Vogel des Jahres 2000
Mallorca 16. - 23.01.2000
from Christoph Bock,
MALLORCA – 16. – 23.01.2000 Altogether 85 Species including: Raptors 8, Waders 9, Songbirds 28, Others 40. Noticeably common (besides House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and Yellow-legged Gull (Larus cachinnans)) were Robin (Erithacus rubecula), Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) and Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros). Not in such large numbers, but omnipresent in suitable habitat were Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) and Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus). Detailed Sightings: Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) 10 from 6 Sightings, various locations Shearwater spec. 1, Port de Soller/Cap Gros (prob. Mediterranean Shearwater) Gannet (Sula bassana) 1, Colonia San Pedro Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 15, S´Albufera Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 6, Torrent de Jordi Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 4 from 3 sightings, various locations Great White Egret (Egretta alba) 1, Torrent de Jordi Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) 1, Es Cillobar b. S´Albufera Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) 2 see above Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) 2 see above Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) 30 S´Albufera Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) 1 ad. M see above Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) 2 ad. Ind., Embalse de Cuber Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) 3 ad. Ind. light Morphe from 2 sightings Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio) 10, S´Albufera Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) 4 (1 dead, run over), Salobrar de Campos/Salinen area Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) 90, Salinen Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 30 see above Audouin's Gull (Larus audouinii) 1 ad. Ind. Platja Es Trenc Hoopoe (Upupa epops) 1 Salobrar de Campos/Salinen Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) 30 from 3 sightings, various locations Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) 1 S´Albufera Fan-tailed Warbler (Cisticola juncidis) 1 see above Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) 1 see above Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) several, various locations Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) several, various locations Christoph Bock, Berlin Christoph's Site
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