French Trip - Day 3 - 16/5/13

Woke up to a very strong NW wind (apparantly happens a lot around this area) so started with a seawatch. We walked the surrounding area for any new migrants before driving north visiting many sites. A 2 hour drive around the Mediterranean Coast to the Camargue, we were surpirised to find the wind had dropped, allowing some excellent birding. We ended our day at St. Martin Le Crau.

Cape Leucate
Balearic Shearwater - 2
Golden Oriole - 2
Crested Lark - 3
Pied Flycatcher - 1
Whinchat - 4
Red-footed Falcon - 1

Salsas
Great Spotted Cuckoo - 1
Zitting Cisticola - 1

Fitou, Treilles & Feuilla 11km route
Western Orphean Warbler - 2
Woodchat Shrike - 3
Red-backed Shrike - 1
Melodious Warbler - 3

Cave's
Spotless Starling - 8

Gruisson
Honey Buzzard - 1
Montagu's Harrier - 1
Zitting Cisticola - 4
Roller - 1

Petit Camargue
Great Reed Warbler - 10
Purple Heron - 10
Little Bittern - 2
Red-crested Pochard - 20
Bearded Tit - 2
Glossy Ibis - 40
Greater Flamingo - 100+
Coypu - 2

 Melodious Warbler

 Spotless Starling

 Coypu

 Black-winged Stilt

 Night Heron

 Cattle Egret

Glossy Ibis