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February Day trip around Ouveillan
A skydancing male Hen harrier, excellent views of Stone curlew in the open and 13 Little bustard circling above us made for a great day’s birdwatching!
February Day trip in the Minervois
BLDT01-21 Thursday 18th Feb 2021 Day trip birding in the Minervois Despite miserable weather we managed to have a good day's birding! A very obliging Wallcreeper demonstrated its creeping abilities across a rock face not far above us, which we were able to enjoy for a...
Early spring birding in the Languedoc
BLDT02 - Saturday 14th March 2020 - Around Ouveillan Clear blue skies and glorious sunshine, temps ranging from 6°C to 17°C+ Summary: A great day's birding with a total of 59 species including Great spotted cuckoo, Iberian shrike and Short-toed eagle Another chilly...
Winter Wallcreeper Weekend 2020
BLGT01-20 28 Feb to 2 March - Looking for wallcreeper et al in the Minervois Download the Bird list here Day 1 - Friday 28th February - Transfers and settling in After loading the van it's off to Toulouse airport to pick up Judy - who is travelling extremely light...
Winter birding in the Minervois
BLDT01 - Saturday 22nd Feb 2020 - Minerve & Caunes Minervois Clear blue skies and glorious sunshine, temps ranging from 6°C to 20°C+ For our first day trip of the spring 2020 season it was a chilly start, but the wall to wall sunshine soon warmed us - and the...
Great spotted cuckoo
Seen from early to mid-February in the Languedoc, Great spotted cuckoos are amongst the first migrating birds to arrive back in the Languedoc from Africa. The Great spotted cuckoo is slightly larger than the common Cuckoo, but looks much larger with its broad wings...
