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Belgium: What else? April 30 to May 7, 2021 Benoit Verbruggen

(benoitverbruggen@gmail.com)

Benoit Willocx David van Ypersele François Nef

Introduction

Our Belgian Birders Quartet (BBQ…) was back for this 12th trip, much needed as it became over the years some

kind of holy ornitho-break. After Camargue-Crau-Alpilles in 2008, Scotland in 2009, Andalucia-Extremadura in

2010, East Poland in 2011, Morocco in 2012, Finland-Norway in 2013, Lesvos in 2014, Danube Delta in 2015,

Hungary-Transylvania in 2016, Israël in 2017, Georgia in 2018 and Sénégal in 2019, Covid popped-up and we had

to cancel our trip to Cape May (New Jersey, USA) in May 2020. We could just bird spot days in Belgium as a

consolation, and we would never have imagined that one year later the sanitary restrictions would still dominate.

But since long we had a plan B, should our trips abroad not be possible for a reason or another: a full week in

Belgium only! So this year we had to activate this rescue option: staying home, back to basics, and it was very

enjoyable. Our homeland is not especially famous for the number and rarity of its avifauna, but, as a matter of

fact, we have great nature reserves and a very decent birding diversity, which we were happy to (re)discover. Our

counter stopped at 163, which is a respectable tally, in fact just above the average of our trips to more prestigious

birding destinations. No lifers, though, this will be for a next opportunity…

We have seen a lot, and we have missed a lot, too. The weather had been cold since a few weeks: spring was

late, so were some of the breeding birds (Nighthawk, Icterine & Marsh Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, European

Serin…). We never experienced the loud, joyful, even confusing song chorus, when you cannot tell the songbirds

apart, as it is often the case in May. We had some sun, low temperatures, hard wind sometimes, rain and even a

bit of snow…

Preparing the trip with www.observations.be was indispensable and a real game changer compared to previous

editions, or at least 10 years ago. We had planned a general circuit in advance, tagging the hotspots on maps.me,

and fine-tuned it during the trip, following last info on the observation portal, but never consenting a big detour

for such or such species. We posted our own most interesting observations on the website.

We used my car, a very handy Touran, and ended up by driving about 1.400 km.

In terms of accommodations the aim was to disconnect and never spend a night at home, so we slept in

strategically located family holiday houses, and in Brasschaat at B&B Casa Claudia https://casaclaudia.be/, a

simple accommodation with a warm welcome by the owner Claudia. The very good quality/price ratio satisfied

us and we can recommend it.

We are not photographers and we try to first enjoy the observation itself; we take some good shots though with

bridge cameras and we used less digiscopy with our smartphones through our Kowa scopes. François bought an

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affordable but very efficient Olivon scope through www.topoptics.biz; we really like the website of JP Liégeois

and the quality of his service.

So, let’s begin!

Program and species highlights :

Friday 30 April: Brussels, Vallée de la Dyle

I started a warm-up session in Brussels on my side during the afternoon, in order to twitch 3 feral parakeet

species of our capital, more precisely in Watermael-Boisfort. Monk Parakeet nests in big community nests on a

majestic cedar in front of the office where I use to work, so I know them quite well (50.80825 4.427842).

Surprisingly this day there was no activity around the tree for 10 minutes or so, and I started to be worried for

their little community, but soon the birds flew in and out, with their unpleasant calls. Rose-Ringed Parakeet is

abundant in South-East Brussels, so it was not difficult to connect with them. And Alexandrine Parakeet was in

fact a lifer for me! I found a group of 10-12, precisely where mentioned earlier on observations.be (50.7943,

4.4075). It is bigger than Rose-Ringed, the bill is massive and the lower mandible is red as well; the call is deeper.

At around 20:00 our quartet was reunited again, on the top of the observation tower of the Sint-Agata Rode lake,

which is very often interesting (50.7943, 4.6415). The spectacle in the declining sun was magic, the water surface

buzzling with bird life: hundreds of Swallows (Sand, Barn and House), many, many ducks (Mallard, Gadwall,

Pintail, Shoveler, Eurasian Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Canada Goose, Common Shelduck, Egyptian Goose: not

bad for a start…). Benoit W had seen a Mandarin Duck earlier on in Brabant Wallon. We had a few waders, too:

Little Ringed Plover, Northern Lapwing, Wood Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Greenshank and the only Common

Snipe of the trip. But the best was still to come: in Sint-Joris Weert where we would spend the night, we came

back to a spot where we had Eagle Owl earlier this spring. I will not disclose the coordinates since they are

hidden on observations.be as well. Very punctual, the bird started calling its repeated single “hoo” a bit before

sun set, then, massive, impressive, flew to a place where we could admire it at length… A very good start indeed!

Alexandrine Parakeet Eagle Owl

Saturday 1 May, Harchies, Ploegsteert, Blankaart, Nieuwpoort-Bad

We left after a quick breakfast that morning to the marshes of Harchies, a well-known Belgian nature reserve in

Hainaut. From the parking (50.466391 3.67268), we could hear the Golden Oriole singing at a distance; then we

had 2 Cattle Egret foraging in high meadows (50.4675 3.6763). During a nice walk, we heard a pretty good

number of Warblers, seeing some of them only: Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Common Whitethroat to start with;

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Sedge Warbler was largely present, Reed Warbler more discreet and of course no one could miss the exploding

notes of Cetti’s Warbler. Ciffchaff was everywhere, as it should, but Willow Warbler remained shy. There was

something new, though: beside Grasshopper Warbler, a common observation here, we heard also Savi's Warbler,

which used to be much rarer in the past. Well, the fact that we can now so easily listen to their respective songs

on or smartphones makes it easier, because the difference is subtle, but quite clear after a few occurrences.

The next spot was Ploegsteert, where I had never been before, and I must admit I was a bit disappointed. The

best bird was a singing Turtle Dove, very close to the parking in 50.715001 2.907606. The numbers of this bird

declined dramatically in our regions and it was the only contact of our trip. Nothing special with the water birds;

some years, though, this site can be excellent for the Eurasian Bittern.

Hidden Cattle Egret… Reeds Bunting Black-winged Stilt

In the middle of the afternoon, we arrived at the Blankaart, a nature reserve I had not visited for years, or even

decades. I remember when I was a teenager, this place was the best in Belgium to see the newly breeding Great

Cormorants. Times have changed… Anyway, after having parked in 50.985167 2.872865, we visited the park ,

including a nice observation hut with a view on a beautiful pond, but which was nearly desert. On the other hand,

walking North is what we knew could be good. There, on 50.9909 2.8615, you find some kind of flooded grassland

where Black-winged Stilts nest since a couple of years. We had also our first Whimbrels and a hunting Hobby

which we could observe at our ease. I never noticed how often, while flying, he brings food to his beak with his

legs. This time we did not only hear but also saw Savi’s Warbler in the scope, showing no stripes on the flanks,

unlike its cousin Grasshoper. The Common Cuckoo was singing, Lesser Whitethroat as well, and we saw another

Cattle Egret flying by.

Hereunder: Turnstone and Purple Sandpiper from the pier of Nieuwpoort: nearly too close for the scope!

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We arrived at Nieuwpoort-Bad, and it was already 20h45 when we found ourselves on the pier (51.1553 2.7183),

looking down to the breakwater for a sandpipers festival: Sanderling, Purple Sandpiper, Turnstone and

Dunlin in a golden sunset light. What a day it was! Combined with yesterday evening, we twitched 97 species on

the list before going to bed…

Sunday 2 May, Nieuwpoort-Bad, Uitkerkse Polders, Knokke - Het Zwin

This morning when I came back from the bakery with some croissants, David was sitting on the coach, still in

pajama, watching the sea through his scope; he had a group of 15 Common Scoters flying North. After breakfast,

we took the direction of Coxyde and, walking on the beach close to the sand dunes, we were hoping to contact

the Crested Lark, on its last part of Belgian territory. We were lucky because after 10 or 15 minutes we heard it

and saw it very well afterwards, standing on a dune.

This morning the rocks alongside the pier at low tide were nearly empty,

so we were lucky to have such a good harvest yesterday evening. We

walked to the observation tower on 51.146519 2.733626, in front of the

reserve IJzermonding. We got more waders there, including Eurasian

Curlews, Grey Plovers, 1 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 4 Avocets, 8 Ringed Plovers as

new birds, and many Redshanks, Dunlins, etc. After all, the vedettes were

perhaps a group of 8 Harbour Seals resting comfortably in the morning

light.

The afternoon saw us arriving at Uitkerkse Polders, another highly recommendable nature reserve (visitors center

and parking at 51.291171 3.136897) allowing nice walks. We had the classical ducks, about 20 Whimbrels and

many displaying Black-tailed Godwit: I never admired so well their courtship flies and calls, and I better

understood why their name is “Grutto” in Dutch: they repeated it on and on and on… We finally had a very nice

Bluethroat which we could admire at length.

Our next spot, late in the afternoon, was Knokke and more particularly the excellent Zwin, which we reached by

bicycle; the 2 place described hereunder can not be accessed by car: you need to walk or cycle. The light was

perfect to scan the nesting island from the nice vantage point on 51.36458 3.347091. We had to search well to

find a couple of Little terns among the many breeding Common Terns; we could hear and see a few

Mediterranean Gulls, but apparently they were not back yet on the island; suddenly we noticed a hunting Short-

eared Owl, with his slow wing-flapping and fantom-like behavior. Het Zwin has been extended 2 or 3 years ago,

after major works, moving the international dike, restoring the tidal habitat, and extending largely the surface of

the reserve. This vast area is really becoming exciting; you definitely need a scope because of the distances.

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From 51.353272 3.36388 and 51.345075 3.370422, we had a good number of Spotted Redshanks, a little group of

Red Knots, and many waders already observed before, including plenty (hundreds?) of Ringed Plovers. We could

see a white frenzy above a distant little channel: a look through the scope revealed many Black-headed Gulls, but

also one Little Egret, one Great White Egret and one Spoonbill, a good bird diversity feasting on small fishes! A bit

further we had another Short-eared Owl, and a first isolated Barnacle Goose. The observation hide in 51.35376

3.349678 is generally very good, earlier in the season at least; one month before I had 2 Grey Phalaropes there.

This time we had the standard ducks and waders, and some White Storks, which are nesting at the Zwin.

Monday 3 May, Zeebrugge, Knokke, Kalmthout

Jumping on our bicycles after breakfast, we headed to Zeebruges. Baai van Heist on 51.340139 3.227919 used to

be good for breeding Terns and Kentish Plover, but vegetation has grown and they have disappeared since long.

We continued further, to the reserve De Fonteintjes where good migrating birds were seen these last days as per

observations.be. We walked along the ponds which were nice but very quiet, and soon noticed 3 birders on the

top of a sand dune in 51.324064 3.157532, facing the South-West. They had had 2 Purple Herons flying North-

East very early the same morning (before 07:00…), but for the 20 or 30 minutes we stayed there, it was dead calm

sadly. At least the conversation with the Flemish birders was very nice! On our return, we stopped at Sashul

(51.335662 3.229872) where a long hedge is famous in autumn for vagrant warblers, but we were in spring, with

too much wind and too cold temperatures. Kleiputten van Heist (51.330624 3.228868 and 51.329059 3.230628),

a bit further on 2 sides of railtracks (be cautious!) have known better days as well, but a lonely Green Sandpiper

was a good addition to the list. So all in all, this expedition to Zeebrugge and surroundings was a disappointment.

NB: the front and back port used to be excellent many years ago, because of sandy or marshy land not converted

yet in industrial areas, but all the good places have disappeared now.

Even when

birds are

scarcer, good

walks, fresh

air, wild

nature, a touch

of culture and,

above all,

friendship : it

makes our day.

In the afternoon we went to the same places as yesterday around the Zwin, but activity was much lower and we

did not see anything new. We drove to our B&B in Brasschaat to put our luggage in the rooms, we bought pizzas

which we ate on the picnic tables near the parking in 51.376663 4.449144, in front of Kalmtoutse Heide

(Heather). This nature reserve is magical. Last year at about the same date, we had heard and seen the Nightjar

and Wood Lark at dusk. This year, with this cold snap persisting, we had nothing but some Tree Pipits and

Common Stonechats. We could hear a distant noise though, resembling vaguely to the Nightjar, but single-toned

and uninterrupted. We were curious and had to walk more than a kilometer to reach the source of the noise,

which became more and more obvious as we approached: tens of frogs calling from the shore of a large lake…

Tuesday 4 May, Brasschaat, Doel, Kalmthout

This day would be very windy and rainy, but ultimately very good. We started with E10-plas on 51.303019

4.534056, a large pond on the 2 sides of the E10 highway, which was quite distant from where we were, and not

disturbing at all. Pied Flycatcher had been mentioned there: when we got out of the car a rain shower had just

ended, and almost immediately we could hear its song. We took the needed time to locate the bird, and we had

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very nice prolonged views in the end, nearly at eye level, when in the beginning we were twisting our neck to

search the top of the trees. It was a brown (and white) individual, not the black and white kind which is more

attractive in my view.

We moved a bit further to woods on 51.306069 4.514071 where Black Woodpecker had been mentioned, but

there was nothing worth to be mentioned, except the rain which started to pour down. En route to Doel, a short

stop at the Blokkersdijk in 51.229828 4.342712 did not deliver anything new, even though the place can be good,

last year we had Red-crested Pochard there.

Doel is not only known for its polders plains and birds of course, even not so much for its nuclear plant, but these

last years the village, evacuated in 1999 for an extension of the Port of Antwerp which in the end never took

place, became an attractive touristic destination for people interested in ghost towns, urbex photos and street

art. I must say that each time I go birding to Doel, I like to pass through the abandoned streets and get a feeling

of this very particular atmosphere. Be aware that the village can be very crowded with visitors and that access

restrictions to vehicles may apply.

The best spot in Doelse Polders is the hide on the dike on 51.326722 4.236299. From there the view is great on

the mixed colony of Black-headed and Mediterranean Gulls. We had an amazing show of a female Peregrine,

diving multiple times in the middle of the Gulls in panic, soon joined by the male, who made a few attempts as

well, to no avail. Not every hunt is concluded by a success, far from that! Anyway, what a spectacle… We ate our

picnic in the car parked near 51.328953 4.23973, shaken by the assaults of a stormy wind, but with a very good

view on both sides of the road, including a few Spoonbills and 2 Black-necked Grebes. The numbers of Barnacle

Geese were still impressive there, surely > 500. A bit further on the dyke on 51.332611 4.253067, where the

reedbeds can be good for Penduline Tits which we surely did not hear or see this time, we had a gentle Winchat

perched on a bush, the only one of our trip.

Hereunder: the mixed colony after the Peregrine attacks, and the lonely Winchat.

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On a little pond on 51.3039 4.254 we had a group of Ruffs mentioned earlier indeed on observations.be. Near

Kallo, the Defensieve Dijke along the Noordelijke plas, among others on 51.2469 4.2967, was very promising for

Water Rail, but we did not get any. After a delicious dinner at Claudia’s B&B, we headed again for an evening walk

in Kalmtoutse Heide, and except a Common Redstart, we barely saw anything. It was still cold and windy: bad

weather did not help I guess…

Wednesday 5 May, Kleine Netevallei, Zonhoven – Wijvenheide, Logbiermé

We left early for wetlands in the Kleine Netevallei; we parked the car on 51.175289 4.635825 and walked along

the dike of the canal. The place is supposed to be good for Eurasian Bittern, which we did not hear, we had

instead 4 Greenshanks and one Redshank. We met a first local birder who told us the place had been good for

Corn Crake last summer, confirming my thought when I saw the wet meadows which reminded me some very

favorable biotopes in East Poland. Another birder recommended to us a pond 20 km further, Jutse Plassen, on

51.085337 4.616888, where Temminck Stint had bee seen the previous days, not this very morning, but we tried

our luck. Charming place but no sign of the Temminck, sadly; again a few Greenshanks, Common Sandpipers and

one Wood Sandpiper. This detour was a bit useless, but OK, no big deal…

We ate our lunch comfortably seated on picnic tables near the entrance of a camping, just on the other side of

the parking on 50.986461 5.314234 for Zonhoven – Wijvenheide, an interesting site consisting of former fisheries,

now again partly in activity. Very nice “official” walk of > 5km, highlight of which was a calling Eurasian Bittern,

vey closely. I had never noticed that the call was resembling a respiration, a short inspiration followed by the

well-known long expiration.

We headed then for Wallonia again, up to some decent altitude, above 500m, near Logbiermé (we parked on

50.342199 5.96241). This is the best place in Belgium for the Nutcracker, and for the Tengmalm Owl: we would

dip both… But we enjoyed the nice walks, and even a bit of snow!

Birds were nice though: we had quickly our first Red Kite, groups of Mistle Thrushes, 2 Tree Larks on 50.351

5.971, singing their nostalgic song that I like so much, flying then sitting on the ground, and other birds new to

the list: Yellowhammer, Siskin, Coal Tit, Firecrest… In the evening we scouted the woods for owls, and just got the

Tawny Owl calling in the distance, no Tengmalm, and not even Little Owl nor Barn Owl in the open areas, this was

a bit of a disappointment.

Thursday 6 May Logbiermé, Humain, Belevaux, Briquemont

We started a new walk from Logbiermé, and had a productive stop in a beautiful forest clearing on 50.3541

5.9729. We had nice observations of Common Crossbill, Bullfinch, Crested Tit and Sparrowhawk, among others. A

bit further we met a gamekeeper in his 4x4, who went out to check on what we were doing, and mostly get the

opportunity to talk… But he wouldn’t disclose anything about rarities such as the Tengmalm Owl!

We grasped some food supplies in Trois-Pont and had our

picnic in the car, heading for our next destination, Forzée,

close to mainy good birding places. After the skies had

cleared out from some heavy rains, we were back on tracks,

near the village of Humain, trying to contact Dotterel, Black

Kite and Corn Bunting, mentioned in the area. But no sign of

any of them… We were more lucky in Belvaux, where the

Dipper was faithful to his spot in 50.111695 5.207726,

together with a pair of Grey Wagtails. From there, alerted by

their raucous calls, we saw as well 2 powerful Ravens.

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The evening was a success, first with 2 Hawfinches taking off from the side of the road on 50.1920 5.2093, then,

at dusk, with at least 3 flying Woodcocks, calling their “Tsip” and strange throat sound, in a very nice scenery near

Briquemont (50.1824 5.1383). Coming back to the car, we could nicely hear a Common Quail in an adjacent field.

Friday 7 May: Scy, Lavacherie, Saint-Hubert, Vallée de la Dyle

We left early for our last birding day, heading a bit North, to Scy, where some interesting birds were signaled

around 50.2979 5.2124. There we heard indeed targeted localized Eurasian Treecreeper, with its song distinctive

from more common Short-toed Treecreeper; we saw it briefly afterwards. A new species was Marsh Tit; a bit

further we heard a Willow Tit, and near Mohiville we got the Spotted Flycatcher, while searching for the Black

Stork. Near Lavacherie on 50.0682 5.5278, a very nice place by the way, we got our first Great Grey Shrike of the

day. Nearby we observed the not so common flower Ajuga pyramidalis. Hopping further, walking along the

Ourthe Occidentale, we saw a Black Stork flying off, from the other side of the river, approximately on 50.056721

5.517415. We ate at a picnic area on 50.036166 5.529805, with a very nice view, and surrounded by Fieldfares

which was a nice bonus. In Tillet, we checked a colony of Rooks, which were missing on our list. It was quite

funny that a local lady, seeing us with our binoculars, asked us if there were “precious birds” in their village, and

we were a bit embarrassed to say we stopped for these noisy Rooks…

We drove to another area, near Saint Hubert, the Fourneau Saint-Michel, lovely place. A few Wood Warblers

were singing, and a Middle Spotted Woodpecker calling, on 50.0825 5.3463. We climbed the slope sportively and

got brief views of the bird. We proceeded to the observation tower on 50.045058 5.408343, near the airfield of

Saint-Hubert, where we saw the third Great Grey Shrike of the day, a few Common Stonechats, but not the Ring

Ouzel we were hoping for. We chatted with 2 young friendly employees of the tourism administration, specialized

in nature protection, quite knowledgeable in birdwatching. We moved next to the plain of Lavaux-Saint-Anne on

50.116359 5.085432 and surroundings, were we had Red-backed Shrike sitting on virtually every bush last year at

the same period, but none were present: another summer visitor delayed by the very cold spring… Getting back

to Forzée to recuperate our luggage, we scanned once more roofs and bushes for Tree Sparrow, also present the

year before, but not now; this bird faces a strong decline unfortunately.

We had to come back to the Vallée de la Dyle anyway in order to get back the other cars, but we had an

additional motivation in Rhode-Saint-Agathe, at the exact same tower (50.7943, 4.6415) where we had such a

good start of our bird trip exactly one week before: a Little Bittern had created understandable excitement

among the birders community. So we were not the only ones to admire the bird on this beautiful evening.

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Eagle Owl as a start, Little Bittern as a conclusion, the loop had been completed quite magically in our little

country. We missed of course many birds, because of their later return, strong population decrease or simply bad

luck, but we mostly saw a lot of them, thanks to a vast network of beautiful natural reserves, and good preserved

habitats, which we can be proud of, and must protect, and extend. Furthermore this year we got a little (big…)

help of other birders through the portal observations.be. All in all, another great trip! Belgium: What else?

1 Grèbe castagneux Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe

2 Grèbe huppé Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe

3 Grèbe à cou noir Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe

4 Grand Cormoran Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant

5 Butor étoilé Botaurus stellaris Eurasian Bittern

6 Blongios nain Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern

7 Héron garde-bœufs Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret

8 Aigrette garzette Egretta garzetta Little Egret

9 Grande Aigrette Casmerodius albus Great White Egret

10 Héron cendré Ardea cinerea Grey Heron

11 Cigogne noire Ciconia nigra Black Stork

12 Cigogne blanche Ciconia ciconia White Stork

13 Spatule blanche Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill

14 Cygne tuberculé Cygnus olor Mute Swan

15 Oie cendrée Anser anser Greylag Goose

16 Bernache du Canada Branta canadensis Greater Canada Goose

17 Bernache nonnette Branta leucopsis Barnacle Goose

18 Tadorne de Belon Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck

19 Ouette d'Egypte Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose

20 Canard mandarin Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck

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21 Canard colvert Anas platyrhynchos Mallard

22 Canard chipeau Anas strepera Gadwall

23 Canard pilet Anas acuta Pintail

24 Canard souchet Anas clypeata Shoveler

25 Canard siffleur Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon

26 Sarcelle d'hiver Anas crecca Eurasian Teal

27 Fuligule milouin Aythya ferina Common Pochard

28 Fuligule morillon Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck

29 Macreuse noire Melanitta nigra Common Scoter

30 Milan royal Milvus milvus Red Kite

31 Busard des roseaux Circus aeruginosus Marsh Harrier

32 Buse variable Buteo buteo Common Buzzard

33 Faucon crécerelle Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel

34 Faucon hobereau Falco subbuteo Hobby

35 Faucon pèlerin Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon

36 Caille des blés Coturnix coturnix Common Quail

37 Faisan de Colchide Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant

38 Gallinule poule-d'eau Gallinula chloropus Moorhen

39 Foulque macroule Fulica atra Common Coot

40 Huîtrier pie Haematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher

41 Avocette élégante Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet

42 Échasse blanche Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt

43 Petit Gravelot Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover

44 Grand Gravelot Charadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover

45 Pluvier argenté Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover

46 Vanneau huppé Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing

47 Bécasseau maubèche Calidris canutus Red Knot

48 Bécasseau sanderling Calidris alba Sanderling

49 Bécasseau violet Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper

50 Tournepierre à collier Arenaria interpres Turnstone

51 Bécasseau variable Calidris alpina Dunlin

52 Chevalier sylvain Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper

53 Chevalier culblanc Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper

54 Chevalier guignette Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper

55 Chevalier gambette Tringa totanus Common Redshank

56 Chevalier arlequin Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank

57 Chevalier aboyeur Tringa nebularia Greenshank

58 Barge à queue noire Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit

59 Barge rousse Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit

60 Courlis cendré Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew

61 Courlis corlieu Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel

62 Bécasse des bois Scolopax rusticola Woodcock

63 Bécassine des marais Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe

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64 Combattant varié Philomachus pugnax Ruff

65 Mouette rieuse Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull

66 Goéland cendré Larus canus Common Gull

67 Mouette mélanocéphale Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull

68 Goéland argenté Larus argentatus Herring Gull

69 Goéland brun Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull

70 Goéland marin Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull

71 Sterne naine Sternula albifrons Little Tern

72 Sterne caugek Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern

73 Sterne pierregarin Sterna hirundo Common Tern

74 Pigeon biset Columba livia Rock Pigeon

75 Pigeon colombin Columba oenas Stock Pigeon

76 Pigeon ramier Columba palumbus Wood Pigeon

77 Tourterelle turque Streptopelia decaocto Collared Dove

78 Tourterelle des bois Streptopelia turtur Turtle Dove

79 Coucou gris Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo

80 Chouette hulotte Strix aluco Tawny Owl

81 Grand-duc d'Europe Bubo bubo Eagle Owl

82 Hibou des marais Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl

83 Martinet noir Apus apus Common Swift

84 Martin-pêcheur d'Europe Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher

85 Perruche à collier Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet

86 Perruche Alexandre Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine Parakeet

87 Conure veuve Myiopsitta monachus Monk Parakeet

88 Pic noir Dryocopus martius Black Woodpecker

89 Pic vert Picus viridis Green Woodpecker

90 Pic épeiche Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker

91 Pic mar Dendrocopos medius Middle Spotted Woodpecker

92 Alouette des champs Alauda arvensis Sky Lark

93 Cochevis huppé Galerida cristata Crested Lark

94 Alouette lulu Lullula arborea Wood Lark

95 Hirondelle de rivage Riparia riparia Sand Martin

96 Hirondelle rustique Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow

97 Hirondelle de fenêtre Delichon urbicum House Martin

98 Pipit farlouse Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit

99 Pipit des arbres Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit

100 Bergeronnette grise Motacilla alba White Wagtail

101 Bergeronnette printanière Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail

102 Bergeronnette des ruisseauxMotacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail

103 Troglodyte mignon Troglodytes troglodytes Wren

104 Cincle plongeur Cinclus cinclus Dipper

105 Accenteur mouchet Prunella modularis Dunnock

106 Rougegorge familier Erithacus rubecula Robin

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107 Rossignol philomèle Luscinia megarhynchos Rufous Nightingale

108 Gorgebleue à miroir Luscinia svecica Bluethroat

109 Rougequeue à front blanc Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart

110 Rougequeue noir Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart

111 Traquet motteux Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear

112 Tarier des prés Saxicola rubetra Whinchat

113 Tarier pâtre Saxicola torquatus Common Stonechat

114 Grive musicienne Turdus philomelos Song Thrush

115 Grive draine Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush

116 Grive litorne Turdus pilaris Fieldfare

117 Merle noir Turdus merula Blackbird

118 Fauvette des jardins Sylvia borin Garden Warbler

119 Fauvette à tête noire Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap

120 Fauvette babillarde Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat

121 Fauvette grisette Sylvia communis Common Whitethroat

122 Phragmite des joncs Acrocephalus schoenobaenusSedge Warbler

123 Locustelle tachetée Locustella naevia Grasshopper Warbler

124 Locustelle luscinioïde Locustella luscinioides Savi's Warbler

125 Bouscarle de Cetti Cettia cetti Cetti's Warbler

126 Rousserolle effarvatte Acrocephalus scirpaceus Reed Warbler

127 Pouillot fitis Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler

128 Pouillot siffleur Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler

129 Pouillot véloce Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff

130 Roitelet huppé Regulus regulus Goldcrest

131 Roitelet à triple bandeau Regulus ignicapilla Firecrest

132 Gobemouche gris Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher

133 Gobemouche noir Ficedula hypoleuca Pied Flycatcher

134 Mésange charbonnière Parus major Great Tit

135 Mésange noire Parus ater Coal Tit

136 Mésange bleue Parus caeruleus Blue Tit

137 Mésange huppée Parus cristatus Crested Tit

138 Mésange nonnette Parus palustris Marsh Tit

139 Mésange boréale Parus montanus Willow Tit

140 Mésange à longue queue Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit

141 Sittelle torchepot Sitta europaea Eurasian Nuthatch

142 Grimpereau des bois Certhia familiaris Eurasian Treecreeper

143 Grimpereau des jardins Certhia brachydactyla Short-toed Treecreeper

144 Pie-grièche grise Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike

145 Pie bavarde Pica pica Magpie

146 Geai des chênes Garrulus glandarius Eurasian Jay

147 Choucas des tours Corvus monedula Western Jackdaw

148 Corbeau freux Corvus frugilegus Rook

149 Corneille noire Corvus corone Carrion Crow

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150 Grand Corbeau Corvus corax Common Raven

151 Etourneau sansonnet Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling

152 Loriot d'Europe Oriolus oriolus Golden Oriole

153 Moineau domestique Passer domesticus House Sparrow

154 Pinson des arbres Fringilla coelebs Common Chaffinch

155 Linotte mélodieuse Carduelis cannabina Linnet

156 Chardonneret élégant Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch

157 Verdier d'Europe Carduelis chloris Greenfinch

158 Tarin des aulnes Carduelis spinus Siskin

159 Bouvreuil pivoine Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bullfinch

160 Grosbec casse-noyaux Coccothraustes coccothraustesHawfinch

161 Bec-croisé des sapins Loxia curvirostra Common Crossbill

162 Bruant des roseaux Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Bunting

163 Bruant jaune Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer