Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!news.funet.fi!ra!misan From: misan@ra.abo.fi (Annika Forsten DC) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: Birds in Southern France Message-ID: Date: 19 Mar 91 16:41:39 GMT References: Sender: misan@ra.abo.fi Organization: Abo Academy, Finland Lines: 27 In-reply-to: sjg@uts.amdahl.com's message of 18 Mar 91 15:36:30 GMT In article sjg@uts.amdahl.com (Stephen J. Ginsky) writes: > My wife and I will be travelling to France in early April, visiting Paris, > Lyon, Burgundy and Provence. The highlight of our trip may be the Camargue, > a marshy region west of Marseille on the Mediterannean, with plenty of birds, > wild horses and bulls. > Can anyone relate birding experiences or recommend bird books for this part > of the world? Since you are going so soon, you won't be able to order anything. There is a site guide for France (in French), hopefully it is available in the bookshops. The name is 'Ou voir les Oiseaux en France' by Philippe J. Dubois. It was published in 1989. There is also a book called 'Guide des oiseaux de Camargue' (Blondel & Isenmann) 1981. Even though the books are in French they should be easy to use even if you don't speak French. For identification use the newest edition of Bruun, SInger, Delin & Svensson: 'Hamlyn Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe'. I haven't birded in France myself, so I can't say anything about that. Annika Forsten, Finland