Second part of my visit to Majorca April 2015 mosat of these are taken at Albufera Reserve
Little Egret just below the hide it just stood and picked up fish ,it must have been a good spot as it chased anything that came near
Up to 15 Spotted Redshank most just coming into Summer Plummage
Black winged Silt very common at the reserve ,nevertheless brilliant watching there constant fighting and chasing
This Nightingale had favourite spots to sing from and at one stage it hopped around the ground just near where I was having lunch
Several Ospreys present
Several pairs of Little Ringed Plover
Spotted Redshank
As you would expect the waterways have some large and plentiful supply of fish that atracts the Osprey
Red Crested Pochard another common bird
This Purple Heron was along at the end of a small canal it had a very large Snake not sure if it ate it or just let it go as to much trouble
If it ate the Snake it did so very quickly as I did not capture it .these taken with the SX50 at max, as the 400 lens would just not reach
The usual thing I do with Cettis is try to catch them in heavy undergrowth but patience and early morning wouldsee them feeding on the ground in the open
Another one just voff a quiet path feeding along the edge
Two Spotted Redshank having a serious fight for some time
Heavy crop of Moustached Warbler I saw it and heard it sing several times but it never came even remotely close
Another Orchid from just at the Roadside
Gull-Billed Tern the only one I saw
Wood Sand piper down at the sewage works
Red Crested Pochard with several young
Only a few Night Heron seen and this the only one photographed
These Fish where about 2` 6" to 3` long
One of two Temmincks Stints at the sewage works also had ,Little Stints and Curlew Sandpiper
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