Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Birder's Bonus 172








An interesting array of birds at Saint-Trojan-les-Bains (Ile d'Oleron, France) included White wagtails (Motacilla alba alba); Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis); a probable Spanish wagtail (Motacilla flava ibericae); Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus); Grey heron (Ardea cinerea); Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Purple heron (Ardea purpurea).
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