BIRDS

Squacco Heron. September, near St. André.   Click images to enlarge.

Spotted Flycatcher

Roller - St Nazaire

Sardinian warbler (male)

Bee Eaters - small colony nesting on the Tech near Moulin de Breuil vineyard

St Nazaire side of Canet lagoon

Vineyards near Palau-del-Vidre, May 2020

New species for the P-O: the Whiskered Wagtail! Only joking. It's a White Wagtail (sub species of the Pied), collecting dog hair from our garden, for its nest.

Common Buzzard

Kestrel

Juvenile male Greater Spotted Woodpecker about to fledge

Here's his sister

Great spotted cuckoo - bigger than their more common cousins, they like to lay eggs in magpie nests.

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Short-toed treecreeper. I'm 99.99% sure it's a short-toed, but only because its cousin - the one we see in the UK - is considered rare in this region. Hard to make out any distinguishing marks (let alone toe length!) at this distance. Its French name sensibly avoids reference to toes: Grimpereau des jardins (gardencreeper) as opposed to Grimpereau des bois (woodcreeper).

Stonechat (male)

Corn Bunting

Fan-tailed Warbler. (Click on photos to enlarge):

Migrating Honey Buzzards, early morning over orchards near Palau-del-Vidre, 12th May 2020 (Click images to enlarge):

Woodchat Shrike in vineyards near Palau-del-Vidre (Château Villeclare), May 2020

Red-backed Shrike (male), Prats de Mollo Reserve

Red-backed Shrike (female), Batère

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Jay

Cirl Bunting - in full voice!

Red-legged Partridge

Crested tit

Marsh Harrier (male)

Cormorants