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The Splendid Gate at the old farm at Le Buoys |
Bright sunshine today but with a very strong wind which made things feel cold. At breakfast a beautiful male Hen Harrier hunted small birds over the lucerne fields. After lunch we drove around the back of Minerve and La Caunette in a search for birds. We stopped at Le Buoys where a Hawfinch had been seen earlier in the week but nothing doing. Our first bit of luck was we pulled on to the St.Pons road heading south to La Caunette. A male Goshawk soared overhead being mobbed by 3 Jackdaws.
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Mistle Thrush |
We moved on and drove down the track by the gorge behind the village of La Caunette. A group of Mistle Thrushes was very obvious as was another male Hen Harrier. Further on a flock of 40 Fieldfares moved through a vineyard. Lastly we stopped looking over Minerve hoping for a glimpse of a Blue Rock Thrush. No luck with that one but to my surprise a super Hawfinch flew from one group of bushes to another right underneath us. There are always surprises here.
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