Birdwatching trip report - Spain

Mallorca report 12-19 april 2006

I spent about one week in the north part of Mallorca, in Port Pollença which is one of the best places to stay for birding.

I was with my girfriend who is not a birder.

We use a rented car and walked a lot too. Anyway it was not a tough birding holiday, we usually were out about 9:30 a.m. And back for 7 – 8 p.m.

We missed some interesting places, especially those in the south of the island.

I put 20 pictures on the web, with a few comments. You can view them clicking here.

Here follows a sintetic report.

APRIL 2006

Date 12 - Alcudia surroundings:

(arrival at the Duva Hotel in Port Pollença)

Badia de Pollença, east side

Date 13 - Port Pollença surroundings:

Boquer Valley

Formentor Peninsula

Date 14 – Mallorca north east:

Parc Natural de Llevant – Arta'

Ermita de Betlem

Cala Mesquida (Capdepera)

Date 15 – Serra de Tramuntana mountains:

Lluch

Mirador Escorca

Embalse de Gorg Blau

Embalse de Cúber

La Calobra

Date 16:

Parc Natural de s'Albufera

Date 17 - Port Pollença + Alcudia surroundings:

Boquer Valley

Cala de San Vicente

Coll Baix

Date 18:

Parc Natural de s'Albufera

Playa + pine wood Muro

Date 19:

Salinas de Levante (Campos)

(departure)

Here is the species list, I added just a few comments.

Also note that I missed Eleonora's falcon, a few birds have been seen around by others but mid april was too soon this year, they're still migrating.

Latin name – english – italian - notes

Podiceps cristatus - Great Crested Grebe - Svasso maggiore - Albufera

Calonectris diomedea - Cory's Shearwater - Berta maggiore -

Puffinus mauretanicus - Balearic Shearwater - Berta delle Baleari - (rather common)

Puffinus yelkouan - Yelkouan Shearwater - Berta minore -

Phalacrocorax carbo - Great Cormorant - Cormorano - Albufera

Phalacrocorax aristotelis - European Shag - Marangone dal ciuffo - (rather common)

Ardea cinerea - Grey Heron - Airone cenerino - Albufera and one in Embalse de Cúber

Ardea purpurea - Purple Heron - Airone rosso - Albufera

Ardea alba - Great Egret - Airone bianco maggiore - Albufera

Egretta garzetta - Little Egret - Garzetta - Albufera

Bubulcus ibis - Cattle Egret - Airone guardabuoi - Albufera

Nycticorax nycticorax - Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nitticora - Albufera

Plegadis falcinellus - Glossy Ibis - Mignattaio - Albufera

Tadorna tadorna - Common Shelduck - Volpoca - Albufera and Salinas de Levante

Anas strepera - Gadwall - Canapiglia - Albufera

Anas crecca - Eurasian Teal - Alzavola - Albufera

Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard - Germano reale - Albufera

Anas querquedula - Garganey - Marzaiola - Albufera

Anas clypeata - Northern Shoveler - Mestolone - Albufera

Netta rufina - Red-crested Pochard - Fistione turco - Albufera

Aythya ferina - Common Pochard - Moriglione - Albufera

Pandion haliaetus - Osprey - Falco pescatore - Albufera

Aegypius monachus - Black Vulture - Avvoltoio monaco - 3 at the Calobra area in the Tramuntana mountains; 8 near Cala de San Vicente

Circus aeruginosus - Western Marsh Harrier - Falco di palude - Albufera

Aquila pennata - Booted Eagle - Aquila minore - Just one (light), near Arta'

Falco tinnunculus - Eurasian Kestrel - Gheppio -

Falco peregrinus - Peregrine - Falco pellegrino - One in the Formentor mountains

Alectoris rufa - Red-legged Partridge - Pernice rossa - Heard in Boquer Valley and Salinas de Levante

Phasianus colchicus - Common Pheasant - Fagiano - Heard in Boquer Valley

Rallus aquaticus - Water Rail - Porciglione - Heard in Albufera

Porphyrio porphyrio - Purple Swamphen - Pollo sultano - Albufera, several in “Es Ras” and “Ses Puntes” areas

Gallinula chloropus - Common Moorhen - Gallinella d'acqua - Albufera

Fulica cristata - Crested Coot - Folaga crestata - Albufera

Fulica atra - Eurasian Coot - Folaga - Albufera

Himantopus himantopus - Black-winged Stilt - Cavaliere d'Italia - Albufera

Burhinus oedicnemus - Stone-curlew - Occhione - Albufera

Charadrius hiaticula - Common Ringed Plover - Corriere grosso - Albufera

Charadrius dubius - Little Ringed Plover - Corriere piccolo - Albufera

Charadrius alexandrinus - Kentish Plover - Fratino - Albufera

Tringa erythropus - Spotted Redshank - Totano moro - Albufera

Tringa nebularia - Common Greenshank - Pantana - Albufera

Actitis hypoleucos - Common Sandpiper - Piro piro piccolo - Albufera

Larus audouinii - Audouin's Gull - Gabbiano corso - A few in various coastal sports, Albufera

Larus michahellis - Yellow-legged Gull - Gabbiano reale -

Sterna hirundo - Common Tern - Sterna comune - Albufera

Chlidonias hybridus - Whiskered Tern - Mignattino piombato - Albufera

Columba livia - Rock Dove - Piccione selvatico -

Columba palumbus - Woodpigeon - Colombaccio -

Streptopelia decaocto - Eurasian Collared Dove - Tortora dal collare -

Cuculus canorus - Common Cuckoo - Cuculo - Just heard

Otus scops - European Scops Owl - Assiolo - Just heard in Port Pollença

Apus apus - Common Swift - Rondone -

Upupa epops - Hoopoe - Upupa -

Jynx torquilla - Eurasian Wryneck - Torcicollo - Heard a few times and saw in Albufera

Galerida theklae - Thekla Lark - Cappellaccia di Tekla - One near Ermita de Betlem

Riparia riparia - Sand Martin - Topino - Serveral at Albufera

Hirundo rupestris - Eurasian Crag Martin - Rondine montana -

Hirundo rustica - Barn Swallow - Rondine -

Delichon urbica - Common House Martin - Balestruccio -

Motacilla flava - Yellow Wagtail - Cutrettola -

Anthus campestris - Tawny Pipit - Calandro - Salinas de Levante

Regulus ignicapillus - Firecrest - Fiorrancino -

Troglodytes troglodytes - Winter Wren - Scricciolo -

Monticola solitarius - Blue Rock Thrush - Passero solitario - One near the farm before Boquer Valley; one near Cala Mata; one in Cala S. Vicente

Turdus merula - Blackbird - Merlo -

Cisticola juncidis - Fan-tailed Warbler - Beccamoschino -

Cettia cetti - Cetti's Warbler - Usignolo di fiume -

Acrocephalus melanopogon - Moustached Warbler - Forapaglie castagnolo - Albufera

Acrocephalus arundinaceus - Great Reed Warbler - Cannareccione - Albufera

Phylloscopus ibericus - Iberian Chiffchaff - Luì piccolo iberico - I think I heard it in the Cala Mata aera, near Arta'

Sylvia atricapilla - Blackcap - Capinera -

Sylvia cantillans - Subalpine Warbler - Sterpazzolina - Boquer Valley

Sylvia melanocephala - Sardinian Warbler - Occhiocotto - common

Sylvia conspicillata - Spectacled Warbler - Sterpazzola di Sardegna - Boquer Valley

Sylvia balearica - Balearic Warbler - Magnanina delle Baleari - One in Boquer Valley, when the path is near the sea

Ficedula hypoleuca - European Pied Flycatcher - Balia nera - One in Lluc

Luscinia megarhynchos - Common Nightingale - Usignolo -

Phoenicurus phoenicurus - Common Redstart - Codirosso -

Saxicola rubetra - Whinchat - Stiaccino -

Saxicola rubicola - European Stonechat - Saltimpalo -

Parus major - Great Tit - Cinciallegra -

Cyanistes caeruleus - Blue Tit - Cinciarella -

Lanius senator - Woodchat Shrike - Averla capirossa - (rather common)

Corvus corax - Common Raven - Corvo imperiale -

Emberiza cirlus - Cirl Bunting - Zigolo nero -

Emberiza schoeniclus - Reed Bunting - Migliarino di palude - Albufera

Emberiza calandra - Corn Bunting - Strillozzo -

Fringilla coelebs - Chaffinch - Fringuello -

Carduelis chloris - European Greenfinch - Verdone -

Carduelis carduelis - European Goldfinch - Cardellino -

Carduelis cannabina - Linnet - Fanello -

Serinus serinus - European Serin - Verzellino -

Passer domesticus - House Sparrow - Passera oltremontana.

That's all – Andrea Tarozzi – Bologna / Italia

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