13th - A walk along the Mas de la Galere road today in blazing sunshine. Several Little and Cattle Egrets were flying over as I set off. The first vineyard on the right produced a single adult Stone-curlew (the first I've seen here) and an adult Red-legged Partridge with 3 well grown young. On the wires overhead I spotted an adult Roller soon to be joined by another as it flew in from the trees nearby. On the opposite side of the road a single stubble field held around 300 adult and juvenile Black-headed Gulls with at least 6 Mediterranean Gulls. A Purple Heron soon flew over followed by an adult Squacco Heron looking resplendent in its summer plumage. Close to the Mas de Grand Galignan I heard a Turtle Dove and spotted 6 Bee-eaters swooping through the trees. Another 3 Rollers were hopping from tree to tree here and a Fan-tailed Warbler showed itself well in some reeds adjacent to the road. The Mas de la Galere held 3 Black Kites, a pair of Kestrels and a single juvenile Short-toed Eagle. By the river a male Reed Bunting flew over and a Corn Bunting sang from a wooden post. The return journey was made memorable by excellent views of a Melodious Warbler and the magical song of a Blackcap.