From the outset it is worth stating that this was absolutely not a birding holiday. However, the Mediterranean region does provide some very cool opportunities, even in small towns dominated by drunken English tourists, like myself.
Birding was limited obviously, but the presence of Audouin's Gulls in the harbour was very exciting given I have only seen this species on one prior occasion. During the day the gulls would frequent the shorelines and rooftops throughout the area, and at night they would come down and forage leftover takeaways. It almost made me regret not bringing my camera! It was also nice to see my first 'Mediterranean' Shags, which were extremely approachable both when roosting on rocks and when fishing inshore, which meant the camera was not required to record all their details.
On the non-bird front we found a Moorish Gecko in one of the bars we visited, and I had a lizard tick with Ibiza Wall Lizard. There were some brilliant shoals of Seabream feeding in the marina as well, with Gilthead and Sharp-snouted Seabream being the two I could recognise, whilst also picking out Painted Comber and Mediterranean Damselfish.
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