Greenwings: French Alps - 27 June to 8 July 2015
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 5:22 pm
Another Greenwings trip to the Parc du Mercantour (though once my work there was finished, I had five days independent travelling which took me into the Queyras).
I'm still trying to determine the exact number of species seen, so any help with IDs would be most welcome!!
I'm currently sitting on 123, which is some going, and perhaps not surprising given the weather conditions. The canicule (heatwave) in France had just started when I arrived and is probably still going strong, with temperatures reaching 39c at one point near Barcelonnette, and routinely into the mid-twenties even at altitudes of 2,200m+.
As ever, the views were beyond spectacular:
I'm still trying to determine the exact number of species seen, so any help with IDs would be most welcome!!
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I'm currently sitting on 123, which is some going, and perhaps not surprising given the weather conditions. The canicule (heatwave) in France had just started when I arrived and is probably still going strong, with temperatures reaching 39c at one point near Barcelonnette, and routinely into the mid-twenties even at altitudes of 2,200m+.
As ever, the views were beyond spectacular: