Menorca island

Is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Menorca is rich in wild flowers typical of the Mediterranean with a number of endemic species and many orchids. Most are in flower early in the year in late March, April and May.
The birdlife of Menorca is very well known, it is on the migration route of many species and good number of passage migrants can be seen in spring. Residents include Audouin's Gull, Blue Rock Thrush, Thekla Lark. Booted eagle and Red Kite are easy to see as is Egyptian Vulture in the right habitat. In summer you get Bee-eaters and Menorca has major colonies of Cory's Shearwater and Balearic Shearwater.


Menorca is known for its collection of megalithic  monuments: navetes, taules and talaiots.