Birds at Mas de la Fontenette
They are numerous for those who know how to observe them.
The most common birds are the swallow, the great tit, the blue tit and the blackbird. There are also chattering magpies, red throats, cuckoos, great spotted woodpeckers, grey wagtails, oak jays, tree chaffinches and more. Endemic species include the common raven, jackdaw, hoopoe, oriole, nightingale and bee-eater. Other bird species include the chaffinch, the black-headed warbler, the goldfinch, the rock pigeon, the greenfinch, the swift chicken and the common nuthatch. Birds of prey include the little owl, the short-toed eagle, the Bonelli’s eagle, the bearded vulture, the griffon vulture, the kestrel, the Pellerin falcon, the red kite, the black kite and others. Some are present only occasionally, particularly during the major spring and autumn migrations. The European oriole nests in the trees at Mas de la Fontenette. Like the little owl, it is present in spring and summer. It spends the winter in Africa