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• France: Ornithology: from elsewhere

  Twitchers without borders (Covid-19): Even as countries peck at each other, their birdwatchers co-operate

  26 September 2020, by Banyan

  When all other forms of detente fail, reach for the binoculars.
  For those awed by nature on a planetary scale, this is a special time of year. During the autumn bird migration, 50m-odd individuals from 155 species of waders and other waterbirds barrel down the great avian thoroughfare known as (…)

• France: Ornithology: from elsewhere

  Ornithology: autumnal scenes at Marolles-sur-Seine (France)

  21 September 2012, by ROUSSET Pierre

  In Ile-de-France, at its southeast fringes, the fluvial valleys offer numerous sites for observing water birds. One such site is the bird sanctuary of Carreau-Franc at Marolles-sur-Seine, in the department of Seine-et-Marne.
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  The photos below were taken on 13^th and (…)