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France: Birds and Art in Provence

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Prospective Birdlist

with Rick Wright as leader

  • Column A: 1 = we should see (at least a 90% chance)
  • Column B: 2 = may see (about a 50%-90% chance)
  • Coulmn C: 3 = possible, but unlikely (20%-50% chance)
A B C D
Black-necked Grebe 2 Podiceps nigricollis
Little Grebe 2 Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe 1 Podiceps cristatus
Mediterranean Shearwater 3 Puffinus yelkouan
Great Cormorant 1 Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Bittern 2 Botaurus stellaris
Little Bittern 2 Ixobrychus minutus
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Nycticorax nycticorax
Cattle Egret 1 Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron 1 Ardeola ralloides
Little Egret 1 Egretta garzetta
Great Egret 1 Ardea alba
Gray Heron 1 Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron 1 Ardea purpurea
White Stork 1 Ciconia ciconia
Glossy Ibis 2 Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill 2 Platalea leucorodia
Greater Flamingo 1 Phoenicopterus ruber
Mute Swan 1 Cygnus olor
Common Shelduck 1 Tadorna tadorna
Mallard 1 Anas platyrhynchos
Gadwall 2 Anas strepera
Northern Shoveler 2 Anas clypeata
Red-crested Pochard 2 Netta rufina
Egyptian Vulture   3 Neophron percnopterus
Short-toed Eagle 1 Circaetus gallicus
Booted Eagle 3 Hieraaetus pennatus
Bonelli?s Eagle 3 Hieraaetus fasciatus
Black Kite 1 Milvus migrans
Red Kite 2 Milvus milvus
Marsh Harrier 1 Circus aeruginosus
Montagu's Harrier 2 Circus pygargus
Common Buzzard 1 Buteo buteo
European Honey-buzzard 2 Pernis apivorus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 2 Accipiter nisus
Common Kestrel 1 Falco tinnunculus
Lesser Kestrel 3 Falco naumanni
Eurasian Hobby 2 Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falcon 2 Falco peregrinus
Red-legged Partridge 1 Alectoris rufa
Common Pheasant 1 Phasianus colchicus
Water Rail 1 Rallus aquaticus
Common Moorhen 1 Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot 1 Fulica atra
Little Bustard 2 Tetrax tetrax
Eurasian Oystercatcher 2 Haematopus ostralegus
Black-winged Stilt 1 Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet 1 Recurvirostra avosetta
Stone-curlew 2 Burhinus oedicnemus
Collared Pratincole 3 Glareola pratincola
Little Ringed Plover 3 Charadrius dubius
Kentish Plover 1 Charadrius alexandrinus
Northern Lapwing 2 Vanellus vanellus
Common Sandpiper 2 Actitis hypoleucus
Common Redshank 2 Tringa totanus
Spotted Redshank 3 Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank 3 Tringa nebularia
Black-tailed Godwit 3 Limosa limosa
Black-headed Gull 1 Larus ridibundus
Slender-billed Gull 2 Larus genei
Mediterranean Gull 1 Larus melanocephalus
Yellow-legged Gull 1 Larus cachinnans
Gull-billed Tern 1 Sterna nilotica
Sandwich Tern 1 Sterna sandvicensis
Common Tern 1 Sterna hirundo
Little Tern 1 Sterna albifrons
Whiskered Tern 1 Chlidonias hybrida
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse 2 Pterocles alchata
Rock Dove 1 Columba livia
Common Wood Pigeon 1 Columba palumbus
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 Streptopelia decaocta
European Turtle-Dove 1 Streptopelia turtur
Common Cuckoo 1 Cuculus canorus
Great Spotted Cuckoo 3 Clamator glandarius
Barn Owl 2 Tyto alba
Tawny Owl 2 Strix aluco
Eurasian Eagle-Owl 3 Bubo bubo
Long-eared Owl 3 Asio otus
Little Owl 2 Athene noctua
Eurasian Scops-Owl 2 Otus scops
European Nightjar 3 Caprimulgus europaeus
Common Swift 1 Apus apus
Pallid Swift 3 Apus pallidus
Alpine Swift 1 Apus melba
Eurasian Hoopoe 1 Upupa epops
Common Kingfisher 2 Alcedo atthis
European Bee-eater 1 Merops apiaster
European Roller 2 Coracias garrulus
Black Woodpecker 3 Dryocopus martius
European Green Woodpecker 2 Picus viridis
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 Dendrocopos major
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 3 Dendrocopos minor
Common Skylark 1 Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark 1 Galerida cristata
Woodlark 1 Lullula arborea
Greater Short-toed Lark 1 Calandrella brachydactyla
Calandra Lark 3 Melanocorypha calandra
Sand Martin 2 Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag Martin 1 Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn Swallow 1 Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped Swallow 3 Hirundo daurica
Common House Martin 1 Delichon urbica
Tawny Pipit 2 Anthus campestris
Water Pipit 3 Anthus spinoletta
White Wagtail 1 Motacilla alba
Western Yellow Wagtail 1 Motacilla flava
Gray Wagtail 2 Motacilla cinerea
Winter Wren 1 Troglodytes troglodytes
Dunnock 2 Prunella modularis
Alpine Accentor 3 Prunella collaris
European Robin 2 Erithacus rubecula
Common Nightingale 1 Luscinia megarhynchos
Common Redstart 1 Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Black Redstart 1 Phoenicurus ochruros
Northern Wheatear 1 Oenanthe oenanthe
Black-eared Wheatear 3 Oenanthe hispanica
Common Stonechat 2 Saxicola rubicola
Blue Rock Thrush 2 Monticola solitarius
Song Thrush 3 Turdus philomelos
Mistle Thrush 1 Turdus viscivorus
Fieldfare 3 Turdus pilaris
Common Blackbird 2 Turdus merula
Garden Warbler 2 Sylvia borin
Blackcap 1 Sylvia atricapilla
Orphean Warbler 3 Sylvia hortensis
Sardinian Warbler 1 Sylvia melanocephala
Common Whitethroat 3 Sylvia communis
Spectacled Warbler 2 Sylvia conspicillata
Subalpine Warbler 2 Sylvia cantillans
Dartford Warbler 2 Sylvia undata
Moustached Warbler 2 Acrocephalus melanopogon
Zitting Cisticola 1 Cisticola juncidis
Savi?s Warbler 3 Locustella luscinioides
Cetti?s Warbler 1 Cettia cetti
European Reed Warbler 1 Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Great Reed Warbler 1 Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Melodious Warbler 1 Hippolais polyglotta
Western Bonelli's Warbler 3 Phylloscopus bonelli
Chiffchaff 2 Phylloscopus collybita
Goldcrest 2 Regulus regulus
Firecrest 2 Regulus ignicapillus
Spotted Flycatcher 2 Muscicapa striata
Great Tit 1 Parus major
Coal Tit 1 Parus ater
Blue Tit 1 Parus caeruleus
Crested Tit 1 Parus cristatus
Long-tailed Tit 1 Aegithalos caudatus
Bearded Reedling 2 Panurus biarmicus
Eurasian Nuthatch 2 Sitta europaea
Eurasian Treecreeper 2 Certhia familiaris
Short-toed Treecreeper 1 Certhia brachydactyla
Red-backed Shrike 2 Lanius collurio
Woodchat Shrike 2 Lanius senator
Southern Gray Shrike 2 Lanius meridionalis
Lesser Gray Shrike 3 Lanius minor
Common Magpie 1 Pica pica
Eurasian Jay 1 Garrulus glandarius
Western Jackdaw 1 Corvus monedula
Carrion Crow 1 Corvus corone
Common Raven 1 Corvus corax
Common Starling 1 Sturnus vulgaris
Eurasian Golden Oriole 2 Oriolus oriolus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow 1 Passer montanus
House Sparrow 1 Passer domesticus
Rock Sparrow 2 Petronia petronia
Common Chaffinch 1 Fringilla coelebs
Common Linnet 1 Acanthis cannabina
European Goldfinch 1 Carduelis carduelis
European Greenfinch 1 Carduelis chloris
Citril Finch 2 Serinus citrinella
European Serin 1 Serinus serinus
Common Reed-Bunting 2 Emberiza schoeniclus
Yellowhammer 3 Emberiza citrinella
Cirl Bunting 1 Emberiza cirlus
Corn Bunting 1 Emberiza calandra
Rock Bunting 2 Emberiza cia