After our visit to Le Parc du Marquenterre Friday 20th the remainder of our long weekend in France was spent at Dazza's parents but we did manage a brief afternoon visit to La Brenne on Saturday, where the highlights were
Black Redstart,
Pied Flycatcher,
Short-toed Eagle,
Great Egret,
Cattle Egret,
Kingfisher and several
Coypu.
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| Coypu, no visit would be the same without one! |
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| Kingfisher at La Brenne |
Dazza's parents have a huge garden to explore and every morning and evening during our stay I took the opportunity to do just that. The resident Red Squirrels remained somewhat elusive, although seen on most occasions they never once gave me the opportunity for a photograph.
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| Firecrests resident in the orchards |
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| Black Redstart a regular breeding species |
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| Spotted Flycatcher |
However, the same couldn't be said for the Firecrests, Black Redstarts and Spotted Flycatchers, which frequent the orchards around this time of year.
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| Grey Phalarope |
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| Grey Phalarope |
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| Grey Phalarope |
After breakfast in Calais and the early train back through the Channel Tunnel, I headed off to the local patch after dropping Dazza back at her office. I was delighted that the star of the show, a
Grey Phalarope which, as my luck would have it, was found just as we arrived in Calais the previous Wednesday, was still at Napton Reservoir.
