Nothing much to report especially as I'm in the UK for a couple of weeks but the green sandiper was still on the pond at La Poterie on Sunday afternoon.
I'll leave others to report on what's happening with Charente's birds while I'm away; by late August the return migration should be well under way.
We were canoeing on the Charente yesterday just south of Taillebourg and we saw a bird we have not seen before with bright yellow legs. Initially it looked like a small bird of prey but as we got closer it was standing on submerged tree twigs at the edge of the river. It's beak was yellow/black tipped with some yellowing on the face. The beak was straight and not long. The underneath was mottled brown/grey. The top and wings were more solid brown grey with the tips of the feathers white. Unfortunately the battery on our camera had run out! In our Peterson guide to European birds the nearest we can see to it is the Stone Curlew but search on the web has proved inconclusive - any ideas? Any info much appreciated
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