Ile de Ré, Atlantic coast, La Rochelle, w France

Today we had some free time as conference participants went out for excursions. Unfortunately we could not joint them due to some booking problem in our hotel but later we decided we make our own short trip to the Ile de Ré, a small island linked to the mainland by a long bridge. The weather was not so pleasant but still acceptable for birding. It was not enough to take decent shots on birds. Tide was just coming while we were at the coast. Species seen: Little Egret 10 Eurasian Oystercatcher 6 Common Ringed Plover 1 Ruddy Turnstone 60 Sanderling 15 Black-headed Gull 40 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Mediterranean Gull 4 European Herring Gull 10 Short-eared Owl 1 (flying over the sea) Common Kestrel 1 Common Wood-Pigeon 7 Meadow Pipit 2 European Magpie 2 Eurasian Starling 10 European Robin 2

Sanderling Calidris alba

Sanderling Calidris alba

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

European Herring Gull Larus argentatus

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