The Tramuntana Range -
Lluc Monastery and the Cuber Reservoir

The Tramuntana is an imposing  range of limestone mountains stretching along the north coast of Mallorca. The highest point is at Puig Major, overlooking the Cuber reservoir and standing at 1,432 m above sea level. For the most part the vegetation consists of pine forest and steep, scrub-covered slopes.

To a large degree it is this very steepness and relative inaccessibility that provides a refuge for birds of prey, including the emblematic Black Vulture.

Black Vulture, birding in the Tramuntana Range - Mallorca
Black Vulture - Photo by: Rafael Palomo

Bird Species that can be found on the Tramuntana Range:

  • Egyptian Vulture
  • Black Vulture
  • Osprey
  • Booted Eagle
  • Red Kite
  • Eleonora's Falcon
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Wryneck
  • Crag Martin
  • Tawny Pipit
  • (Rock Thrush)
  • Spectacled Warbler
  • Sardinian Warbler
  • Firecrest
  • Serin
  • Crossbill
  • Cirl Bunting

The Tramuntana Range Birding Experience

The Tramuntana Range Birding Experience

Tramuntana Range Birding Itineraries:

Lluc Monastery and the Cuber Reservoir ItineraryLluc Monastery and the Cuber Reservoir Itinerary:This birding itinerary takes the birder along a winding road from Pollença to the Cuber reservoir, in the spectacular Tramuntana range.


Vital Info: Buses run from Port Alcudia once a day to Lluc monastery. Currently leaving at 9 a.m. and returning at 5p.m., but consult timetables.

There is a bar and restaurant at the Lluc monastery. It also has an interesting botanical garden (entrance free).

Puig Major is a military zone and should not be visited.