Fringilla\u00a0coelebs\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Odd birds seen most days.<\/li>
  • Serin<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Serinus\u00a0serinus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Flocks of up to 30> birds on scrub adjacent to Depuradora access track. Usually seen in mixed finch flocks.<\/li>
  • Greenfinch<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Carduelis\u00a0chloris\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Small numbers encountered most days.<\/li>
  • Goldfinch<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Carduelis\u00a0carduelis\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>The most common finch of the region.<\/li>
  • Linnet<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Carduelis\u00a0cannabina\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>30> birds in mixed finch flocks and small single species flocks.<\/li>
  • Common\u00a0Crossbill<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Loxia<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0curvirostra\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>A pair feeding in pines at the entrance to S\u2019Albufera 14th.<\/li>
  • Cirl\u00a0Bunting<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Emberiza<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0cirlus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Few sightings, a pair at the Bocquer Valley 13th &\u00a01 adult male Son Marc 17th.<\/li>
  • Reed\u00a0Bunting<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Emberiza<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0schoeniclus\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>1 male at Son Serra lake 22nd.<\/li>
  • Corn Bunting<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Miliaria<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0calandra\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Only 1 bird at the Bocquer 13th. \u00a0Birds seem to have declined dramatically over the past 5 years.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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