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27th May 2025 – The Camargue, France

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Another great day on our trip to the Camargue with plenty of photo opportunities. I am afraid the photos will have to speak for themselves.

Montagu’s harrier (at some distance) en route to Les Salins de Giraud on the coast

Montagu’s harrier

Black kite

Just what you would expect in this part of the world – a greater flamingo

Greater flamingo

A fresh breeze but still quite warm

Slender-billed gull

Pied avocet through the tinted windows of the minibus

Les salins de Giraud

Other activities were available

Spoonbills and egrets

Bee eater

Great picnic spot under a mulberry bush

Barn swallow

White stork in a steep dive

The star of the day: a cuckoo

Common cuckoo

A common cuckoo

A common cuckoo

A common cuckoo

A common cuckoo

Gull-billed tern

A feathered footman moth

Allium and snails

Orange-winged dropwing back at the hotel

Frog in the hotel pond

Hotel pond

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3 responses to “27th May 2025 – The Camargue, France”

  1. robbiesinspiration Avatar
    robbiesinspiration

    All your pictures are great, Martin, but i especially like the Bee eater and the flamingo.

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    1. martintayler Avatar
      martintayler

      Thanks Robbie. I’m disappointed we haven’t seen more bee eaters, but the week isn’t over yet. I shall keep trying!

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    2. robbiesinspiration Avatar
      robbiesinspiration

      Please share what you see. I have seen a few bee eaters. I’ll do a bird post next week for you and Michael

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