The final big day brought some real highlights. I drove up the Asco Valley into the mountains, noting the kind of species I`d found regularly in Corsica - Red Kites, Cirl Buntings, Red-backed Shrikes and, of course, Spotted Flycatchers.
Up in the Corsican Pine Forests, there were Coal Tits, Firecrests and Chaffinches, but alas, the Corsican Nuthatch remained out of sight and earshot. This snake did give me a surprise, though, on the side of the road.
Further up, above the village of Asco, the avifauna changed yet again. Here were birds of the mountains; Northern Wheatears, Alpine Swifts, Grey Wags and that classic bird of the holidays, the Alpine Chough. Best of all, though, were 3 magnificent Corsican Finches.
Note the brown back, a distinguishing feature of this species.
Futher down the mountain, a finch more familiar to those back home.
New birds today: Just ol` Alpine Chough
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