Camargue bird watching

An afternoon and evening in two locations in the Camargue: the Scamandre Discovery Centre and the Pont-de-Gau Ornithological Site. The highlight was seeing courtship between two spoonbills at Scamandre, the male in breeding plumage.

Bay of the Somme

Three days in the Bay of the Somme area, including two nature reserves – Grand-Laviers and Parc du Marquenterre – and walks near the coast. Weather ranged through rain, overcast, sun and early-morning mist.