Category Archives: France

Mediterranean Shag

Suliformes

Place: Calvi, Corsica
Dates: 28 May 2017.



Place: Etang d’Urbino, Corsica
Dates: 31 May 2017.


Place: Ajaccio, Corsica
Dates: 31 May 2017.



Place: Ajaccio, Corsica
Dates: 1 June 2017.





Place: Isola Asinara, Sardinia
Dates: 22 June 2017.






[Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii, Family Phalacrocoracidae, Order Suliformes, Wikipedia Entry: European shag]

The sound of the Mediterranean shag (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jens Kirkeby)

Sardinian Warblers from Corsica

Passeriformes #1

Place: Ajaccio, Corsica
Dates: 1 June 2017.






Place: Bonifacio, Corsica
Dates: 6 June 2017.



[Curruca melanocephala, Family Sylviidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Sardinian warbler]

The sound of the Sardinian warbler (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jerome Fischer)

Distribution of the Sardinian warbler across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Little Tern

Charadriiformes

Place: Marais Rondon, Hyères, Provençal Occitan, France
Dates: 21 May 2017.
















[Sternula albifrons, Family Laridae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Little tern]

The sound of the little tern (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist David Farrow)

Distribution of the little tern across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Red Kite Harassed by Hooded Crow

Accipitriformes

Place: Pigna, Corsica, France
Dates: 27 May 2017.





[Milvus milvus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red kite]

The sound of the red kite (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jens Kirkeby)

[Corvus cornix, Family Corvidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Hooded crow]

The sound of the hooded crow (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marco Dragonetti)

Distribution and sightings of the red kite across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).
Distribution and sightings of the hooded crow across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

French Serins

Passeriformes #3

Place: St. Jeannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Dates: 22 May 2017.






Place: Bastia, Corsica, France
Dates: 23 May 2017.





[Serinus serinus, Family Fringillidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: European serin]

The sound of the serin (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Patrik Åberg)

Distribution of the serin across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Red-backed Shrike

Passeriformes #1

Place: Cauri, Corsica, France
Dates: 2 June 2017.












[Lanius collurio, Family Laniidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Red-backed shrike]

The sound of the red-backed shrike (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Volker Arnold)

Distribution of the red-backed shrike across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Blackcap

Passeriformes #1

Place: Pino, Cap Corse, Corsica, France
Dates: 24 May 2017.





[Sylvia atricapilla, Family Sylviidae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Eurasian blackcap]

The sound of the blackcap (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Mathias Ritschard)

Distribution and sightings of the blackcap across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Little Ringed Plover

Charadriiformes

Place: Rondinara, Corsica, France
Dates: 7 June 2017.








Place: Isola Asinara, Sardinia, Italy
Dates: 22 June 2017.


[Charadrius dubius, Family Charadriidae, Order Charadriiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Little ringed plover]

The sound of the little ringed plover (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marco Pantalone)

Distribution of the little ringed plover across the British Isles (borrowed from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Great Tit Sunbathing

Passeriformes #1

Place: Piccovagia, Corsica, France
Dates: 4 June 2017.






[Parus major, Family Paridae, Order Passeriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Great tit]

The sound of the great tit (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Stein Ø. Nilsen)

Distribution and sightings of the great tit across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).