3 days in Mallorca courtesy of my friend Mandy's 50th birthday.......and that's the end of the travelling for a while. Weather mixed, with thunder followed by a couple of sunny days.
Albufera marsh was quieter than it is in spring, with the cacophany of Warblers - the scrapes contained passage waders, including 8 Spotted Redshanks and 8 Greenshanks - also Dunlin and Snipe. 2 Glossy Ibis and a Great White Egret also on the scrape, and numerous Marsh Harriers including juveniles hunting over the reedbed.
Pollensa bay contained the usual flock of Audouin's Gulls, always a stunning bird, and a boat trip to Formentor peninsula found 14 Cory's Shearwaters, and wonderful views of Eleonora's Falcons around the cliffs including family parties, both pale and dark phase.
Night and Purple Herons were around Pollensa and Albufera, and a visit to Salinas de Levante en route to the airport produced more waders on passage including 25 smart Spotted Redshanks, together with 10 Ruff, 7 Little Stints, 2 Curlew Sandpipers and 3 Greenshank, as well as Kentish and Ringed Plovers. Boquer valley at Pollensa was magical on the last morning, with Spotted Flycatchers, Redstarts, Firecrests and 2 Hoopoes,with more Eleonora's Falcons and a pale phase Booted Eagle near Pollensa. Surprisingly warm still in Sept, and a perfect Sept destination. Photos JM.
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