Just finished writing this up when I first discovered posts must be under 10,000 words and aren't allowed more than 4 images, therefore my thread will be split into lots of replies. Unforunately I managed to delete my whole insect section, so I will redo that part tomorrow morning
Hi everyone,
I just thought I'd go through some of my highlights from my recent holiday in the Camargue area, which was definetely the best holiday for wildlife that I've ever had, although it was the first holiday I've had to a well known wildlife spot. My main interest there was the birds, but also found some great insects, reptiles, amphibians and mammals.
Firstly I'll start with the birds. In total I managed to see 90 species of bird, including 27 firsts for me. This total probably would've been considerably higher had I been able to access Les Alpilles properly, but access into all the forests was forbidden at that time of year because of the fire risk.
Flamingoes are one of the things the Camargue is so well known for, and from the first day to the last I saw them in large numbers in the lagoons. They really are beautiful birds, and it was great being able to see them so well and see so many together. Here are some of my flamingo shots.
Another highlight on the bird front was herons, I managed to see all 9 European species within the first 2 whole days of being there, and 6 of them were new for me.
These included:
Purple Herons, not too common but I saw a few around
