Rock Dove

28.6

Juillac

28.6

Juillac

Pied/White Wagtail

14.3

Juillac

14.3

Juillac

Mallard

0

Marciac

Swift

71.4

Juillac

Woodpigeon

71.4

Juillac

Turtle Dove

42.9

Juillac

Collared Dove

85.7

Juillac

Woodcock

14.3

Juillac

Cormorant

14.3

Juillac

Little Egret

0

Mirande

Cattle Egret

57.1

Juillac

Grey Heron

0

Marciac

Black-shouldered Kite

14.3

Bassoues

Honey-buzzard

42.9

Juillac

Booted Eagle

0

Marciac

Sparrowhawk

14.3

Juillac

Montagu's Harrier

0

Tillac

Red Kite

28.6

Juillac

Black Kite

71.4

Toulouse Airport

Buzzard

71.4

Juillac

Tawny Owl

14.3

Juillac

Hoopoe

57.1

Auch

Bee-eater

14.3

Juillac

Wryneck

14.3

Courties

Green Woodpecker

28.6

Juillac

Kestrel

42.9

Juillac

Hobby

14.3

Juillac

Golden Oriole

14.3

Juillac

Woodchat Shrike

0

Tillac

Jay

14.3

Juillac

Magpie

85.7

Juillac

Carrion Crow

100

Juillac

Blue Tit

14.3

Juillac

Great Tit

14.3

Courties

Woodlark

14.3

Courties

Crested Lark

14.3

Juillac

Swallow

71.4

Juillac

House Martin

28.6

Marciac

Chiffchaff

14.3

Juillac

Sedge Warbler

14.3

Juillac

Starling

71.4

Juillac

Blackbird

71.4

Juillac

Robin

28.6

Juillac

Black Redstart

42.9

Juillac

House Sparrow

85.7

Juillac

Chaffinch

0

Tillac

Bullfinch

14.3

Bassoues

Greenfinch

14.3

Juillac

Linnet

85.7

Juillac

Goldfinch

42.9

Juillac

Ortolan Bunting

14.3

Courties

Cirl Bunting

14.3

Juillac

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

18:00

19

69

N

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

12:30

6

 Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

69

N

Swift

Apus apus

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

22

2 and 20, both to S

22 S

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

295

Y

Swift

Apus apus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

13

13 moving W as 4, 3, 6

13 W

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

295

Y

Swift

Apus apus

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

13

13 S in one loose flock in the rain

13 S

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

295

Y

Swift

Apus apus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

70

At this time Swift were doing a big gathering with 25 at start joined by a flock of 45 coming out of the sky; after much excited wheeling, they all gained height rapidly and went off SW. up above the Swift picture later showed a male Hobby with intent

70 SW

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

295

Y

Swift

Apus apus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

22

at 17:32 feeding flocks of 19 and 3 W

22 W

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

295

Y

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia f. domestica

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

18:00

14

1047

N

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia f. domestica

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

8

5

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

1047

Y

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia f. domestica

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

3

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

1047

Y

Woodpigeon

Columba palumbus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

2

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

270

Y

Woodpigeon

Columba palumbus

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

4

2

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

270

Y

Woodpigeon

Columba palumbus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

2

2

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

270

Y

Woodpigeon

Columba palumbus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

5

4

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

270

Y

Woodpigeon

Columba palumbus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

8

5

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

270

Y

Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

1

2

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

272

Y

Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

1

2

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

272

Y

Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

1

1

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

272

Y

Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

8

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

271

Y

Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

8

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

271

Y

Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

2

1

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

271

Y

Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

22

5

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

271

Y

Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

14

5

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

271

Y

Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

8

5

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

271

Y

Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

1

1

flying over a field at 21:50

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

196

Y

Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

1

1 Adult

1 W

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

26

Y

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Mirande

43.5084965

0.4009367

11:30

1

weather in Aquitaine was cloudy and dry with sunny intervals, almost calm, 25C.

37

N

Cattle Egret

Ardea ibis

Toulouse Airport

43.6277688

1.3650291

17:30

18:40

1

weather in Aquitaine was cloudy and dry with sunny intervals, almost calm, 25C.

52121

N

Cattle Egret

Ardea ibis

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

18:00

5

52121

N

Cattle Egret

Ardea ibis

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

7

single flock 7 moving S

7 S

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

52121

Y

Cattle Egret

Ardea ibis

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

2

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

52121

Y

Cattle Egret

Ardea ibis

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

3

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

52121

Y

Cattle Egret

Ardea ibis

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

4

1

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

52121

Y

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

12:30

1

 Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

39

N

Black-shouldered Kite

Elanus axillaris

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

1

1

Managed a quick look over the woods and fields to S of village and picked up 2 juvenile Kestrel, practising flying, and a Black-shouldered Kite adult, a bird which only colonised France in Aquitaine in 1990; In France the population has reached 22 pairs in 2007 http://www.europeanraptors.org/raptors/black_shouldered_kite.html. The Black-shouldered Kite was sitting in an oak tree, taking off to catch something near the ground

1 Adult

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

52355

Y

Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

12:45

1

1

At 12:43 was watching 7 Black Kite soaring and moving S; at the bottom of the funnel was a male Honey-buzzard, floating around, presumably protecting his site; here's one picture of the bird and others of the habitat to the distance in the S (9307). This was due S of the viewpoint at a considerable distance, close to the river that runs into Marciac; could conceivably be the site no.2 W of Marciac, E of Juillac; on checking it is so 9301 (25/7) is same site as 9307 (29/7) with the male seen twice.

1 Adult Male

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry.

97

N

Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

2

7

Main objective was to check on extent of Honey-buzzard occupation in the wide countryside in good wooded habitat and not disappointed with 3 sites, 2 new, one not new is recorded under Marciac, in western part. At 11:22 a male stuck to the familiar pattern here, soaring slowly on flat wings in a straight-line upwards to a moderate height and then floating around for a while before gliding down to a foraging area; he was to SW of my position on the unofficial viewpoint, captured on Google Maps, occupying a large deciduous wood, mainly oak: the bird, the habitat (9305). At 12:13 a female Honey-buzzard was caught circling low-down over a field near a wood close-by to NW; she flew back in flap-flap-glide to a copse where presume nesting; she was doing a bit of opportune hunting while male away on a long feeding trip (9306)

1 Adult Female, 1 Adult Male

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

97

Y

Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

1

7

As expected after 2 dank days the raptors were out in force, particularly Black Kite with 15 S at Juillac from 11:04-11:45; also here were 8 Common Buzzard in their territories and the male Honey-buzzard with site to N soaring high over his territory territory and hanging there from 11:00-11:20  (9304), a bit apprehensive about the Black Kite gathering overhead 1  2  3  4  5  6  7 (6,7 show 2+ birds), I felt

1 Adult Male

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

97

Y

Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Montesquiou

43.5671159

0.3238311

15:15

16:15

3

6

As we came out to the viewpoint in this village, the sun came out briefly and had a female Honey-buzzard climb out of the wood to the SW (which looked outstanding for the species) at 15:40 and fly 2km to the S to forage (9302). In a nearby wood to the E at 15:46 a pair of Honey-buzzard came briefly out of the wood, hung over it and then dived quickly back into it (9303); this suggests fledging is close; they will breed significantly earlier (2+ weeks?) this far S than in NE England. France has an estimated 11,000-15,000 pairs of Honey-buzzard so would expect to find some here, in such brilliant habitat with pasture and arable land interspersed with woodland, mainly deciduous but with some conifers.

1 Adult Male, 2 Adult Female

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

97

N

Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

18:10

1

1

This evening walk produced another male Honey-buzzard c2km to E of ranch, soaring up to moderate height at 18:08 before gliding off to E to forage 1 (9301). This is a new territory – no.2, Marciac W, c2.5km from no.1 so regulation distance!

1 Adult Male

as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine,

97

N

Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

1

1

soared slowly and majestically over a wood to N, gaining great height before gliding off to feed  (9300). The wood was deciduous, including oak, with arable farmland and pasture in the area.

1 Adult Male

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

97

Y

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

16:20

1

Coming out to collect the car at 16:20 a dark juvenile Booted Eagle was floating overhead, maybe wondering what was going on below: a magnificent sight!

1 Juvenile

quite cool day at 18C max with little sunshine and some heavy showers on light NW breeze. We're c140km from the Bay of Biscay at Biarritz so the cool Atlantic is not that far off

1589

N

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Gimont

43.6208766

0.8779537

13:30

1

adult female from roadside

1 Adult Female

weather in Aquitaine was cloudy and dry with sunny intervals, almost calm, 25C.

109

N

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

1

1

A Sparrowhawk adult male was picked up on one of the Black Kite piccies

1 Adult Male

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

109

Y

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Tillac

43.4897127

0.2667454

16:20

1

a juvenile Montagu's Harrier on final straight to Marciac

1 Juvenile

hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

107

N

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

4

12

Another feature of today was confirming that Red Kite have a significant breeding presence here with a pair of adult and a juvenile at one site to W  and a single juvenile at another site to N

2 Adult, 2 Juvenile

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

99

Y

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

1

12

1 juvenile overhead, with Black Kite

1 Juvenile

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

99

Y

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Toulouse Airport

43.6277688

1.3650291

17:30

18:40

3

an amazing 5 Kestrel and a Black Kite on the side of the runway as taxied at TLS, plus 2 more Black Kite seen earlier

weather in Aquitaine was cloudy and dry with sunny intervals, almost calm, 25C.

98

N

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

12:45

7

At 12:43 was watching 7 Black Kite soaring and moving S

7 S

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry.

98

N

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

2

2 S

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

98

Y

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Riscle

43.6546454

-0.0920486

13:35

15:00

6

6 moving S high-up as a 3,2,1

6 S

Perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrenees from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

98

N

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Beaumarches

43.5805043

0.0882288

12:30

2

Perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrenees from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

98

N

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

15

15 S at Juillac from 11:04-11:45

15 S

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

98

Y

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Montesquiou

43.5671159

0.3238311

15:15

16:15

6

12

On drive back approaching Bassoues (again!) had a family party of 5 Black Kite (3 juvenile) in display with another much higher, possibly a migrant going S.

3 Adult, 3 Juvenile

1 S

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

98

N

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

12:00

1

1 over S

1 S

weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine

98

N

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

9

12

Raptors had a purple patch in morning from 10:50-11:20 with 6 Black Kite (2 moving S, family party of 4 with 2 juveniles); Also on the evening walk had 3 Black Kite at 2 sites (all adults)

2 Juvenile, 7 Adult

2 S

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

98

Y

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

12:30

1

1

 Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

98

N

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

3

12

pair of adult and juvenile up

1 Juvenile, 2 Adult

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

98

Y

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

2

12

adult and juvenile up

1 Adult, 1 Juvenile

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

98

Y

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Mirande

43.5084965

0.4009367

14:30

16:00

3

1

hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

98

N

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Toulouse Airport

43.6277688

1.3650291

12:30

1

probable migrant S

1 Adult

1 S

hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

98

N

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Gimont

43.6208766

0.8779537

13:30

1

weather in Aquitaine was cloudy and dry with sunny intervals, almost calm, 25C.

110

N

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Auch

43.6447528

0.5856541

12:00

3

weather in Aquitaine was cloudy and dry with sunny intervals, almost calm, 25C.

110

N

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Mirande

43.5084965

0.4009367

11:30

1

weather in Aquitaine was cloudy and dry with sunny intervals, almost calm, 25C.

110

N

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

5

3

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

110

Y

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

16:20

1

1

110

N

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Beaumarches

43.5805043

0.0882288

12:30

1

1

Perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrenees from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

110

N

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

8

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

110

Y

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Tillac

43.4897127

0.2667454

12:00

13:10

1

1

on a post

quite cool day at 18C max with little sunshine and some heavy showers on light NW breeze. We're c140km from the Bay of Biscay at Biarritz so the cool Atlantic is not that far off

110

N

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

3

12

Raptors had a purple patch in morning from 10:50-11:20 with 6 Black Kite (2 moving S, family party of 4), 1 Red Kite (overhead, juvenile), 3 Common Buzzard (pair adult, juvenile)

1 Juvenile, 2 Adult

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

110

Y

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

3

3 adults up at separate sites

3 Adult

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

110

Y

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

4

12

2 Adult, 2 Juvenile

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

110

Y

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

1

1

calling at 22:05

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

285

Y

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

3

12

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

305

Y

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

18:00

2

3

305

N

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

1

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

305

Y

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

1

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

305

Y

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

1

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

305

Y

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Auch

43.6447528

0.5856541

14:00

1

1

305

N

Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Plaisance

43.608681

0.0524165

15:40

16:10

1

1 overhead moving E

1 E

Perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrenees from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

303

N

Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

2

2 calling, probable migrants

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

303

Y

Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

1

2

calling

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

306

Y

Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Plaisance

43.608681

0.0524165

15:40

16:10

1

2

Perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrenees from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

308

N

Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

1

7

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

308

Y

Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

1

2

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

308

Y

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Toulouse Airport

43.6277688

1.3650291

17:30

18:40

5

an amazing 5 Kestrel and a Black Kite on the side of the runway as taxied at TLS

weather in Aquitaine was cloudy and dry with sunny intervals, almost calm, 25C.

116

N

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Mirande

43.5084965

0.4009367

11:30

1

weather in Aquitaine was cloudy and dry with sunny intervals, almost calm, 25C.

116

N

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Tillac

43.4897127

0.2667454

12:00

13:10

2

1

at separate sites

1 Adult Female, 1 Adult Male

quite cool day at 18C max with little sunshine and some heavy showers on light NW breeze. We're c140km from the Bay of Biscay at Biarritz so the cool Atlantic is not that far off

116

N

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

2

12

Managed a quick look over the woods and fields to S of village and picked up 2 juvenile Kestrel, practising flying

2 Juvenile

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

116

Y

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

1

1

much later at 21:20 had a Kestrel hunting well to W of our house

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

116

Y

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

1

1

above Black Kite to N

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

116

Y

Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

1

1

up above the Swift picture later showed a male Hobby with intent

1 Adult Male

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

120

Y

Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

1

calling, probable migrant, a fluty sound

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

68987

Y

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Tillac

43.4897127

0.2667454

12:00

13:10

1

1

perched on some wires

quite cool day at 18C max with little sunshine and some heavy showers on light NW breeze. We're c140km from the Bay of Biscay at Biarritz so the cool Atlantic is not that far off

448

N

Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

1

1

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

449

Y

Magpie

Pica pica

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

1

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

450

Y

Magpie

Pica pica

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

1

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

450

Y

Magpie

Pica pica

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

1

1

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

450

Y

Magpie

Pica pica

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

3

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

450

Y

Magpie

Pica pica

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

6

12

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

450

Y

Magpie

Pica pica

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

2

1

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

450

Y

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

2

1

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

455

Y

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

26

3 noted in daytime; 23 going to roost nearby at 22:05

23 Roosting

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

455

Y

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

3

12

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

455

Y

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

2

7

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

455

Y

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

3

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

455

Y

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

12:30

4

12

 Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

455

N

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

1

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

455

Y

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

3

7

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

455

Y

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Tillac

43.4897127

0.2667454

12:00

13:10

1

1

quite cool day at 18C max with little sunshine and some heavy showers on light NW breeze. We're c140km from the Bay of Biscay at Biarritz so the cool Atlantic is not that far off

436

N

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

1

12

1 Juvenile

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

436

Y

Great Tit

Parus major

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

2

1

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

437

Y

Woodlark

Lullula arborea

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

1

1

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

318

Y

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

1

1

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

317

Y

Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

1

1

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

322

Y

Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Riscle

43.6546454

-0.0920486

13:35

15:00

2

3

Perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrenees from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

322

N

Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

10

12

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

322

Y

Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

4

6

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

322

Y

Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

5

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

322

Y

Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

7

6

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

322

Y

House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Plaisance

43.608681

0.0524165

15:40

16:10

2

3

Perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrenees from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

325

N

House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

11

9

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

325

Y

House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Tillac

43.4897127

0.2667454

12:00

13:10

18

13

quite cool day at 18C max with little sunshine and some heavy showers on light NW breeze. We're c140km from the Bay of Biscay at Biarritz so the cool Atlantic is not that far off

325

N

House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

1

13

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

325

Y

House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Marciac

43.5252643

0.1846432

12:00

6

13

weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine

325

N

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

1

1

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

422

Y

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

1

in small patch of reeds

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

389

Y

Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

22

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

457

Y

Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

120

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

457

Y

Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

2

1

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

457

Y

Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

86

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

457

Y

Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

30

12

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

457

Y

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

2

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

371

Y

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

1

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

371

Y

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

2

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

371

Y

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

2

14

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

371

Y

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

1

12

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

371

Y

Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

1

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

345

Y

Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

2

1

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

345

Y

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

2

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

352

Y

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

2

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

352

Y

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

5

12

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

352

Y

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

2

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

459

Y

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

20

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

459

Y

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

21

12

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

459

Y

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

35

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

459

Y

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

54

12

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

459

Y

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

10

12

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

459

Y

White Wagtail (alba)

Motacilla alba alba

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

1

1

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

911

Y

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Tillac

43.4897127

0.2667454

12:00

13:10

2

12

quite cool day at 18C max with little sunshine and some heavy showers on light NW breeze. We're c140km from the Bay of Biscay at Biarritz so the cool Atlantic is not that far off

466

N

Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Bassoues

43.5751938

0.2406679

12:30

15:30

1

1

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

484

Y

Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

2

1

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

470

Y

Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

1

1

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

473

Y

Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

19

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

473

Y

Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

7

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

473

Y

Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:00

12:00

11

 as since arrival, weather continued hot at 39C, 35% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine, much like London and Paris but no obvious pollution in the French rural countryside. Big change though at 21:30 when out for a bit of fresh air: the wind changed from SE to W in minutes and became much stronger and gustier – quite dramatic, like a Wagner opera! Cloud cover is steadily increasing as Atlantic air moves in and it's now 28C.

also 17:00-18:30

473

Y

Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

11:50

1

Weather continued hot at 38C, 30% humidity, wall-to-wall sunshine; enjoying it!!

also out 16:30-18:00

473

Y

Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

4

12

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

473

Y

Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

2

3

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

471

Y

Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

18:30

2

3

weather broke today with prolonged damp spells on W airstream. Winds were light and in between the wetness did have some warmer interludes 25C, when humidity appeared high.

471

Y

Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

17:00

21:00

2

2

 hot at 40C (39% humidity) with the A/C being a saviour; there was not a cloud in the sky; rain is forecast for Saturday with plunge in temperature to 26C. 2 g served on arrival were just the ticket!

471

Y

Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza hortulana

Courties

43.5697368

0.1738985

10:40

12:55

1

1

Hot again today at 32C, light S breeze, intense bright sunshine, dry

Made trip on own in car to N side of valley at Courties. Parked on a ridge with superb views over the Pyrénées

517

Y

Cirl Bunting

Emberiza cirlus

Juillac

43.5450457

0.1245737

10:30

12:15

1

1

perfect weather today with sunshine throughout; wind N in morning, backing to SW by tea-time and becoming warmer as weather coming over Pyrénées (120km away) from Spain; brilliant red sunset to W, maybe due to Sahara dust high-up.

also short session at dusk around 22:00

515

Y