April 11, 2007
St Jean de Bueges
I took a rare break from birding to join Florence and Andrew for a hike and picnic in picturesque St Jean de Bueges.
I of course immediately regretted not taking my scope along when a Cirl Bunting (Bruant zizi) posed for me in perfect light, and I can only imagine how well this singing male Blue Rock Thrush (Monticole bleu) on the church tower would have come out...
I managed a few new butterfly species including Moroccan Orange-tip, Cleopatra and this tiny Baton Blue.
I guess these are Six-spotted Burnets, but have no idea of their range outside of the UK...
Early Spider Orchid made an attractive addition to my orchid list.
