Mallorca : 15th October 2015 : S’Albufera
The weather on the 14th had been pretty poor so we actually cancelled our birding plan for that day. Today we had another plan and that also went awry. We had planned a boat trip around Cap Formentor but the posters we had been getting our information from proved unreliable as the seasonal run had actually come to an end already.
A bit nonplussed by this we quickly thought that since we were close to the bus station we should just jump on the bus to Can Picafor and spend the day at S’Albufera. As we walked down the track from the entrance to the visitor centre we got a “life tick” in the shape of around ten Night Herons, all roosting in the bushes on the far bank of the canal. I had looked for these previously with no joy but here, suddenly, you couldn’t miss them. We were off to a good start and anticipated a great day walking around the huge site.