Walks: 20250815

Greater Flamingo

Blast from the summer past: Greater Flamingo…

Black-Winged Stilt

Back to the archive, since I’ve run out of recent photos. This one comes from Camargue again — one of the hotter days of the summer in our…

Cattle Egret

Last photo from our visit to Camargue in August: Cattle Egret and a pony. Cattle Egrets do usually hang around cattle; it’s somewhat rarer to see them actually…

Zitting Cisticola

Back to older photos we go, and where better than Camargue? Another Zitting Cisticola today, and above we have a close-up of this nice little bird. The same…

Marsh Harrier

We noticed this Marsh Harrier from quite a distance and decided it was not worth attempting a photo, as it was too far. We went on to look…

White Stork

Another large and beautiful bird from the Camargue: the White Stork. We caught only a quick glimpse of this one as it was flying above us while we…

Glossy Ibis

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…

Black Stork

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…

Bee-Eater

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…