Information on ferries in Croatia, including all ferry companies and routes, how to buy tickets, tips for travelling and more. Gmail is email thats intuitive, efficient, and useful. GB of storage, less spam, and mobile access. This islandstudded marine wilderness is often referred to as the Mexican Galapagos and it boasts one of the greatest diversities of sea life anywhere on Earth. LPO UK News. This page comprises news items about the LPO and bird conservation in France, compiled by Ken Hall. I update it as and when I have news to report and time to compile it. Any opinions and interpretations expressed should in general be taken as mine, and not officially those of the LPO itself. For more details about the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux, its activities and publications, please see http www. November 2. 01. 7Ortolans some relief at last. A recent press release from the LPO gives the news that for the first time in many years they have not detected evidence of any significant trapping of Ortolans in Les Landes, in south west France this autumn. Uk Border Agency Landing Card Pdf' title='Uk Border Agency Landing Card Pdf' />Assuming that this good news is repeated in future seasons, it marks the successful culmination of an extremely long and sometimes bitter fight against this illegal practice by the LPO and other conservation bodies. Adverse publicity, some real action by the authorities, some exemplary fines, and the strictures of the new environment minister, have all also played a part. Alternative News and Views, Reported by Agents Around the World, 24 hours a day. Greenpeace will never stop fighting for a greener, healthier world for our oceans, forests, food, climate, and democracyno matter what forces stand in our way. Types of brace position. There are many different ways to adopt the brace position, with many countries adopting their own version based on research performed by. Uk Border Agency Landing Card Pdf' title='Uk Border Agency Landing Card Pdf' />But the LPO will be checking on the ground in 2. October 2. 01. 7Organbidexka migration counts. Although the season of counts at this Pyrenean migration watchpoint is not yet over it runs to the middle of November it is clear that for several species it has been an outstanding autumn. For instance, over 1. Honey Buzzards have been seen passing south, the fifth highest total in 3. Over 2. 00. 0 were seen on 2. August, with over 1. Over 3. 7,0. 00 Black Kites were recorded this year, nearly 1. August, after a few days of bad weather during which birds just had to sit and wait in the foothills to the north. I experienced something similar myself on 2nd August at the Col du Soulor, further east, when nearly 6. Black Kites passed through once the skies had cleared after several days of frustratingly low cloud and no birds at all. But definitely worth the wait, for me if not for the birds themselves. October is the peak time for Red Kites, with 1. In some years at the start of the new millennium even the annual total never got as high as that, as the graph below shows. It is encouraging to see that the recent trend is upwards. They are still on the move, of course, over 8. Another species also found in increasing numbers is the Black Stork. Whereas when counts began, nearly 4. No doubt increasing numbers breeding in northern France and elsewhere can account for this welcome rise in numbers. Among a few of the oddities, a Short toed Lark was a first for the site, a Great Bustard was a bit of a surprise, and more than 2. Hawfinches so far are a reflection of what seems to be quite a widespread invasion across western Europe this autumn. October 2. 01. 7Ortolans and the law. As a follow up to the on going saga of the illegal trapping of Ortolans and other small birds see here, the result of one case against eleven people found guilty of breaking law has recently been confirmed after they appealed against the result and the fines increased slightly. Other cases are also going to appeal, to be considered later in the year. The LPOs press release, in French, can be seen here. It appears that these trappers, all fairly elderly, really dont have much else to do with their spare time, although that did not seem to cut much ice with the legal authorities. Another encouraging sign of the times is that Nicolas Hulot, the ecology minister, sent a message in August to the Prfet des Landes, the official tasked with the application of the law in that part of France, instructing him to reinforce the fight against the illegal killing of birds, with a view to eliminating the practice altogether. September 2. 01. 7Honeyguide Wildlife Holidays. Each year I receive a brochure from Honeyguide Wildlife Holidays, as not only do their trips include visits to France, they also make a donation to the LPO from part of the cost of each holiday, the donations being made via the Honeyguide Wildlife Charitable Trust. In 2. 01. 8 I see that they are visiting both the Dordogne area and the Camargue in May. Funds from the first holiday will support the Refuges LPO network of over 1. France, many of them private gardens and public parks, while those from the second will go towards enhancing the breeding sites of Lesser Kestrels on La Crau, one of the places participants will be visiting. For more details of these and other holidays on offer, check out the Honeyguide website. August 2. 01. 7Recent issues of Ornithos. With a bit of time on my hands i. Bank Holiday traffic, Ive at last had a chance to read through the two most recent issues of Ornithos. As usual there is always something of interest here. In Number 2. 4 2, the main item is the third update to the Nouvel inventaire des oiseaux de France NIOF, published in 2. I Am Alive Reloaded Crack Fix. A summary of the previous update can be found here. Among the more notable changes are those concerning the herons and their allies where, in many cases, as in the UK, there have been some significant increases. For instance, in the Camargue the numbers of Night Herons reached a new peak in 2. Lac de Grand Lieu Loire Atlantique has varied between 2. These figures are of added interest knowing that this year a pair bred successfully in the UK for the first time, on the Somerset Levels. Likewise, the recent Cattle Egret influx to the UK is no doubt linked to the steady increase in France since a cold winter in 2. Another species that has also started breeding in the UK, the Great White Egret, has a population in France now estimated to be around 5. In 2. 01. 5, in the Camargue, no fewer than 1. Glossy Ibis bred at the Scamandre reserve alone, and at least three young from that population have made their way to Britain. Both White Storks and Spoonbills continue to extend their ranges, with record numbers of both noted on migration. On the down side, Squacco Heron numbers seem to be declining, although 4. Camargue in 2. 01. Other items that caught my eye concerned four Great Bustards from the Wiltshire reintroduction project which had crossed the Channel between 2. One made it back under its own steam, one was caught and sent back after recuperation in a rescue centre, one was found dead, and one survived for several months before disappearing again, who knows where. Among the waders, the highest post breeding number of Kentish Plovers that could be found in Brittany was 1. September 2. 01. 5, compared to 6. July 1. 99. 5. No wonder they are increasingly rare now in the UK. With Bee eaters having attempted to breed again in Britain, it is interesting to note that there have been quite a few small colonies scattered across northern France in the past few years, but many of them are only transitory, as has also been the picture here. Crested Lark populations continue to decline in many places, and it is depressing to note that an estimated 1. Skylarks were reported as killed during the 2. Unfortunately this species, whose French wintering population has dropped by nearly 4. France. The well known most northerly population of Rock Sparrows, those at the Abbaye de Fontevraud Maine et Loire, seem to be on the way out, despite work to maintain their nesting sites at this historic building, with only three or four pairs in 2. I did see at least one bird still there in 2. These are just a few of the species mentioned the rest of the list contains much else of interest. The Rumor Mill News Reading Room.