The journey back up to Calais went well, all 400 miles of
it! Managed to clock up 24 Kestrel and 10 Buzzard but also scored male
Montagu’s Harrier on a fencepost, several Marsh Harrier and singles of Honey
Buzzard and Hobby flying along the road. Had several Red-backed Shrikes and
Hoopoe close to the Gite but then less of those while on the motorways, probably due to speed...
The Sat Nav Lady even took me right past the Bee-eater colony! One to remember for my next trip!
The Sat Nav Lady even took me right past the Bee-eater colony! One to remember for my next trip!
A roadside stop produced Green Woodpecker, Yellowhammer,
Crested Lark and Blue-headed Wagtail with another stop giving great views of a
number of Mediterranean Gulls. While waiting for our train in Calais I had
several Herring, Lesser Black-backed, Great Black-backed, Common and
Black-headed Gull and that was about that.
Holiday done. Just the drive back to Yorkshire to do…
I'll put a trip list of birds on the blog over the next few days, initial count suggests 131 species of birds, plus a good range of butterflies and other animals, not bad for a non-birding trip.
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