I did not see this bird. Monte de las Mercedes. Monte de las Mercedes is a protected Laurel forest area with at some points a well-developed tree canopy. I got from the bus at Cruz del Carmen. At the north-eastern tip of Tenerife the northern trade winds collide, resulting in foggy and rainy conditions.
Laurel forests grow only in very humid surroundings.
The climatological conditions at the north-eastern tip of Tenerife provide the correct environment for the development of Laurel forests. You can make short and long walks in the environment, going up and down the hills through Laurel forest, wondering if you're somewhere in the rain forest. At Monte de las Mercedes, apart from Tenerife Goldcrests and superbus Robins, also canariensis Chaffinches were numerous. Monte de las Mercedes is a very important area for Bolle's Pigeon. This bird was indeed seen regularly, mostly in flight but one individual could be splendidly observed perching on a branch underneath the tree canopy.