I spent a great week in the Auvergne earlier this month, staying in a hamlet called Chazieux on the Allier. It's south of Brioude. It was a family holiday, so mostly walking and keeping eyes open, but, I saw the following. It's a bit of a data dump and there's some obvious stuff on there, but might be useful for anyone heading that way in future.
Raptors are simply out of this world. Short Toed Eagle seen pretty much at least once a day and kites everywhere. Didn't see any Black Woodpeckers though
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1. Wren
2. Blue Tit
3. Great Tit
4. Chiffchaff
5. Whitethroat
6. Blackcap
7. Spotted Flycatcher
8. House Martin
9. Crag Martin (at Prades)
10. Sand Martin
11. Swallow
12. Stonechat
13. Robin
14. Redstart
15. Black Redstart
16. House Sparrow
17. Serin
18. Grenfinch
19. Goldfinch
20. Chaffinch
21. Cirl Bunting
22. Grey Wagtail
23. White Wagtail
24. Skylark
25. Wheatear (Plomb du Cantal)
26. Water Pipit (Plomb du Cantal)
27. Tawny Pipit (Plomb du Cantal)
28. Meadow Pipit
29. Cuckoo
30. Red Backed Shrike
31. Starling
32. Blackbird
33. Golden Oriole
34. Mistle Thrush
35. Jay
36. Magpie
37. Jackdaw
38. Rook
39. Crow
40. Raven
41. Swift
42. Alpine Swift (at Prades)
43. Green Woodpecker
44. G Spot Woodpecker
45. Nuthatch
46. Woodpigeon
47. Collared Dove
48. Lapwing
49. Common Sandpiper
50. Mallard
51. Kestrel
52. Hobby
53. Peregrine
54. Montagu Harrier
55. Buzzard
56. Honey Buzzard
57. Red Kite
58. Black Kite
59. Short Toed Eagle
60. Golden Eagle
Raptors are simply out of this world. Short Toed Eagle seen pretty much at least once a day and kites everywhere. Didn't see any Black Woodpeckers though
(1. Wren
2. Blue Tit
3. Great Tit
4. Chiffchaff
5. Whitethroat
6. Blackcap
7. Spotted Flycatcher
8. House Martin
9. Crag Martin (at Prades)
10. Sand Martin
11. Swallow
12. Stonechat
13. Robin
14. Redstart
15. Black Redstart
16. House Sparrow
17. Serin
18. Grenfinch
19. Goldfinch
20. Chaffinch
21. Cirl Bunting
22. Grey Wagtail
23. White Wagtail
24. Skylark
25. Wheatear (Plomb du Cantal)
26. Water Pipit (Plomb du Cantal)
27. Tawny Pipit (Plomb du Cantal)
28. Meadow Pipit
29. Cuckoo
30. Red Backed Shrike
31. Starling
32. Blackbird
33. Golden Oriole
34. Mistle Thrush
35. Jay
36. Magpie
37. Jackdaw
38. Rook
39. Crow
40. Raven
41. Swift
42. Alpine Swift (at Prades)
43. Green Woodpecker
44. G Spot Woodpecker
45. Nuthatch
46. Woodpigeon
47. Collared Dove
48. Lapwing
49. Common Sandpiper
50. Mallard
51. Kestrel
52. Hobby
53. Peregrine
54. Montagu Harrier
55. Buzzard
56. Honey Buzzard
57. Red Kite
58. Black Kite
59. Short Toed Eagle
60. Golden Eagle
