At sea Eleonora's Falcon moving from Catalunya to Mallorca
Figure 1. Falco eleonorae. Individual in flight c.26 nautic miles off Llobregat delta, Barcelona, Catalunya, 6 July 2017 (Ricard Gutiérrez) On 6th July 2017 , 16:32 hours, Spanish time, an Eleonora's Falcon ( Falco eleonorae ) was seen in active flight c. 26 nautic miles SSE of Llobregat Delta, Barcelona at UTM ETRS89 coordinates 31T zone, x=423444, y=4521012. The bird was seen from MV Sicilia, a Balearia company vessel. Sicilia is a ferry connecting Eivissa island and Barcelona and the falcon was seen during a regular survey of endangered vertebrates (seabirds, cetaceans, turtles) conducted by the Catalan SeaLife Rescue Network ( @FaunaMarinaCat ). Photographed and identified by the author, the bird was flying at low level, c.20-30 meters over the sea level (force 1 wind in that moment). It was apparently flying towards NW Mallorca (figure 2), at a further 66 nautic miles. The record was introduced in the ornitho.cat database where recordings of the species in C...