On the Thursday of our stay, me, Daddy and Bertie packed our bags and headed towards the site where I had my first proper birdwatching experience in Mallorca, around four years ago in 2019, before the pandemic. Reserva Natural de l Albufereta. It was here that I met Pere of Mallorca Nature Tours. He isContinue reading “Albufereta Again”
Monthly Archives: June 2023
Villa Days
We are back in (rural) Mallorca once again, and this time our accommodation played a much larger part in the birdwatching side of things. A lot of the birds that will be mentioned were heard from the villa, and then seen elsewhere such as the Sardinian Warbler. This is an account of all birding completedContinue reading “Villa Days”
Woodchat Wonder
We were back in Majorca once again, for the second time. We had visited 4 years earlier, just before the pandemic in 2019, and thoroughly enjoyed every moment. Well, except the mosquitoes. However, this time was a little different. Our Grandparents had arranged this one, and they flew out with us towards Palma Airport. ThatContinue reading “Woodchat Wonder”
An Old Favourite
The family ambled down the gorse lined slope, with scores of sheep, confined to the next door field, making quite the racket. Buzzards wheeled around above, and unknown songbirds flitted above the undergrowth briefly. There seemed to be more people out than usual for the time (early evening), and we certainly had help achieving ourContinue reading “An Old Favourite”
The Bovey Birder 