Thurday 5th May (Gulls and Terns)


Mr. Kite looked out of The Joint window to see the black bulls and white horses of The Camargue. These are lucky animals living in meadows with plenty of lush green grass. Mr. Kite is not sure about the black bulls future but they seem very happy at the moment.

Soon Mr. Kite and His Lady were on their travels and ended up at St. Maries de la Mer. After a lunch of bread and cheese Mr. Kite went on The Beast to explore some of the local lagoons. Mr. Kite likes sitting in the warm sunshine and bird-watching; today he was not disappointed. Sitting on the bank by a stretch of water Mr. Kite carefully studied Black-headed Gulls, Meditteranean Gulls, Lesser-black Backed Gulls, and Yellow-legged Gulls. After an hour Mr. Kite could quickly distinguish between the gulls.

Then two terns appeared and noisily flew around. Flying terns are hard to distinguish so Mr. Kite just watched them fly and listened to their call. They flew low over the water; they did not hover and they did not dive in. Recognising terns will be for another day.

Mr. Kite returned to The Joint and had a tipple of Kronenbourg. Cheers from Mr. Kite who has seen lots of gulls today.