1st July 2024 – Réserve Naturelle des Marais de Séné, Morbihan, Brittany, France

The largest marsh in the Gulf of Morbihan, the nature reserve covers 530 hectares made up of a mosaic of mud flats, marshes, coastal lagoons and meadows. 

There are excellent walkways and a good number of hides. However, the windows in most of the hides do not open and it was often difficult to take photos.

Nonetheless, we made the most of a mainly grey day and saw some terrific birds.

For us a pair of turtle doves were definitely the standout birds, although close ups of avocets, black-winged stilts and a water rail (even through a grubby window) were pretty special.

European turtle dove

Water rail

Black-winged stilt

Avocet

Shelduck and godwits

Juvenile robin

Stonechat

Common tern

Grey heron and little egret

Linnet catching the odd ray of sunshine

European turtle dove

We saw three types of butterfly.

Marbled white

Speckled wood

Gatekeeper

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4 responses to “1st July 2024 – Réserve Naturelle des Marais de Séné, Morbihan, Brittany, France”

  1. Michael Sammut Avatar
    Michael Sammut

    Nice photo!

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      Michael Sammut

      Photos!

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      1. martintayler Avatar

        Thank you, Michael.

        Martin Tayler

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        Michael Sammut

        You’re welcome, Martin.

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