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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dalat" data-source="post: 3390403" data-attributes="member: 65207">Hi,I'm just back from a family holiday in Corsica, one week around Piana in the west, one near Solenzara in the east. Very beautiful island indeed, and despite doing little dedicated birding trips, I found all my target birds during early morning strolls or during the trips with family.I saw Corsican Nuthatch at Col de Vergio (near the parking place above Paisolu d'Aitone) and at Col de Bavella, both times in good old pines.Corsican Citril Finch should be easy with a few days out. I saw them almost daily in good numbers. Mostly in open maquis or forest edge at different altitudes.I found Mamora's Warbler quite easily in lower maquis around Piana (should also be rather easy at other places, but I did not try much any more after seeing plenty in Piana). Dartford Warblers in maquis in various locations and Moltini's Warbler were common in scrub at the dry slopes near river Solenzara.Scopoli's and Yelkuan Shearwater from the boat from Bonifacio to the Lavezzi Islands and scoping the sea from Solenzara. Osprey from the beaches near Piana.Blue Rock Thrush easy in the Calanches (at Piana) and I saw more at coastal rocks and at Col de Bavella. One Rock Thrush at Piana was probably a lucky find of a migrant.Enjoy! Florian</blockquote>