Charente Maritime and Waders

I called in at Mortagne sur Gironde yesterday and was pleasantly surprised at the extent of the salt marsh and reed beds. Dozens of ringed plover and dunlin were feeding on the edge of the estuary accompanied by a resting little tern. Two montague's harriers were hunting and large numbers of sand martins filled the sky. I suspect that bluethroats would be found here earlier in the year but mid August is not really the time to locate them. A few migrating willow warblers were flitting around in the reeds though. Little egrets were present in double figures.