La Belle Equipe in Rutland, the Camargue and Beyond...

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25 May 2008

23rd - Today I decided to walk from the Phare de Gacholle end of the Digue to see if it would be as productive as the St. Maries end was last week. The weather was calm and hot. Within a few minutes it was obvious that all the migrants had gone. The short walk to the lighthouse produced a couple of Yellow Wagtails (ssp iberiae), a single Whinchat and 3 fly-over Linnets. Around the Phare was nothing but a few House Sparrows. Further along the Digue I managed a nice view of a Tawny Pipit then at least 4 Sardinian Warblers in the scrub and a Willow Warbler flying into a tree. At one lagoon just north of the Digue 4 Redshanks and an Oystercatcher were feeding. The garrigue was full of Yellow Wagtails ssp. flava ( I counted 15) but nothing else. On the journey back to the car a flock of around 80 Ringed Plovers and 50 Little Stints flew over. Overall a disappointing day !

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