14th - Today we visited Saintes Maries de la Mer and more specifically La Brise campsite and the Digue a la Mer. At the campsite the Western Olivaceous Warbler was still showing along with several Spotted Flycatchers, a pair of Turtle Doves, a female Blackcap, 2 Sardinian Warblers and a Nightingale. We began to walk along the Digue and it was immediately evident that a good number of migrants had come in overnight. Within the first 200 metres we spotted 2 Icterine Warblers, 2 Bonelli's Warblers, 6 Spotted Flycatchers, 3 Willow Warblers, a Marsh Warbler, a female Pied Flycatcher, 2 Garden Warblers and a female Red-backed Shrike. The first lagoon to the north was full of Greater Flamingoes but also 2 pairs of nesting Avocets and a single wader that, on closer inspection, turned out to be an adult Terek Sandpiper. Further along the Digue on the south side we spotted at least 6 Grey Plovers, 10 Ringed Plovers, 20 Kentish Plovers, 8 Dunlins and 15 Little Stints. A single Night Heron was then seen fishing in one of the lagoons and gave wonderful views to everyone. Still the birds kept coming with a pair of Red-legged Partridges flying across the path into the scrub, a Tawny Pipit, several Yellow Wagtails (ssp cinereocapilla), a pair of Linnets, a single Black-eared Wheatear and a pair of Crested Larks. As we reached the Trabes du Rousty 3 Common Sandpipers flew over and a Chiffchaff sang from the cover of some nearby trees. We scanned the sea and Mike spotted 2 Caspian Terns flying in off the sea. They joined the Sandwich Terns and Little Terns that continually flew overhead. I then managed to spot a female Montagu's Harrier hunting over the marshland to the north of the path. On the return journey we noticed a Purple Heron flying over the Etang des Imperieux and the same passerines in the trees.