9th - The weather continues to be disappointing with continual drizzle for most of the morning and an overcast afternoon. We visited an area of La Crau today, just south of Entressen. Despite the miserable weather a number of Crested Larks and Skylarks were singing and displaying amongst the coussous. Several Black Kites patrolled the area and a pair of Red- legged Partridges emerged from the scrub to quickly disappear again when our presence was noticed. After some time we spotted a fresh plumaged Southern Grey Shrike perched on top of one of the bushes and had superb views of it. The plaintive calls of Stone- Curlews were soon heard and within minutes a pair were seen flying low over the ground. Good views were then had as they searched the area for food and tried to ignore the attentions of some mobbing Magpies. As we were about to leave a Short- toed Eagle gave us excellent views as it glided overhead. Next stop was the Entressen rubbish tip, not the most salubrious birding site in the Camargue ! Here we were treated to the sight of at least 50 Black Kites circling the tip along with 2 Red Kites and 8 White Storks plus hundreds of Jackdaws and Carrion Crows. Here were excellent opportunities for some close up photography. The fields surrounding the tip also held at least 100 Little Egrets and another 20 White Storks. Unfortunately the smell of the tip got too much for us after a time ! We paid a brief visit to Mas d'Agon in the evening but apart from 3 Garganey, 5 Black- winged Stilts and a pair of Great- crested Grebes performing their mating display there was little to see.