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

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28 August 2008

26th - A brief visit to Vignolles and Vaccares today. At the Enfores de la Vignolles a good number of waders were feeding on the mudflats to the left of the track - these included 30+ LRP, 8 Ringed Plovers, 60+ Kentish Plovers, 25 Dunlin and 3 Curlew Sandpipers. Along the edge of the lagoon were a pair of Common Sandpipers and at least 3 Green Sandpipers. I drove back to the Etang de TdV and here spotted an adult Honey Buzzard, which soared above for 5 minutes or so, a number of Mallard, Gadwall and Shoveler in flight, Grey and Purple Herons, and a flock of 20+ Spoonbills that briefly took to the air over towards TdV. A Cetti's Warbler called and around 30 juvenile Yellow Wagtails flew amongst the garrigue. At Vaccares, apart from a single adult Gull-billed Tern and several Common Terns perched on the jetty and 3 summer plumaged Black-necked Grebes on the lake, everything was quiet. On the journey back to Arles I spotted 2 Rollers and 6 Bee-eaters.

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