CAMARGUE

Wonderful European winter birding

Saturday 14 February - Saturday 21 February 2009

Price: £1145 pp Single Supplement: £105 pp Deposit: £300 pp

Price includes: return scheduled flight from London – Nimes, airport taxes, ground transportation, accommodation and all meals, incidental tips, and the services of Leader John Poyner, who will be joined by another from our main guiding team with more than 7 clients. Max. 14 clients. Don't like flying? You can join this holiday by train! Please contact us for more details!

Where can you enjoy great winter birding before migration begins? Join Heatherlea in the Camargue, one of Europe’s premier winter birding destinations. Winter birds can include Wallcreeper, Bonelli’s Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Little Bustard, Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse, Citril Finch, Snow Finch, Eagle Owl, Black Woodpecker, Alpine Accentor, Bluethroat, Moustached Warbler, Penduline Tit, and of course flocks of Greater Flamingo which can be usually measured in thousands. From the sweeping marshes of the Camargue reserve and the surrounding plains of La Crau to the limestone cliffs of Les Alpilles and, weather permitting, the snow-clad mountain slopes of Mont Ventoux, we explore all the special places and key sites, returning in the evening to a lovely cosy hotel and traditional food including local cheese and wine; Heatherlea aficionados will feel right at home!

Other birds of note may include Black-necked Grebe, Little, Cattle and Great White Egret, Little Stint, Spotted Redshank, Long-Legged Buzzard, Golden Eagle, Red Kite, Yellow-legged Gull, Slender Billed Gull, Little Owl, Crag Martin, Water Pipit, Richard’s Pipit, Kingfisher, Blue Rock Thrush, Southern Grey Shrike, Crested Tit, Sardinian Warbler, Firecrest, Serin, Hawfinch, Brambling, Common Crossbill, Cirl Bunting and Rock Bunting. A tremendous start to the overseas birding year! Watch out also for Coypu in ditches or blundering Wild Boar crashing through vegetation.

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Please note: all itineraries are given as a guide only. Actual holiday content may vary according to the judgement of your guide, and elements beyond our control (eg weather).