Corsica August 2017

 This was a 10 day trip combining some easy birding and a family holiday. Both the endemics were found easy enough when the habitat is reached. The higher forest at Col del Sorba produced the Nuthatch and Citril Finch on both visits, the Mediterranean race of Spotted Flycatcher  seemed to be fairly common.

 

Species seen

European Shag
Red Kite
Audouin’s Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
European Scops-Owl
Barn Owl
Alpine Swift
Eurasian Hoopoe
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Red-backed Shrike
Balearic Woodchat Shrike
Eurasian Jay
Hooded Crow
Common Raven
Eurasian Crag-Martin
Barn Swallow
Common House-Martin
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Corsican Nuthatch
Goldcrest
Common Chiffchaff
Sardinian Warbler
Moltonis Subalpine Warbler
Marmora’s Warbler
Mediterranean Spotted Flycatcher
Black Redstart
Stonechat
Spotless Starling
Grey Wagtail
Cirl Bunting
Corsican Finch
Italian Sparrow
House Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow