23rd - Today we started off by the pumping station at Enforces de la Vignolle and walked along to the Phare de Gacholle. The Greater Flamingoes were everywhere and must have numbered around 300. A number of waders were feeding close to the parking space including around 15 Dunlin, at least one Little Stint and half a dozen Kentish Plovers. A single Green Sandpiper also flew in to feed. The bushes along the Digue which are normally so productive produced..............one Willow Warbler ! The stream by the weir had a flock of at least 12 Spotted Redshanks with a single bird moulting into summer plumage. Then in the bushes to the North of the path I spotted an adult male Woodchat Shrike of the subspecies badius. It sat out in the open for several minutes allowing excellent views. The trees and bushes around the lighthouse were oddly devoid of migrants although a fly-over group of around 30 Ruff, a pair of Red-legged Partridge and numerous Sardinian Warblers and Yellow Wagtails gave us something to look at ! A pair of Gadwall were spotted on a nearby lagoon. The return journey to the car produced a far away flock of around 300 Dunlin and Little Stint plus a few Little Terns. Our visit to Grenouillet was more productive with a good selection of raptors around. Steve did a great job of spotting a male Red-footed Falcon as it flew past and we had decent views of the bird as it crossed the marais in front of us. There were good numbers of Black Kites, Marsh Harriers, Buzzards and Kestrels, and then I spotted an adult Short-toed Eagle which landed at the top of an electricity pylon and posed accommodatingly for at least 5 minutes. Next stop was La Capelliere where we managed a flock of around 20 Black-winged Stilts, a Little Grebe and the female White Stork on her nest. The flooded fields north of Vaccares produced upwards of 50 Whiskered Terns, a couple of Black Terns, 8 Black-tailed Godwits and a single Gull-billed Tern. Final stop was at Mas d'Agon where we noted the usual resident species plus a possible second Red-footed Falcon ( views were limited ), a fly-past Common Cuckoo, a single Red-rumped Swallow and an impressive Purple Heron that crossed the road within 30 feet of us !