A Birding Tourist's Guide to Majorca
A
Birding Tourist's Guide to Majorca, produced by local experts, goes a
long way towards plugging a current hole because it provides the ever
growing band of birdwatching enthusiasts - not just holiday-makers from
Britain, Germany, Scandinavia, Holland and elsewhere but also local
birders and those from mainland Spain - with guidance on how to make
the most of their birdwatching in Majorca. Written to a rigorous
standard of accuracy, the Guide details what birds can be seen on the
island and the best localities in which to seek them out. In short, the
Guide:
consists of 128 pages, measuring 17 x 25 cm, and in full colour throughout;
describes
17 sites and 26 itineraries through all the habitats the isle has to
offer (sea cliffs, dunes, beaches, wetlands, saltmarsh and saltpans,
arable and fruit tree plantations, pine woods, garrigue, oak woodland
and the reservoirs, grasslands, rocky outcrops, crags and peaks of the
mountains);
presents detailed information on more than
240 species of bird (their local status, when they occur, their levels
of abundance, the best sites in which to see them, supporting details
on behaviour, etc.), which is further summarised in a series of
check-lists;
includes high quality photographs of over
80 species, illustrating the most notable, spectacular and sought after
birds by overseas birdwatchers, with special attention paid to the
endemics and species of high conservation importance - in addition,
each site description is accompanied by a photograph giving a flavour
of the landscape and vegetation;
incorporates a clear,
easy to follow map for each itinerary, backed up by GPS coordinates of
the start point, and tables indicating the most emblematic and typical
species to be found at each locality;
discusses the endemic species and subspecies and their evolutionary significance;
advises on the "does and don'ts" of any visit by means of a code of conduct for birdwatchers during their stay in Majorca;
offers
additional tourism information for each of the sites selected (tourist
information offices, recommendations, points of interest, contact
numbers and addresses for organisations providing necessary or useful
services, facilities or help, etc.).
Authors: Maties Rebassa, Josep Manchado, José Luis Martínez, Sebastià Torrens i Mª Carmen Oriola
