Auberge du Balestié - Hotel Restaurant - Mirepoix in Ariège Pyrénées
Route de Carcassonne 09500 Malegoude - Tél : (33) 05 61 69 58 64

Birdwatching

We have over 40 House Martins nests and from April to September it is an absolute pleasure to watch the birds swooping in and out of the nests.

The lake behind our hotel is an absolute paradise for birdwatchers. There is a small island in the middle of the lake where many Little Egrets, Cattle Egrets, Grey Herons and Night Herons make their nests. There are also Crested Grebe, Coot and Mallard.

Many other birds can be observed around the Auberge including Red Kite, Black Kite, Buzzard, Cuckoo, Black Redstart, Serin, Cirl Bunting.

 

All bird photographs on this site are courtesy of Ghislaine et Thierry and you can see more of their fabulous photographs at http://sites.google.com/site/nicaiseghithie/

 

Cattle egret 01  Hirondelle des fenetres 05  Cattle egret 02  Coot 01  Coot 02  Great crested grebe 01  Great crested grebe 02  Great crested grebe 03  Great crested grebe 04  Great white egret  Grey heron 01  Grey heron 02  Grey heron 03  Little egret 01  Hirondelle des fenetres 06  Little egret 03  Mallard  Night heron  Ragondin 01
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