Birds of Mallorca

...from waterbirds to songbirds, as seen on our April 2022 vacation. A total of 40 species is included.

Birds of Mallorca:

2022-04-06 - 2022-04-16 in Mallorca

Shag. 2022-04-07 09.05.48 Mallorca

Sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala)

Sardinian warbler seen from our terrace in Calo dOr, Mallorca. 2022-04-07 09.19.22 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

Blue rock-thrush / Blaumerle (Monticola solitarius)

Alternate classification: Monticola solitaria

Also known as: Blue rock-thrush, Blue rock thrush

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♫ 2022-04-07 12.12.36 Mallorca (song?)

Eurasian hoopoe / Wiedehopf (Upupa epops)

Also known as: Common hoopoe

Wiedehopf in Calo dOr, Mallorca, fliegt oefter um die Bucht herum. 2022-04-07 12.33.32 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Wiedehopf in Calo dOr. 2022-04-07 12.35.54 Mallorca

Little egret / Seidenreiher (Egretta garzetta)

Seidenreiher in Portocolom, Mallorca. 2022-04-07 16.42.30 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Audouin's gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii)

Alternate classification: Larus audouinii

Audouin's gull in Portocolom, Mallorca. 2022-04-07 16.43.56 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto NABU

Sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala)

Sardinian warbler seen from out terrace at Calo dOr, Mallorca. 2022-04-08 09.18.40 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

Sardinian warbler seen from our terrace at Calo dOr, Mallorca. 2022-04-08 09.18.42 Mallorca

Dartford warbler / Provencegrasmücke (Sylvia undata)

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♫ 2022-04-08 09.21.02 Mallorca (song?)

Eurasian hoopoe / Wiedehopf (Upupa epops)

Also known as: Common hoopoe

Wiedehopf in Calo dOr, Tag 2. 2022-04-08 10.05.04 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala)

Sardinian warbler with the red eyes. 2022-04-08 10.08.24 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

Sardinian warbler. 2022-04-08 10.08.46 Mallorca

Common wood pigeon / Ringeltaube (Columba palumbus)

Also known as: Common woodpigeon, Common wood-pigeon, Wood pigeon

Common wood pigeon at Calo dOr. 2022-04-08 10.20.02 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Plaque explaining birds to be expected at the beachside in Es Trenc. 2022-04-08 12.49.06 Mallorca

Ruddy turnstone / Steinwälzer (Arenaria interpres)

Alternate classification: Tringa interpres

Also known as: Turnstone

Ruddy turnstone on the beach at Es Trenc, Mallorca. 2022-04-08 13.32.18 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Three ruddy turnstones at Es Trenc. 2022-04-08 13.33.00 Mallorca

Plaque of birds to be expected at Es Trenc. 2022-04-08 13.57.36 Mallorca

Rather elegant gallus gallus at Es Trenc. 2022-04-08 14.17.26 Mallorca

Corn bunting / Grauammer (Emberiza calandra)

Alternate classification: Miliaria calandra

Wahrscheinlich ein Grauammer, die wurden auch durch MerlinBirdID gemeldet. 2022-04-08 14.27.44 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Zitting cisticola / Zistensänger (Cisticola juncidis)

Zistensaenger singt beim Fliegen auf dem Land bei Es Trenc. 2022-04-08 14.36.48 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
♫ 2022-04-08 14.43.27 Mallorca (song?)

Thekla's lark / Theklalerche (Galerida theklae)

Also known as: Thekla lark

Thekla's lark in the countryside near Es Trenc, Mallorca. 2022-04-08 14.48.26 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Corn bunting / Grauammer (Emberiza calandra)

Alternate classification: Miliaria calandra

Grauammer. 2022-04-08 14.54.30 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Little egret / Seidenreiher (Egretta garzetta)

Seidenreiher in der Naehe einer Windmuehle bei Es Trenc, Mallorca. 2022-04-08 15.13.18 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Corn bunting / Grauammer (Emberiza calandra)

Alternate classification: Miliaria calandra

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♫ 2022-04-08 15.37.09 Mallorca (song?)

Ses Salines Salz Bearbeitung. 2022-04-08 16.44.36 Mallorca

Strolling stilts at Ses Salines. 2022-04-08 17.00.02 Mallorca

Kentish plover / Seeregenpfeifer (Charadrius alexandrinus)

Der kleinste Watvoegel bei Ses Salines, Mallorcal, ein Seeregenpfeifer. 2022-04-08 17.00.16 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Pied avocet / Säbelschnäbler (Recurvirostra avosetta)

Saebelschnaebler bei Ses Salines. 2022-04-08 17.01.38 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Common shelduck / Brandgans (Tadorna tadorna)

Ein Brandgans hintern den Saebelschnaeblern, Ses Salines, Mallorca. 2022-04-08 17.02.28 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Kentish plover / Seeregenpfeifer (Charadrius alexandrinus)

Seeregenpfeifer bei Ses Salines, Mallorca. 2022-04-08 17.06.52 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Farbenkontrast bei zwei Seeregenpfeifer. 2022-04-08 17.08.12 Mallorca

Desert lark / Steinlerche (Ammomanes deserti)

Alternate classification: Alauda deserti

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♫ 2022-04-08 17.17.43 Mallorca (song?)

Pied avocet / Säbelschnäbler (Recurvirostra avosetta)

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♫ 2022-04-08 17.18.58 Mallorca (song?)

Eventuell Eleanorenfalke. 2022-04-09 07.31.58 Mallorca

Little ringed plover / Flussregenpfeifer (Charadrius dubius)

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♫ 2022-04-10 11.10.23 Mallorca (song?)

Blue rock-thrush / Blaumerle (Monticola solitarius)

Alternate classification: Monticola solitaria

Also known as: Blue rock-thrush, Blue rock thrush

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♫ 2022-04-10 11.13.19 Mallorca (song?)

♫ 2022-04-10 11.29.26 Mallorca (song?)

♫ 2022-04-10 11.30.07 Mallorca (song?)

♫ 2022-04-10 11.31.44 Mallorca (song?)

European goldfinch / Stieglitz (Carduelis carduelis)

Also known as: Distelfink

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♫ 2022-04-10 14.23.39 Mallorca (song?)

Dartford warbler / Provencegrasmücke (Sylvia undata)

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♫ 2022-04-10 14.36.49 Mallorca (song?)

♫ 2022-04-10 14.36.49 Mallorca (song?)

Cirl bunting / Zaunammer (Emberiza cirlus)

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Singers: Cirl bunting, European serin, Rock bunting
♫ 2022-04-10 14.37.37 Mallorca (song?)

♫ 2022-04-10 14.46.03 Mallorca (song?)

Western subalpine warbler / Westliche Weissbart-Grasmücke (Curruca iberiae)

Alternate classification: Curruca inornata

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♫ 2022-04-10 14.51.41 Mallorca (song?)

Great tit / Kohlmeise (Parus major)

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♫ 2022-04-10 15.05.12 Mallorca (song?)

Eurasian wryneck / Wendehals (Jynx torquilla)

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♫ 2022-04-10 15.15.59 Mallorca (song?)

Great reed warbler / Drosselrohrsänger (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

Alternate classification: Turdus arundinaceus

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♫ 2022-04-12 12.24.14 Mallorca (song?)

♫ 2022-04-12 12.25.06 Mallorca (song?)

Northern harrier / Kornweihe (Circus cyaneus)

Also known as: Hen harrier

Unklares Bild von entfernter Kornweihe beim Kraftwerk neben Albufera. 2022-04-12 13.11.40 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Three white flamingos, Albufera. 2022-04-12 13.43.06 Mallorca

Little ringed plover / Flussregenpfeifer (Charadrius dubius)

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♫ 2022-04-12 13.52.04 Mallorca (song?)

Common shelduck / Brandgans (Tadorna tadorna)

Brandgans Paar in Albufera. 2022-04-12 13.58.48 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Black-winged stilt / Stelzenläufer (Himantopus himantopus)

Es ist lang gegangen bis ich den Regenflusspfeifer vor den Stelzenlaeufern gesehen habe. 2022-04-12 13.59.42 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto NABU

Common redshank / Rotschenkel (Tringa totanus)

Common redshank plus common pochard. 2022-04-12 14.02.38 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Spotted redshank / Dunkler Wasserläufer (Tringa erythropus)

Spotted redshank in Albufera. 2022-04-12 14.05.20 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Cetti's warbler / Seidensänger (Cettia cetti)

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♫ 2022-04-12 14.07.40 Mallorca (song?)

♫ 2022-04-12 14.20.43 Mallorca (song?)

Common moorhen / Teichhuhn (Gallinula chloropus)

Also known as: Eurasian moorhen, Teichralle

Teichhuhn in Albufera. 2022-04-12 14.21.02 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Black-winged stilt / Stelzenläufer (Himantopus himantopus)

Stelzenlaeufer mit kleinem Flussregenpfeifer. 2022-04-12 14.25.34 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto NABU

Common pochard / Tafelente (Aythya ferina)

Alternate classification: Anas ferina

Tafelenten in Albufera. 2022-04-12 14.28.28 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Common scimitar-bill / Sichelhopf (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas)

Also known as: Common scimitarbill

Probably a cormorant, as these have a light belly when immature and have no yellow on the bill like the shag. 2022-04-12 14.28.50 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

Little egret / Seidenreiher (Egretta garzetta)

Seidenreiher mit Schmuckfedern im Prachtkleid, neben ihm ein Stelzenlaeufer. 2022-04-12 14.41.02 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Common greenshank / Grünschenkel (Tringa nebularia)

MerlinBirdID says common greenshank, probably non-breeding adult. 2022-04-12 14.52.08 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

The long, if not winding road, of Albufera. 2022-04-12 14.54.50 Mallorca

Western yellow wagtail / Schafstelze (Motacilla flava)

Also known as: Yellow wagtail, Wiesenschafstelze

Schafstelze, Albufera. 2022-04-12 14.59.06 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Zitting cisticola / Zistensänger (Cisticola juncidis)

Zistensaenger in der Luft in Albufera. 2022-04-12 15.03.34 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Barn swallow / Rauchschwalbe (Hirundo rustica)

Wahrscheinlich Rauchschwalbe in Albufera. 2022-04-12 15.04.54 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Wahrscheinlich Rauchschwalbe in Albufera. 2022-04-12 15.04.56 Mallorca

Mallard / Stockente (Anas platyrhynchos)

Alternate classification: Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica

Also known as: Northern mallard

Ein paar Stockenten im Albufera Naturschutzgebiet. 2022-04-12 15.13.32 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Spanish sparrow / Weidensperling (Passer hispaniolensis)

MerlinBirdID suggests a Spanish sparrow, Italian sparrow or House sparrow. 2022-04-12 15.18.40 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

House sparrow / Haussperling (Passer domesticus)

Fluffed up house sparrow. 2022-04-12 15.19.38 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Stonechat / Schwarzkehlchen (Saxicola rubicola)

Alternate classification: Saxicola torquata rubicola

Also known as: European stonechat, Europäisches Schwarzkehlchen

Stonechat near Colonia de Sant Pere, Mallorca. 2022-04-15 11.40.52 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Great cormorant / Kormoran (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Three great cormorants near Colonia de Sant Pere, Mallorca. 2022-04-15 15.06.42 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Stonechat / Schwarzkehlchen (Saxicola rubicola)

Alternate classification: Saxicola torquata rubicola

Also known as: European stonechat, Europäisches Schwarzkehlchen

Balancing act of a stonechat bei Colonia de Sant Pere, Mallorca. 2022-04-15 15.19.42 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Common linnet / Bluthänfling (Linaria cannabina)

Alternate classification: Carduelis cannabina

Also known as: Eurasian linnet, Hänfling

Paar bei Colonia de Sant Pere, Mallorca - MerlinBirdID suggests eurasian linnet or less likely cirl bunting. 2022-04-15 15.36.36 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

European goldfinch / Stieglitz (Carduelis carduelis)

Also known as: Distelfink

Stieglitz-Truppe bei Colonia de Sant Pere, Mallorca. 2022-04-15 15.54.56 Mallorca Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU