1st - A brief trip to Le Vergieres today. 3 Black Kites were immediately seen circling over the small wooded area to the north of the Peau de Meau reserve while a flock of around 10 Bee-eaters swooped over the approach road. A number of Kestrels perched on top of the stone piles strewn across this part of the Crau and a single Lesser Kestrel flew over the car evidently looking for food. Just a little further on a juvenile Montagu's Harrier was spotted preening on another of these stone lookouts. The number of larks and pipits had dropped significantly since my last visit - I saw a single Tawny Pipit walking through the scrub and one fly-over Crested Lark today. A couple of Buzzards soared over towards the N568 and a second Montagu's Harrier flew over the track. A single Roller was then spotted perched on a fence on the Peau de Meau reserve. On the return journey I spotted an immature Caspian Tern fly across the D35, probably the best sighting of the day!