Alcudia Old Town Majorca

Matt and Ellie fell in love with Alcudia and so here a few images to remind them of the streets and setting up the market

Port d'Alcudia Pinewalk and Beach, Majorca

We saw this beach from our first boat trip and decided to investigate, hoping for some sand - no luck on this but spent an interesting morning walking to a cove where a Sardinian Warbler, Great Cormorant and Emperor (?) Dragonfly entertained us.

 

Sunrise on Way to Dolphins and Journey Back, Majorca

Some images from yesterday's sunrise and dolphin viewing trip.

Dolphins and Shearwaters off the Majorca Coast.

A great trip today with Robinson's boats from Puerto Pollensa to see the Sunrise and watch Dolphins. More of the scenery, boat and subrise later but here my best Dolphin attempts. They weren't jumping clear of the water but a family of three  including a young one and a single dolphin entertained us for half an hour. What a priviledge!

There were also a lot of Shearwaters - this one a Cory's Shearwater I believe.

S'Albufera Natural Park, Majorca

The Nature Reserve of S'Albufera is a fantastic area for bird watching  In 1987 it was declared Special Protection Areas for Birds (ZEPA) and was included in the Ramsar Convention under the category of Wetlands of International Importance. I spent a rather wet day there but saw the majority of theor 'special' species and photographed most. Here are a selection of the species seen.
Starting with a pair of courting Night Herons - more pics of this to follow. Other species Avocet and Black-winged Stilts with chicks everywhere. Yellow Watail and Red-billed Teal, Little Ringed Plover and Kentish Plover, Purple Gallinule and Crested Coot, Little and Cattle Egret. Common Tern, Serin and Nightingale