Right through my holiday with buddies with regards to Cannes in southern France, my precedence was once after all to catch up and spend some high quality time with my buddy team from college. Except for my birding commute to the Coussouls de Crau, I couldn’t prevent birding when I used to be outdoor.
A spotlight was once recognizing two Yelkouan Shearwaters with the scope from the shore. Far more not unusual, and thus considerably much less thrilling, had been the Yellow-legged Gulls. They did turn out somewhat entertaining on the other hand with their sheep- and cat-like calls.
A Cirl Bunting locally was once additionally great to look at. It was once making a song continuously, which made it simple to find at the treetops. This species is far more not unusual in southern Europe than in central Germany the place I noticed it not too long ago, however is spreading northwards at a fast charge because of upper temperatures.
The rocky hills proper above the coast had been in particular just right spaces. Commonplace Swifts and Ecu Crag Martins had been the commonest species, however I additionally noticed a couple of Pallid Swifts. Or quite, I will have to say I recognized a couple of and may have observed far more, I nonetheless in finding it a problem to with a bit of luck establish those birds in lots of eventualities.
I used to be in particular excited to peer a couple of Alpine Swifts. I haven’t observed this surprisingly beautiful swift species again and again their quite massive dimension blended with the pied markings make for a somewhat spectacular beast.
There are somewhat a couple of species of warbler that happen within the scrubby coastal crops, however I best controlled to get just right perspectives of the popular and not unusual Sardinian Warbler. I was hoping to peer Western Orphean and Western Subalpine, however best had possible perspectives of the latter. Repayment got here within the type of (temporary) perspectives of Blue Rock-Thrush.
Even if I didn’t recall to mind this space – which is quite recognized for its coast and towns – as a spot to head birding, I used to be undoubtedly shocked. The world introduced a just right stability between missing the rest of pastime in birding phrases and being very thrilling with a lot of specials. This avoided me from being annoyed through the loss of just right birds round (even if the aim of the holiday was once now not birding), whilst on the similar time there now not being an excessive amount of to find and distract from the explanation why I went at the vacations within the first position.