Tunisia Naturetrek Tour Report
17 - 25 March 2013
Addax
Desert Sparrow
Carthage
Moussier's Redstart
Report and images by Geoff Carr
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Tour Report
Tunisia
Tour Leaders:
Geoff Carr Amine Zorgati Hedi Dmittri
Tour Group
Barry Smithson
Naturetrek Local Guide Driver
John Plested Paul Markley Edie Trimmer June Ford John Ford Andrew Keeble Christine Burden
Day 1
Sunday 17th March
Gatwick to Tunis to Bizerte Cloud, showers and a light northerly wind – 15 degrees C Some clients met up with each other at London Gatwick check-in or at the departure gate for the BA flight and at 1330 we were on our way to Tunisia and the start of the trip. After a good flight we landed at Tunis airport and were met by the remainder of the clients, Amine, the local guide and Hedi the bus driver. We changed money to Tunisian dinar and then we were soon on our way in the fading light to our first night accommodation at Bizerte which we reached after a drive of just over one hour from the airport. After checking in we met for drinks and dinner at 2000 and then by 2130 most people retired to bed after a rather long day.
Day 2
Monday 18th March
Bizerte and Lake Ichkeul Sunny but with some cloud and a light westerly wind – 22 degrees C We awoke to a fine, sunny morning with Common Bulbul singing in nearby trees and lots of House Martins flying around the hotel establishing territories and nest sites. Most of the group members were up for prebreakfast birding around the grounds of the hotel and finding Sardinian Warbler, Spanish Sparrow, Mediterranean Gulls and a Montague’s Harrier as starters. After breakfast we were away from the hotel at a leisurely 0830 and heading north towards Lake Ichkeul, a famous migration hot-spot in Tunisia. En route we called at a supermarket to buy food for the day’s picnic. After a journey of about one hour we reached the lake and surrounding farmland with fields of cereal and beans. First we visited the barrage which separates the salt water of the sea from the fresh water main lake and here we had singing Cetti’s Warbler, Common Sandpipers, Hoopoe, Alpine Swifts and a flock of Spanish Sparrow. We drove around the lake anti-clockwise stopping a number time to look at Long-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Shorttoed Eagle, Grey and Woodchat Shrikes and Yellow Wagtail of a couple of races (cinereocapilla and iberiae). There was a large Barn Swallow and Common Swift migration over and around the lake.
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We drove further around the lake and then on a road across wet farmland towards the base of Mount Ichkeul where we found a level platform on a rock and here we had a picnic overlooking the lake and surrounding habitat. This year there had been a lot of rainfall a few weeks ago and the lake level was very high and after our picnic we had to turn back on the agricultural road as this was impassable. We drove around the lake further and into the Ichkuel National Park. Here we stopped to view over the lake with an Osprey being a good sighting as it caught a large fish. A couple of Blue Rock Thrush was looking down on us from the rocks and a mixture of Wigeon, Pintail and Teal out on the water. From here we drove back to Bizerte and back at the hotel for 1730 and had a half hour birding with a few Cory’s Shearwaters out at sea and Mediterranean Gulls passing by. We met for drinks at 1900 and to complete the day’s bird-list then our evening meal.
Day 3
Tuesday 19th March
Bizerte to Chilba and Lebna Barrage, Korba lagoon and Korba Sunny with a light SE wind 22 degrees C We had breakfast at 0700 then away at 0800 on the bus south to get around Tunis city before the morning rushhour. We travelled around Tunis and on the way out of the city stopped at a supermarket to buy food for the next two day’s picnics. From here we drove on towards Cap Bon with a stop overlooking farmland where we had lots of migrating Common Crane and White Stork, Short-toed Eagle over and Crested Lark on the farmland. Just as we thought about departing a Black-winged Kite appeared from nowhere and we all had really good fairly close views of this raptor hovering for lizards. The Chilba Barrage had high water levels and water birds were abundant. We had our picnic lunch near the lakeside on the old road and from here had Marsh Harrier, Yellow Wagtails, Temminck’s Stints, Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Lapwing, Spoonbill and a Wryneck giving close views for everyone. After the picnic we drove on and then to the outlet of the Lebna Barrage and had Sedge Warblers, Chiffchaff, Glossy Ibis, Moorhen and a distant Black-winged Kite. On then from here to the coast and the next stop at Korba Lagoons which was a large area of shallow, saline lakes with lots of birds. Here we had Greater Flamingo, Marsh Harrier, Teal, Marbled Duck, Garganey, Blackwinged Stilt, Slender-billed Gull and at least 3 races of Yellow Wagtail. After all this excitement of large numbers of birds we drove to our accommodation at the Africa Jade Thalasso Hotel. Really nice, 4 star and beside the sea. We met later to complete the day’s birds list and then to have dinner with a fantastic, varied buffet before turning in for bed after a long but rewarding day.
Day 4
Wednesday 20th March
Korba, Cap Bon, Kerkouane, Kelibia and Korba Sunny, cloud and a late shower with the wind E and 22°C Some people were up at 0700 for a short birding walk around the hotel grounds and views out to sea and had Gannet, Sandwich Tern, Laughing Dove, Great Grey Shrike, Common Swift and a number of Chiffchaff.
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After an excellent varied buffet breakfast we left the hotel at 0830 for Cap Bon which is a migration hot-spot. A quick stop to overlook Korba Lagoons where we had up to 300 Greater Flamingos floating and up-ending like duck to feed under the surface and paddling along with long, ungainly legs. We picked up food for the picnic in a small town on the way and drove straight to Cap Bon and right up to the top to the transmitter station. Here we had Moussier’s Redstart, Blue Rock Thrush, Thekla Lark and a number of Marsh Harrier drifting around. It was clear weather on the top and offered really good views all around but a strong east wind, not ideal for migration. Nevertheless, we soon witnessed the start of some migration with Marsh Harrier, Long-legged Buzzard, Black Kite, Montague’s Harrier, and the sight of 37 Common Cranes on a thermal, calling and then flying off towards Sicily and then on to their breeding grounds in Northern Europe. We descended in the bus and found a sheltered picnic spot with a view of other migrants heading to the summit. After lunch we visited the Carthaginian ruins at Kerkouane which was very interesting and extensive with a backdrop of the sea beyond. The ruins had been uncovered and preserved but not rebuilt at any height above 2-3 metres which gave a splendid overview of the whole area. Various houses were showing structural detail right down to the stone bath-tubs. Lots of Common Swift, Swallow and House Martin were passing north. We left here and then drove to Kelibia Castle with its layered history of Carthaginian, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, French and Germans during the Second World War. The castle walls had been rebuilt but the interior had work to be done in many parts but never the less, was very impressive in its current state. Here, during a short shower, we had a number of Pallid Swift, Common Swift, Little Swift, Black Redstart and another large passage of Cory’s Shearwater out at sea. From here we had a quick visit to a shallow lake near the town of Kelibia where we had Common Snipe, Black-winged Stilt and a lone male Garganey. From here we then drove back to the hotel at Korba and enjoyed the usual drinks and bird list before our evening dinner.
Day 5
Thursday 21st March
Korba to Jedidi Lake, El Jem and Mahres Sunny with a strong northerly wind and 23°C Another excellent breakfast at 0700 then we checked out at 0800 and drove south for about one hour and stopped at Jedidi Lake to look for both resident and migrant birds. This is a large lake with some reeds and is an attraction to migratory birds being on the edge of a dry, arid area with a backdrop of rugged hills. We were lucky and found 2 White-headed Ducks in the centre of the lake and everyone had good but distant views. Other birds included Shoveler, Pintail, Garganey, Little Stint, Marsh Sandpiper and Alpine Swift as the highlights. From here we departed south and reached El Jem at 1315 where we had had a three course lunch in a restaurant close to the amphitheatre. After lunch we visited the amphitheatre and walked all around the impressive structure and one of the best preserved in North Africa. It was quite hot as we walked around the structure and much of it restored to its former glory. From here we had a short drive through town to the nearby Mosaic Museum in El Jem which was just as impressive as the amphitheatre with many preserved mosaics recreated around the walls and depicting past scenes from Roman times. We left the museum about 1620 and drove through a landscape of endless Olive Groves to reach Mahres at 1800 and the Tamaris Hotel beside the sea.
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After checking in at the hotel we had a quick bird-watch on the shore-line and had Grey Plover, Common Sandpiper and Redshank. We met later for drinks and an excellent evening meal at 2000.
Day 6
Friday 22nd March
Mahres Harbour, Bouhedma National Park and Douz Sunny with a light north wind and 25°C Up as usual at 0630 and breakfast and at 0730 away in the bus to the harbour at Mahres where we had a mixture of wader and gulls. The low tide in the harbour produced Pintail, Wigeon, Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Bar-tailed Godwit, Greenshank and Caspian Tern. At 0900 we departed from Mahres and drove south then west to the arid area towards the Bouhedma National Park. Just before we reached the park we had Northern Wheatear, Short-toed Lark and Great Grey Shrike. We reached the Bouhedma National Park entrance by 1030, a remnant of the original North African landscape with numerous Acacia trees and depicting a scene of the dry habitats in central Africa. After registering we drove to the central area and then had a short walk through the Acacia scrub and found Dorca’s Gazelle and Oryx. After about one hour we returned to the central area for our picnic under the trees while watching Hoopoe’s chasing around. After eating we boarded the bus and drove through part of the park up to a spring on the hillside. En route we had Barbary Partridge, Desert Wheatear, Northern Wheatear and a Roller. When we reached the spring it was now quite hot and around 30 degrees C with most birds seeking shade but we found Redstart, Black Wheatear, Chiffchaff, and lots of Subalpine Warbler. We left the park at 1530 and drove alongside the inaccessible part of Bouhedma NP where we had 28 Ostrich, 17 Addax and 40+ Oryx. From here then south over a rocky ridge where we found a lone Golden Jackal hunting close to the road, a Scrub Warbler and a couple of Desert Lark. We continued south towards Douz and across the flat salt pan of Chott El Fejaj. We reached Douz at 1900 and checked into the smart hotel there on the edge of the desert.
Day 7
Saturday 23rd March
Douz, Jebil National Park and Douz Sunny with a light north wind and 30°C We awoke to a clear, sunny day and all met for breakfast at 0700 and departed in two 4x4 vehicles for our journey into the desert and to the Jebil National Park. En route we had lots of Hoopoe Larks and had really good fairly close views of males displaying with their backwards loop flight. A café area had Desert Sparrow, White-crowned Wheatear and nearby good views of a Pallid Harrier hunting and killing an unfortunate Subalpine Warbler in the scrub. We also had Long-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Brown-necked Raven, Woodchat Shrike, Northern Wheatear, Desert Wheatear and a Desert Warbler. At 1100 we reached the Jebil National Park gates and in the entrance had a number of Short-toed Larks, Trumpeter Finch, Temminck’s Horned Lark and a surprise Thick-billed Lark feeding with the other larks. Cream-coloured Coursers were running about nearby on the stone desert and a distant Barbary Falcon was hunting the desert.
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We had our picnic lunch in the shade of the park museum and then ventured out for a short walk to look at Addax and Dorca’s Gazelle. We left the Jebil National Park at about 1400 and drove back while birding en route. It was hot now and most birds were in what little shade could be found but we had another Desert Warbler. We were back at the hotel for 1600 and most people relaxed before meeting later for a drink, completing the bird list and having the evening meal.
Day 8
Sunday 24th March
Douz, Matmata and Jerba Island Sunny with a strong west wind and 33°C We had breakfast at 0730 and left the hotel in the bus at 0830 travelling east towards Matmata and finally Jerba Island. During the morning we stopped a number of times to look at Raven, Desert Wheatear, Red-rumped Wheatear, Short-toed Lark and Desert Lark. It was by now quite hot with a strong wind blowing sand out of the desert and giving the sun a hazy appearance. We reached Matmata at 1200 and had a look in a “Troglodite Cave” before sitting down to eat in the shade of the “cave hotel”. Being Sunday and the Tunisian children’s holiday it was very busy in the town. After the lunch we left Matmata and drove east across dramatic, rocky scenery where we had Black Wheatear and a lone Gundi sitting under a boulder in the shade. We continued on and then descended to the coastline and towards Jerba Island where there was a large queue of traffic waiting to cross to the island on the ferry. We left the bus in the queue and walked onto the ferry then crossed to Jerba and waited there for the bus to come over about one hour later but it was interesting watching people coming and going while studying the plumage variations on Yellowlegged Gulls. From here we drove on to our hotel at Houmt Souk. It was a long day but an interesting landscape.
Day 9
Monday 25th March
Jerba to Tunis to London Sunny and 25°C Breakfast at 0700 and checked out then away to Jerba airport for 0900 and said goodbye to Hedi, the bus driver who was driving back to Tunis, checked in and we were soon away for the one hour flight to Tunis airport. We collected our baggage from the airport and boarded a coach to take us to Carthage and Sidi Bou Said. The weather was cloudy, cool and windy at first as we looked around the ruins at Carthage, the Roman water tanks and the Punic Port. From here we went to a restaurant near Carthage where we had an excellent meal then from here to Sidi Bou Said where we walked around the streets and to the ancient lighthouse. After a coffee/tea we boarded the coach to take us to Tunis airport for our flight to Gatwick at 1945. After checking in and a short wait we were soon away and after a good 3 hour flight landed at Gatwick at 2200. After collecting our baggage we said goodbyes and departed for our various home destinations.
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Acknowledgements Thanks to Amine our local guide who looked after us all and sorted our accommodation and provided information on Tunisia and its history. Thanks to Hedi the bus driver who was very helpful and was so patient when we wanted to stop to look at the birds and to our 4x4 drivers. We had 151 species of birds recorded in a whole range of habitats with both resident and migratory birds which proves this is an important North African birding country. My thanks also go to all the members of the group who contributed in a variety of ways to make this a particularly memorable trip.
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Species Lists Birds ( = recorded but not counted; h = heard only) March Common name
Scientific name
17
18
19
20
1
Ostrich
Struthio camelus
21
2
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
50
6
1
3
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
100
10
25
4
Mediterranean Shearwater
Puffinus yelkouan
5
Cory's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
6
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
2
10
1
7
Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
2
50
2
30
8
Cattle Egret
Bulbucus ibis
9
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
10
Great Egret
11 12
22
23
28
1
30+
1000s 70
30
30
Egretta alba
40
2
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
20
30
20
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
60
50
40
13
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
14
Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
15
Greater Flamingo
16
Shelduck
17
Gadwall
Anas strepera
18
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
200
6
3
19
Pintail
Anas acuta
40
6
1
20
3
20
Shoveler
Anas clypeata
30
21
Wigeon
Anas penelope
10
22
Teal
Anas crecca
23
Garganey
Anus querquedula
24
Marbled Duck
Marmaronetta angustirostris
25
Pochard
Aythya ferina
26
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
27
White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala
28
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
1
29
Short-toed Eagle
Cicaetus gallicus
10
30
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
31
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
32
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
33
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
34
Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
20
12
25
35
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
8
3
2
36
Northern Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
1
37
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
10
8
38
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
39
Barbary Falcon
Falco pelegrinoides
40
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
41
Barbary Partridge
Alectoris barbara
42
Common Quail
Cotirnix coturnix
43
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
1
6
4
44
Coot
Fulica atra
4
45
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
1
46
Common Crane
Grus grus
450
37
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1
1 10
2 3
1
46
4
Phoenicopterus ruber
1
300
300
Tadorna tadorna
70
30
50
1
5
6
4
26
1000
30
20 6
2
10
20
6
1
10
12
2 3
1
2 14 2
4
2
1
30 5 2
1
10
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1 1
1
1
1
1 4
1
1 1 3 20 1h
1h 100
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March Common name
Scientific name
47
Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
8
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
49
Stone Curlew
Burhinus oedicnemus
50
Cream-coloured Courser
Cursorius cursor
51
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
52
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
5
6
53
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
3
2
54
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
55
Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
56
Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
57
Sanderling
Calidris alba
58
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
5
59
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
5
60
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
61
Temminck’s Stint
Calidris temmincki
8
62
Ruff
Philomachus pugnax
1
63
Curlew
Numenius arquata
64
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
65
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
66
Redshank
Tringa totanus
67
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
12
2
68
Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
1
2
69
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
70
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
1
71
Green Sandpiper
Tringa hypoleuca
2
72
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
6
73
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
1
1
74
Mediterranean Gull
Larus melanocephalus
10
6
75
Slender-billed Gull
Larus genei
76
Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
77
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus cachinnans
6
78
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
2
79
Sandwich Tern
Sterna sandvicensis
4
80
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
10
81
Caspian Tern
Chlidonias hybridus
1
82
Rock Dove
Columba livia
83
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbus
1
84
Laughing Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis
85
Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
86
Little Owl
Athene noctua
87
Common Swift
Apus apus
88
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus
89
Alpine Swift
Apus melba
90
Little Swift
Apus affinis
91
Hoopoe
Upupa epops
92
Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
93
Roller
Coracias garrulus
94
Skylark
Alauda arvensis
95
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
96
Thekla Lark
Galerida theklae
97
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
8
17
18
19
12
100
20
21
22
30
23
24
25
30
2 30 10
6
2
4
6
6
2
20
10
1
6
6 1 30
20
6 1 20
20 10 1
3
50 10
2
4 10+
1
2 7
3
2 6
1
30
6
2
1
2
2
6
2
2
10
6
2
1
1
2
10
2
10
50
50
50
25
10
10
4
10
10
20
10
10
10
10
1
1 20
20
1
1
4
50
5
6
4
2
1
3
50
2
8 3
1
3 2
1
25
3
1
15
50
6
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March Common name
Scientific name
98
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti
99
Thick-billed Lark
Ramphocoris clotbey
1
100
Temminck's Lark
Eremophila bilopha
20
1
101
Hoopoe Lark
Alaemon alaudipes
20
4
102
Sand Martin
Riparia riparia
103
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
4
12
104
House Martin
Delichon urbica
20+
105
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
2
1
106
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
1
107
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
1
108
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
20
6
2
109
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
50
110
Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
111
Common Bulbul
Pycnonatus barbatus
5
112
Robin
Erithacus rubecula
2
113
Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
114
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
115
Moussier's Redstart
Phoenicurus moussieri
116
Stonechat
Saxicola torquata
117
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
118
Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica
119
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
120
White-crowned wheatear
Oenanthe leucopyga
121
Black Wheatear
Oenanthe leucura
1
10
122
Red-rumped Wheatear
Oenanthe moesta
1
4
123
Blue Rock Thrush
Monticola solitarius
2
124
Blackbird
Turdus merula
20
10
125
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
20
20
1
126
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti
2h
3h
127
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
128
Sardinian Warbler
Sylvia melanocephala
129
Subalpine Warbler
Sylvia cantillans
130
Desert Warbler
Sylvia nana
131
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
132
Western Orphean Warbler
Sylvia hortensis
133
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
1
4
134
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
6
2
2
135
Blue Tit
Parus cearuleus
4
2
4
2
136
Southern Grey Shrike
Lanius meridionalis
5
7
2
5
137
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator
2
138
Fulvous Babbler
Turdoides fulvus
139
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
140
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
141
Raven
Corvus corax
142
Brown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis
143
Spanish Sparrow
Passerhispaniolensis
144
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
145
Desert Sparrow
Passer simplex
146
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
2
2
6
1
2
147
Serin
Serinus serinus
10
20
30
10
2
10
148
Greenfinch
Cardulis chloris
10
20
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7
21
22
23
24
2
3
2
25
2
1
1
1 2
1
10
2
6
1
4
2
1 2
4
1
1
5 6
10
4
1 1
10
5
1
2
2
6
1
3
3 10
1
5 20
6
8
3
3
1 10
2 10
2
2 6
1 1 2
4
2
2
30
1
2 2
20+ 2 20+
50
50
2
6
2
20
20 10
1
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March Common name
Scientific name
149
Linnet
Acanthis cannabina
150
Trumpeter Finch
Bucanetes githagineus
151
Corn Bunting
Milaria calandra
17
18
19
20
21
2
10
20
6
22
23
24
25
10 10+
6
10
Mammals Dorcas Gazelle (Bouhedma and Jebil)
Scimitar-horned Oryx (Bouhedma)
Addax (Bouhedma and Jebil)
Gundi (Matmata)
Cape Hare (Kerkouane)
Golden Jackal (El Haffey)
Pond Terrapin (Lebna and Jedidi)
Sand Lizard
Bat spp
Reptiles and Amphibians Marsh Frog spp. (various sites)
Butterflies Small White
Large White
Green-striped White
Eastern Orange Tip
Greenish Black Tip
Clouded Yellow,
Spotted Fritillary
Red Admiral
Painted Lady
Southern Speckled Wood
Small Copper
Wall
Common Blue
Cleopatra
African Grass Blue
Provence Hairstreak
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