La Basse Cour: B&B near Alencon, Normandy
Normandy Garden Birds
Normandy Birdwatching Guide to France North of the Loire
Garden Birds at "La Basse Cour" North of the Pays de la Loire
Garden Birds of Normandy and Pays de la Loire
 | Bird Spotting Books for Visitors to Normandy | Crozier's Birds  | Collins European Bird Guide |
| Feathered Visitors to la Basse Cour | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name in French | Frequency of sighting | |
| (Goldcrest) Regulus regulus 9cm Jan-Dec * | | Play goldcrest call |
| (Wren) 10cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play wren call |
| (Chiffchaff) Phylloscopus collybita 11cm Spring-summer ** | | |
| (Willow Warbler) Phylloscopus trochilus 11cm Mar-Nov ** | | Play willow warbler call |
| (Blue tit) Parus caeruleus 12cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play blue tit call |
| (Coal tit) Parus ater 12cm Jan-Dec * | | Play coal tit call |
| (Marsh tit) Parus palustris 12cm Jan-Dec * | | |
| (Siskin) Carduelis spinus 12cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play siskin call |
| (Short-toed Treecreeper) Certhia brachydactyla 12cm Jan-Dec * | | |
| (Goldfinch) Carduelis carduelis 13cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play goldfinch call |
| (Nuthatch) Sitta europaea 12-14cm * | | |
| (Long-tailed Tit) Aegithalos caudatus 14cm Jan-Dec ** | | Play long-tailed tit call |
| (Dunnock) Prunella modularis 14cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play dunnock call |
| (Robin) Erithacus rubecula 14cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play robin call |
| (Black redstart) Phoenicurus ochrurus 14cm Mar-Oct *** | | |
| (Redstart) Phoenicurus phoenicurus 14cm Apr-Oct * | | |
| (Blackcap) Sylvia atricapilla 14cm Apr-Oct * | | |
| (Great Tit) Parus major 14cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play great tit call |
| (Reed Bunting) Emberiza schoeniclus 15cm Jan-Dec *** | |  |
| (House Sparrow) Passer domesticus 15cm Jan-Dec *** | |  |
| (Greenfinch) Carduelis chloris 15cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play greenfinch call |
| (Chaffinch) Fringilla coelebs 15cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play chaffinch call |
| (Brambling) Fringilla montifringilla 15cm Jan-Dec * | | Play brambling call |
| (Spotted Flycatcher) Muscicapa striata 15cm Apr-Sep * | | Play Flycatcher call |
| (Swift) Apus apus 16cm May-Aug *** | | Play swift call |
| (House Martin) Delichon urbicum 15cm Mar-Aug *** | | |
| (Bullfinch) Pyyrhula pyrrhula 16cm Jan-Dec * | | |
| (Kingfisher) Alcedo atthis 17cm Jan-Dec *** | | |
| (White Wagtail) Motacilla alba 18cm Mar-Nov *** | | Not the same as the pied wagtail, which has black back |
| Bergeronnette des ruisseaux Motacilla cinerea 18cm Jan-Dec ** | | |
| (Hawfinch) Coccothraustes coccothraustes 18cm Jan-Dec * | | |
| (Barn Swallow) Hirundo rustica 19cm Mar-Oct *** | | Play swallow call |
| (Common Sandpiper) Actitis hypoleucos 20cm Jun-Aug
* | | Only when passing through |
| (Starling) Sturnus vulgaris 22cm Jan-Dec *** | | |
| (Greater Spotted Woodpecker) Dendrocopus major 23cm Jan-Dec ** | | Play greater spotted woodpecker call |
| (Song Thrush) Turdus philomelos 23cm Mar-Oct * | | Slightly smaller than a blackbird Play song thrush call |
| (Blackbird) Turdus merula 25cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play blackbird call |
| (Mistle thrush) Turdus viscicorus 27cm Jan-Dec *** | | Slightly larger than a blackbird Play mistle thrush call |
| (Little grebe) Tachybaptus ruficollis 25-30cm Mar-Sept *** | | Breeding since 2010 |
| (Green Woodpecker) Picus viridis 32cm Jan-Dec *** | | Often seen picking for ants in the lawn |
| (Kestrel) Falco tinnunculus 31-37cm Jan-Dec, nests behind barn *** | | |
| (Tawny Owl) Strix aluco 38cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play tawny owl call |
| (Collared Dove) Streptopelia decaocto 32cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play collared dove call |
| (Feral Town Pigeon) Columba livia f. domestica 33cm Jan-Dec ** | | |
| (Cuckoo) Cuculus canorus 33cm Mar-Oct ** | | Frequently heard in spring and summer, harder to see! |
| (Jay) Garrulus glandularius 34cm Jan-Dec ** | | |
| (Moorhen) Gallinula chloropus 35cm Jan-Dec *** | | |
| (Sparrowhawk) Accipiter nisus 30-35cm Jan-Dec * | | Occasionally perches in apple tree or on barn |
| (Wood pigeon) Columba palustris 40cm Jan-Dec *** | | Play wood pigeon call |
| (Coot) Fulica atra 36-42cm * | | |
| (Magpie) Pica pica 45cm Jan-Dec *** | | |
| (Rook) Corvus frugilegus 47cm Jan-Dec * | | |
| (Carrion Crow) Corvus corone 47cm Jan-Dec *** | | |
| (Mandarin Duck) Aix galericulata 41-49cm * | |  |
| (Tufted duck) Aythya fuligula 40-47cm * | | |
| (Pochard) Aythya ferina 42-49cm * | | |
| (Pheasant) Phasianus colchicus 80cm Jan-Dec * | |  |
| (Mallard) Anas platyrhynchos 55-60cm Jan-Dec, breeding since 2009 *** | |  |
| (Buzzard) Buteo buteo 55cm Jan-Dec *** | | Often seen in flight or perching on fences |
| (Purple Heron) Ardea purpurea 80-90cm Jun - Sept * | |  |
| (Great White Egret) Ardea alba 80-100cm Summer * | |  |
| (Grey Heron) Ardea cinerea 90-100cm Jan-Dec *** | |  |
