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Nature spotting

Wildlife in Brittany - some spotting notes            back to T & L's homepage

**	at Trevor and Linda's House
*	Le Corboulo area
+	Lac de Guérledan area including Forests
/	Etang des Salles
[	Carnac area

All spotted/ named by Trevor Smith Aug 1997.

Birds:
+	Little Grebe	Grèbe costagneux
/	Great Crested Grebe	Grèbe huppé
+	Cormorant	Grand cormoran
+	Grey Heron	Héron caudré
+	Honey Buzzard	Bondrée ???????
+	Hen Harrier	Busard Saint-Martin
*	Buzzard	Busé variable
+	Kestrel	Faucon crécerelle
+	Moorhen	Poule d'eau
+	Coot	Foulque macroule
/	Lapwing	Vanneau huppé
*	Green Sandpiper	Chevalier culblanc
*	Blackheaded Gull	Mouette nevise
+	Lesser Blackbacked Gull	Goéland brun
	Herring Gull	Goéland orgenté
+	Great Blackbacked Gull	Goéland morin
[	Sandwich Tern	Sterne ????
[	Little Egret	Aigrette gorzetta
[	Common Tern	Sterne pierregorin
**	Woodpigeon	Pigeon ramier
**	Collared Dove	Tourtelle turqoise
+	Turtle Dove	Tourtelle des bois
+	Tawney Owl	Chouette hulotte
+	Swift	Martinet noir
*	Kingfisher	Martin-pêcheur
**	Green Woodpecker	Pie vert
**	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Pie épeiche
	Sand Martin;	Hirondelle de rivage
**	Swallow	Hirondelle de cheminée
	House Martin	Hirondelle de fenêtre
**	Grey Wagtail	Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
**	White Wagtail	Bergeronnette grise
**	Wren	Troglodyte
**	Dunnock	Accentor mouchet
**	Robin	Rougegorge
+	Nightingale	Rossignol philomèle
**	Blackbird	Merle noir
**	Songthrush;;	Grive musicienne
**	Missel Thrush	Grive draine
+	Chiff Chaff	Pouillot vèloce
**	Willow Warbler	Pouillot fitis
**	Goldcrest	Rochlet huppé
+	Spotted Flycatcher	Gobe-mouche gris
+	Longtailed Tit	Mésonge à longue queue
**	Marsh Tit	Mésonge nonnette
+	Crested Tit;	Mésonge huppée
+	Coal Tit	Mésonge noire
**	Blue Tit	Mésonge bleue
**	Great Tit	Mésonge charbonnière
+	Nuthatch	Sittele torchepot
+	Short Toed Treecreeper	Grimpereau des jardins
**	Jay	Geai des chênes
**	Magpie	Pie bavarde
**	Carrion Crow	Corbeille noire
**	Starling	Etomeau sonsonnet
**	House Sparrow	Moineau domestique
**	Chaffinch	Pinson des arbres
**	Greenfinch	Verdier
**	Goldfinch	Chardonneret
**	Linnet	Linotte mélodieuse
**	Bullfinch	Bouvreuil pivoine
+	Cirl Bunting	Bruant zizi
Mammals:
+	Red Squirrel
+	Mink (American ?)
Amphibian:
	Common Toad
Butterflies:
**	Swallowtail
**	Large White
**	Small White (Southern S.W.?)
**	Clouded Yellow
**	Brimstone
**	Small Tortoiseshell
**	Red Admiral
	Peacock
/	1 small Fritillary
**	Meadow Brown
	Gatekeeper
	Speckled Wood
	Wall Brown
	Small Copper
	Common Blue
	Holly Blue
Moths:
**	Orange Underwing
**	Cream-Spot Tiger
	Broadbordered Bee Hawkmoth
Damselfly:
	Calopteryx Splendens

All spotted/ named by Trevor Smith Aug 1997.

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