Wednesday 1 May 2019

Mallorca Day 4

A very quiet day on the point today (Punta de n'mer) Ebird checklist here with hardly any migrants. As it was dead I thought I'd have a look for orchids instead but could only find some unidentifiable 'over' ones and a few Pyramid Orchids. Had a go at some of the other plants on the point (provisional ids below). Very few butterflies around- just a Mediterranean form of Speckled Wood and a presumed migrant Painted Lady going through. 

There was a pod of Bottlenose Dolphins off the point today in addition to the usual Shags and Scopoli's and Balearic Shearwaters. 

 Pallid Swift (above and below)

 Thekla Lark 
 Field Gladiolus
 Tassle Hyacnith 
 Mediterranean Lindseed 
 Rosy Garlic
 Grey-leaved Cistus 
 Pyramidal Orchid 
 Mallow Bindweed 
 Greater Quaking Grass
Boar Thistle 

2 comments:

barry said...

Hi Peter, We can't go on not meeting like this. When next in the Oxford area please give me a call and perhaps we could meet at my place Pinfold, Bushey Row, Bampton. Oxon. Alan lives just up the road so if he's in he will get to us. Barry.

Peter Alfrey said...

Will do- should be back in Oxford later this month- looking forward to it!