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France

Birds, destinations and field guides for France.

Endemic species: 0
Bird species: 99
Destinations: 1
Field guides: 4

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Identify

Birds you are likely to see in France

Carrion Crow Corvus corone

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major

Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus

White Wagtail Motacilla alba

Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis

Eurasian Magpie

Eurasian Magpie Pica pica

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

European Pied Flycatcher

European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

Eurasian Blue Tit

Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus

Plan

Where to go birding in France

France Camargue The Rhône delta: flamingos, herons and bee-eaters among lagoons and rice fields.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Read

Field guides for France

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe Rob Hume, 2010 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more Beginners

Collins Bird Guide

Collins Bird Guide Lars Svensson et al., 2000 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more All levels

Advanced Bird ID Handbook: The Western Palearctic

Advanced Bird ID Handbook: The Western Palearctic Nils Van Duivendijk, 2011 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more Experts and researchers

Birds of France

Birds of France James Lowen et al., 2018 France All levels