The weekend has seen the cool wind virtually disappear so that it has been very warm--- 26C on Sunday.
A trip to the Braconne forest near Jauldes on the 17th produced several singing bonellis warblers in a small area and a singing firecrest. There were also large numbers of scarce swallowtail butterflies.
On the evening of Sunday the 18th, 2 stonecurlew were sat on the Lairiere plains and a pair of merlin were hunting. One corn bunting was singing.
Earlier in the day a black kite flew over Mansle.
Nightingales, cuckoos and willow warblers seem to be singing everywhere.
I saw a Jay yesterday not far from the house, but all I have seen in the garden are doves, sparrows, black redstart and blackbirds. We seem to be very short of the usual tits etc around though I have spotted a chaffinch. I heard a hoopoe earlier this morning.
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