Ibiza Fauna & Flora - 24 Sep 26 to 1 Oct 26

Having had two fantastic holiday in Mallorca, Dawn and I decided to have a holiday in Ibiza. We opted for the picturesque seaside resort of Cala Llonga.

The timing of our holiday wasn't chosen for Fauna & Flora, as the best time would have been Spring, but it was certainly good for sightseeing, snorkelling and getting a good tan.

Cala Llonga was our base, but we did a fair bit of travelling; some planned and others not so!!

Day 1 - Arrived in Cala Llonga.
Day 2 - Cala Llonga and snorkelling
Day 3 - Santa Eulalia del Río by train and snorkelling
Day 4 - Hill Walk
Day 5 - Unplanned trip to Eivissa
Day 6 - Santa Eulalia del Río by bus
Day 7 - Ferry Trip to Eivissa
Day 8 - Cala Llonga and flight home


Mammals Recorded:
Beech Marten possibly!!


Birds Recorded
Cormorant

Cattle Egret

Green Sandpiper

Audouin's Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Woodpigeon

Collared Dove
Grey Wagtail

Robin

Blackbird

Lesser Whitethroat

Sardinian Warbler

Chiffchaff

Firecrest

Balearic Spotted Flycatcher

Great Tit

Raven

House Sparrow

Chaffinch

Linnet

Goldfinch

Greenfinch

Balearic Crossbill

Audouin's Gull

Balearic Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata balearica

Feral birds recorded
Muscovy Duck (feral)
Feral pigeon


Reptiles Recorded:
Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans
Ibiza Wall Lizard Podarcis pityusensis

Fish Recorded:
White Seabream Diplodus sargus. AKA Sargo.
Painted Comber Serranus scriba.
Brown Comber Serranus hepatus.
Salema Porgy Sarpa salpa. AKA Dreamfish, Salema and Cow Bream
Brown Meagre Sciaena umbra. AKA Corb
Saddled Seabream Oblada melanura AKA Saddle Bream and Oblade


Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii

Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator

Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii

Butterflies Recorded:

Wall Brown Lasiommata megera
Cleopatra Gonepteryx cleopatra balearica - Sub-species

"Blue" butterfly sp.


Moths Recorded:

Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum


Bees Recorded:
Iberian Honey Bee Apis mellifera iberiensis


Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
European Paper Wasp Polistes dominula or French Wasp Polistes gallicus

German Wasp Vespula germanica

Bugs and Beetles

Cicadas Cicada barbara

Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Mediterranean Field Cricket Gryllus bimaculatus

Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Mediterranean Field Cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. AKA Two-spotted Cricket and African Field Cricket.

Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:

Lamenting Grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans

Lamenting Grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans

Molluscs Recorded:

To come

Ants Recorded:

Argentine ants Linepithema humile

Plants
Japanese Cheesewood Pittosporum tobira
Common Lantana Lantana camara
European Sea Rocket Cakile maritima
Rock Samphire Crithmum maritmum
Chinese Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides
Mastic Tree Pistacia lentiscus
Aleppo Pine Pinus halepensis
Slender Restharrow Ononis minutissima
Phoenician Juniper Juniperus phoenicea subspecies turbinata

Elegant narcissus Narcissus elegans.
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Argentine Saguaro Leucostele terscheckii

Golden Barrel Kroenleinia grusonii

Yellow Tropical Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Great Bougainvillea Bougainvillea spectabilis. AKA Paper Flower, Brazil Bougainvillea and Torchglow Bougainvillea.

False Acacia Robinia pseudoacacia

Rubber Tree Ficus elastica

Baby Sun Rose Aptenia cordifolia. AKA Heartleaf Ice Plant.

Alligator Plant Kalanchoe daigremontiana. AKA Mother of Thousands and Devil's Backbone.

Elegant narcissus Narcissus elegans.

Toadstools:
Slippery Jack Suillus luteus
Suede Bolete Xerocomus subtomentosus
Pine Bracket Porodaedalea pini
Peach-coloured Bolete Rheubarbariboletus armeniacus

Suede Bolete Xerocomus subtomentosus