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PERSONAL TRIPS
France
07-15-03 to 07-29-03
Kelly's and my honeymoon to France was wonderful! We landed
in Paris and visited many familiar landmarks there and enjoyed
the romance you would expect from one of the most beautiful
cities in the world. After that we took the TGV to Bordeaux
where we rented a car and toured the Dordogne Valley, stopping
at Saint Emilion, Domme, Beynac and Sarlat. Of course, we
enjoyed the scenery and cuisine but we also did a bit of birding...
surprise! A vast wildlife area called Le Parc Ornithologique
du Teich can be found along the coast about 45 minutes
southwest of Bordeaux. We spent the greater part of a day
there, birding the system of freshwater ponds, riparian narrows
and tidal mudflats. A list of species logged during our visit
to France can be found below. Species in bold were lifers
for one of us while bold/gray represents lifers for both of
us.
Little
Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Great Cormorant
Little Egret
Great Egret
Grey Heron
White Stork
Eurasian Spoonbill
Mute Swan
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Shelduck
Mallard
Gadwall
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Booted Eagle
Black Kite
Hen (Northern) Harrier
Eurasian Kestrel
Common Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Avocet
Killdeer
Dunlin
Curlew Sandpiper
Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Black-tailed Godwit
Ruff
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Sandwich Tern
Rock Dove
Common Wood Pigeon
Eurasian Collard Dove
Common Cuckoo
Common Swift
Common Kingfisher
Barn Swallow (Eurasian subspecies)
Common House Martin
Eurasian Crag Martin
White Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Wren (Eurasian subspecies of Winter Wren)
Dunnock
European Robin
Black Redstart
Redstart
Common Blackbird
Reed Warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Willow Tit
Eurasian Nuthatch
Tree Creeper
Eurasian Jay
Common Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Common (Eurasian) Starling
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Chaffinch
Serin
Greenfinch
European Goldfinch
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