Month: August 2025Page 1 of 2
On the way home we decided to sneak in one more bird-site visit – Parc du Marquenterre in Somme Bay, Hauts-de-France. It is a lovely reserve with a…
Last day in Normandy, so we decided to revisit our favourite site where we have seen so many interesting birds. I managed at least four decent bird photos,…
Today was a rolling outing day – we covered two sites, each requiring a bit of a drive between points of interest. My main hope was to snap…
Today’s outing was to a disused gravel pit in search of waders. It was a very serene walk, but we did not manage to see anything very exciting…
At the very start of the Heurteauville reserve is a good place to see Goldfinches – especially juveniles. I chose this photo for the nice colours – but…
A photo from yesterday, shot during an afternoon stroll in Pont-Audemer – the closest town to where we are staying. It sits on the River Risle, hence the…
We saw Kingfisher twice yesterday, and at the very beginning of our walk in La tourbière d’Heurteauville (literally, the peat bog of Heurteauville), we saw a Kingfisher again…
Over the next week or so we are going to do slightly larger outings, and the first was to the Seine Estuary reserves near the Pont de Normandie….
We are staying in a birdwatcher’s dream home in Normandy. There is a pair of Wrens living inside the thatched roof, and the ancient apple tree in the…
Today’s email is #150, and I have another rare bird fitting the occasion: a Common Cuckoo. Last few days left when we are birdwatching locally, and we decided…
We have arrived at our destination in Normandy, where the birdwatching scene is somewhat different but still enjoyable. While driving around on errands, I have noticed that every…
Keeping up with the very rare birds – here is the Glossy Ibis. In fact, we stumbled upon a whole group – at least five – feeding in…
As some might have noticed – I am cycling through the two days in the Camargue. Another highlight from day one was this bird, for which I found…
When we noticed these birds flying high overhead, we first thought they must be some kind of bird of prey. Then we realised how huge they really were…
A very rare bird I was writing about a few days ago – which got superseded by the Flamingos – was the European Roller. This is another bird…
Because of a fantastic outing yesterday, we decided to stay an extra half-day in the Camargue – and oh boy, it was the right decision. We visited the…
We had an absolute blast of a day today in the Camargue, and believe it or not, a Greater Flamingo in the wild was not the rarest catch…
Another photo of a unique bird on a conifer tree, snapped in the sunset light. And again, it is slightly off the quality I would prefer to publish…
My goal for our visit to France was to photograph a Golden Oriole. These birds are (apparently) easier to spot in France – and here you go: goal…
At first we thought this was a flycatcher, because of its head colouring and behaviour. However, upon closer inspection – it is a Crested Tit. A first for…
Bird numbers peaked in the Grand Est region, and in southern France I did not manage to snap a single bird during a 1.5-hour evening outing. I am…
Today was the second day of driving through France, and we did a long stopover for lunch and birdwatching at Lake d’Orient, near Troyes in the Grand Est…
We have featured our fair share of Chiffchaffs in the newsletter – there are plenty around, and it is a beautiful little bird – but we have never…
Today’s bird is a properly new one – my first ever Goosander. We spotted them by chance on the River Usk through thick foliage and spent some time…
