10 May 2008
9th - A return to the Camargue and a brief stop at Fielouse gave me excellent views of both Nightingale and Icterine Warbler singing from bushes next to the canal, plus Spotted and Pied Flycatchers. Further towards Tour du Valat I had a close-up view of a wonderful adult Short-toed Eagle plus Fan tailed Warbler, Crested Lark, Cuckoo and several Shelducks. Next stop, by Salin de Badon, led to Reed Warbler, Savi's Warbler, Cetti's Warbler and Sedge Warbler all being heard but not seen and a flyover Purple Heron! At Amphise I spotted several Cattle Egrets feeding in a field along with a pair of Whinchats and a male Corn Bunting singing from a tree. My planned final destination was the Etang de Galabert, so I parked alongside and walked between it and Fangassier until I reached the far end. A single Willow Warbler and a pair of Yellow Wagtails flew from the scrub by the path as I passed. The far end of the Galabert hosted a flock of waders and although the wind was fairly strong by now I managed to pick out 100 Dunlin, 80 Little Stint, 30 Ringed Plovers, 20 Kentish Plovers, a pair of Sanderling and 4 Little Terns. Unfortunately there was no sign of the White-rumped Sandpiper seen on Tuesday. The return journey home was not uneventful as I noticed a Great-spotted Woodpecker flying alongside the road over the Tour du Valat reserve and then at Fielouse a splendid 3rd summer Bonelli's Eagle low over the fields to the right of the road.
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