Birding Sardinia and Corsica

I have just returned from a very successful tour of Sardinia and Corsica but was disappointed at the very low numbers of migrants recorded – just a handful of Common Chiffchaffs, 1 Woodchat Shrike, 2 Hoopoes and about 80 Barn Swallows. Highlights included 9 CALIFORNIAN QUAILS (noted at two sites and 9 of the 40 birds remaining from the introduction in 1961), c10 CORSICAN NUTHATCHES, c150 CORSICAN CITRIL FINCHES, c400 YELKOUAN SHEARWATERS, c300 SCOPOLI’S CORY’S SHEARWATERS, 80 ALPINE CHOUGHS, 6 CORSICAN COMMON CROSSBILLS, GOLDEN EAGLE, MARMORA’S WARBLERS and singing male MOLTONI’S SUBALPINE WARBLERS.

A detailed tripreport will follow on the UK400ClubOnline website in due course