Mallorca day 6 - Son Bosc and Son Real
Seeing as we enjoyed having a guide on Tuesday, we decided to have a half day with a different guide this morning. She picked us up from...
Mallorca day 5 - Can Cuarassa and Sa Barcassa
With high winds and some rain forecast, we decided to stay local today. We let ourselves lie in after several early mornings, but when we...
Mallorca day 4 - Cap de Formentor and the Boquer Valley
This morning we decided to head to the Cap de Formentor, a peninsula in the north-east corner of the island. We decided to have the...
Mallorca day 3 - Cuber Reservoir and Lluc
This morning, we hired a car with the intention of driving to Cuber Reservoir, supposedly about an hour away from where we are staying....
Mallorca day 2 - Sa Barcassa and S'Albufera
Yesterday morning, I headed back out to the hotel hide before breakfast. A number of Swifts were feeding over the marsh, and a Grey Heron...
Mallorca day 1 - S'Albufereta and Can Cuarassa
This morning, at 3am, me and mum awoke, ready for our journey ahead. We were travelling to Mallorca for a birding holiday. We left...
Waterbird Wednesday week 13 - Green Sandpiper
This will be the last Waterbird Wednesday post until September as these blogs mirror the core Wetland Bird Survey season. The Green...
Waterbird Wednesday week 12 - Pied Avocet
The Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) can be seen all year round in the UK, with a breeding population of 1'500 pairs and a wintering...
Waterbird Wednesday week 11 - Northern Gannet
The Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) is a common seabird, with a breeding population on 220'000 pairs in the UK. They are seen frequently...
Waterbird Wednesday week 10 - Common Snipe
The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a resident in many parts of the UK, with a large breeding population in the northern uplands...
