Took a holiday to Mallorca this year and still as good as ever, five years since my last visit, with the following being noted:
Dabchick, c6 at Albufereta,
Cormorant, just a couple noted,
Shag, c20,
Little Bittern, single flew over 3 times at Albufera,
Night Heron, 2 at Albufereta,
Cattle Egret, c40 in grasslands in flocks to 6,
Little Egret, big numbers on all marshy areas with perhaps 250 seen,
Great White Egret, 2 at Albufereta,
Grey Heron, c20,
Purple Heron, c8 at Albufereta,
Glossy Ibis, single at Albufera,
Shelduck, pair at Albufereta,
Mallard, c30,
Gadwall, 2 at Albufera,
Marbled Duck, 3 at Albufera which was a new species for me,
Teal, 1 at Albufereta,
Black Vulture, apparently there are now 150 birds present in the Tramuntana Mountains and birds were seen most days with a group of 4 soaring birds in Boquer the highlight,
Osprey, 1 at Albufera,
Booted Eagle, c6 with 3 mobbing Black Vulture in Boquer,
Marsh Harrier, 2 at Albufera,
Kestrel, c6,
Eleonora's Falcon, min 7 seen chasing around the cliffs inBoquer,
Peregrine, 2 juvs attacking pigeons at Albufereta,
Red Legged Partridge, calling in Boquer,
Water Rail, 1 seen and several heard at Albufereta,
Coot, c200,
Red Nobbed Coot, 1 at Albufera,
Moorhen, c30,
Purple Gallinule, c6 at both Albufera & Albufereta,
Black Winged Stilt, just a single at Albufera,
Stone Curlew, flock of 5 at Albufereta,
Little Ringed Plover, 1 at Albufereta,
Kentish Plover, c40 at Albufereta,
Dunlin, 1 at Albufereta,
Curlew Sandpiper, 1 at Albufera,
Green Sandpiper, c4 at Albufera,
Common Sandpiper, c4 at Albufera,
Greenshank, 1 at Albufera,
Black Headed Gull, c30,
Yellow Legged Gull, c12,
Audouin's Gull, min of 38 on rocks at Port de Pollenca,
Hoopoe, c12 especially at Albufereta,
Kingfisher, 1 at Albufereta,
Sand Martin, 1 at Albufereta,
Crag Martin, 6 in Boquer,
Swallow, c200,
Yellow Wagtail, 3 at Albufereta,
Stonechat, plenty everywhere with perhaps 100 seen,
Blue Rock Thrush, single male seen 3 times in Boquer,
Sardinian Warbler, everywhere with perhaps 150 seen,
Fan Tailed Warbler, c20 on Albufereta,
Cetti's Warbler, c30, singing from all suitable areas,
Willow Warbler, c12 including 1 in sub-song,
Spotted Flycatcher, commonest bird on the island with perhaps 500 seen! Hopefully means a good breeding season,
Woodchat Shrike, c6,
Raven, c4 pairs seen,
House Sparrow, very common with c300 going to roost at night and passing back through at dawn,
