Along with the hundreds of lapwings near the Tardoire at Fougere today were three ruff (one a male with striking white head and neck), five redshank, a few dozen golden plover, a single white stork with an injured leg, a male teal, a male shoveler and over a hundred black headed gulls. In comparison The Bandiat at Les Vielles Vaures was very quiet.
Chiffchaffs were singing today as was a black redstart in a Saint Angeau garden. The small flocks of meadow pipits which are around are probably Spring migrants.
Yesterday was almost as warm with clear skies and at least two thousand cranes passed over in the afternoon as I toiled away clearing over a hundred large mole hills from my lawn.
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| One of today's ruff was very similar to this individual |
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