Port d'Alcudia to Platja de Muro
After our trip to Port d'Alcudia we walked back to the hotel along the beach.
After our trip to Port d'Alcudia we walked back to the hotel along the beach.
Mammals recorded:
Dolphin sp.
A Dolphin alongside one of the boats anchored in the bay at Port d'Alcudia here. There are four species of Dolphin found in the waters around Mallorca. They are Striped Dolphin, Riso's Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin and Short-beaked Common Dolphin. More on these Dolphins here.
Birds noted here were:
1 shearwater sp.
3 Cormorant
30+ Black-headed Gull
20+ Yellow-legged Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
8 Audouin's Gull
30+ Common Tern
6 Sandwich Tern
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
4 Swift
Blackbird
8 Sardinian Warbler
House Sparrow
Greenfinch
Three Cormorants sat on a Paddle Board in the bay at Port d'Alcudia here.
Below are a few photos of Yellow-legged Gulls
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Below are a couple of photos of a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Platja dels Francesos
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Below are a few photos of Audouin's Gulls
Fish Recorded:
Grey Mullet - Either Thin-lipped (Liza ramada) or Thick-lipped (Chelon labrosus)
There are two species of Grey Mullet in Port d'Alcudia.
They are Thin-lipped and Thick-lipped. I'm not sure which species these are.
Plants Recorded:
Sea Stock (Matthiola sinuata)
Paper Flower (Bougainvillea sp.)
This is............
...................Sea Stock (Matthiola sinuata) and can be found on sandy beaches.
This impressive shrub is the...........
..........Paper Flower (Bougainvillea sp.) and is a vine.
General Shots:
Ships Recorded:
