May 22nd - Northern France
We've just got back from a day visit to various sites in Northern France. Having had a very early start we arrived at Calais and drove to Oye Plage before moving on to Romelaire and Foret de Nieppe. The weather was very good and we saw some excellent birds including 1 Black-necked Grebe, 7 Serins, 19 Spoonbills, 5 Icterine Warblers, 1 Cattle Egret, 6 Kentish Plovers, 2 Crested Tits, 2 White Storks, a pair of Honey Buzzards, a pair of Golden Orioles and 11 Short-toed Treecreepers.