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GuerandTurn right at the roundabout just before the edge of the town down Rue de la Pigeonaire. Avoid working pans as this annoys the locals. Lots of Bluethroats, Avocets, Black-winged Stilts, etc.La Grande Brière100,000 acres of marshland. Drive until you see a farm track, park the car and explore. Most of the tracks lead to good birding sites. The natives are friendly! From St Joachim take the D50 south. Take 2nd right to Parc des Animaliers. Slightly formal, but excellent birding including good numbers of breeding Bluethroats (there is a charge)Pointe de CroisicFollow signs for Cote Sauvage and seawatch. Loads of shearwaters in August, perhaps just into September.
Roy Croucher
A Birdwatching Guide to BrittanyStephanie Coghlan, Arlequin Press 2003 Paperback ?10.95ISBN: 1900159864 Buy this book from NHBS.com Books, CDs, etc.For books on France as a whole and more than one region see the Fatbirder France page...Oiseaux Marins Nicheurs de Bretagneby B Cadiou, BIOTOPE Parth?nope 2002ISBN: 2951037961 Buy this book from NHBS.com
Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux en Bretagnehttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/lpo.bretagne/associationlpo.htmPour mettre fin au massacre des macareux moines en Bretagne, des hommes et des femmes ont agit en créant la Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux. C`était en 1912. Ces précurseurs ont fait du Macareux moine ( le logo de la LPO) un symbole de la protection de la nature... Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux en Finistèrehttp://lpo29.free.fr/Contactez-nous : finistere@lpo.fr includes: Liste des oiseaux observés en Finistère etc. Société pour l`Etude et la protection de la nature en Bretagnehttp://www.bretagne-vivante.asso.fr/Bretagne Vivante - 186, rue Anatole France - BP 63121 - 29231 Brest cedex 3 Mis à jour le 07/05/2004
The Brière Regional Nature Parkhttp://www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.tm.fr/fr/decouvrir/parcs.asp?op=parcs-identite&id=6The progressive desertion of the marshes throughout the 20th century has helped let the reed beds extend to take over natural prairies and bodies of water. Very extensive in the northern half, they have now become the dominant feature of the Briéron countryside: this invasive vegetation is composed essentially of reeds and sedges...
Travelling Birder 1998 [October] - Roberto Garavaglia & Matteo Lausetti - Brittanyhttp://www.ebnitalia.it/trips/trip09.htmBrittany is the north-westernmost tip of France, protruding into the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel. Due to this favourable geographical position, it is a prime site for watching autumn migration of seabirds, shorebirds and land birds... 2000 [March] - Steve Bird & Phil Edmondshttp://www.birdtours.co.uk/birdseekers/brittany.htmAs we docked we found Rock Pipit and White Wagtail. It then took us two hours to drive down to the woods near Rennes. There were some heavy showers en-route but bright sunning gaps looked promising. As soon as we arrived at our site we got out of the minibus and made our way into a close section of wood. Nuthatches could be heard calling and a Middle Spotted Woodpecker was heard but not seen... 2000 [October] - Gerard Joanneshttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/gerard.joannes/cadrvoyages_gb.htmOrnithological sites - As with the touristic sites, the places below have been classified geographically from the East to the West... 2002 [April] - Gerard Joannes - Morbihanhttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/gerard.joannes/cadrvoyages_gb.htmI stayed in the Gulf of Morbihan from 6 to 17 April 2002. Each day, half a day was dedicated to thalassotherapy, the other half to exploring the region and particularly its ornithological resources. I thoroughly enjoyed both activities... 2002 [September] - Jason Smarthttp://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/france/brittany2/mousterlin-aug2002.htmThis was not meant to be a birding holiday. I let my wife choose the place and just tagged along meekly (No, dear, this is your break: I`m honestly not bothered about the birds.) Unwittingly, she picked somewhere right on the doorstep of a nature reserve... 2004 [June] - Geoff Dickerhttp://www.surfbirds.com/mb/trips/france-gd-0704.htmlMay this year saw me in France again for another family holiday. We stayed in a rented house in the village of Conquereuil near to Redon. As it was relatively near to le Gâvre forest I made about four early morning trips to this location...
Birding Palhttp://www.birdingpal.org/France.htmLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their area... Northern France Wildlife Tourshttp://www.northernfrancewildlifetours.comNorthern France Wildlife Tours Ltd, based in Averton, Mayenne, was born when Roy and Shirley Croucher realised that breeding Black Woodpeckers, Little Bustards and White Storks were well worth stopping for. When they found country lanes lined with orchids and cowslips, over which danced Swallowtail and Clouded Yellow Butterflies and Hummingbird Hawk Moths, they were convinced!
Place de L`Eglisehttp://www.northernfrancewildlifetours.com/about.htmPlace de L`Eglise is a 12th century house with a fascinating history. It rests in the centre of the peaceful agricultural village of Averton in Mayenne and has been sympathetically refurbished to the highest standard. The base of your wildlife holiday will be our home where you will find peace and comfort during your stay.
Bretagnehttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/obsbzh/To post to list:obsbzh@yahoogroupes.fr List contact:Emmanuel Chabot - emchabot@yahoo.fr To subscribe to list:obsbzh-subscribe@yahoogroupes.fr Discussion group for local observations, birds andnature in Brittany (French). Members: 215. Archives on-line: ~ 3000 messages. [Most members of Bretagne Vivante (SEPNB) are on this list. There you may ask for an English-speaking birder guide, or any question about watching birds all around the country.] |
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