Published in the international ornithology journal Alauda, the 26th Camargue-Crau-Alpilles Ornithology report (2013–2018) is now available online.
This 26th ornithological report [1] covers the avifauna across a broad definition of the Camargue area (including Plan-du-Bourg, Grande Camargue, and Camargue Gardoise), as well as the Crau plain and the Alpilles massif. It continues a long-standing tradition that began in 1930, shortly after the creation of the Réserve Botanique et Zoologique de Camargue, which later became the Réserve Nationale de Camargue.
The report is based on databases maintained daily by several organizations operating in the region, including LPO PACA, Meridionalis, Tour du Valat, and the Parc naturel régional de Camargue, among others. These databases are largely populated by observations from local ornithologists who monitor many species annually. They are supplemented by occasional visitors’ sightings and long-term monitoring programs conducted by Tour du Valat and the Marais du Vigueirat.
Between 2013 and 2018, over 900,000 observations were recorded—more than double the number collected for the previous edition.
In the context of the climate crisis and the decline of many bird populations, these thousands of observations help improve our understanding of the biology of the species found in the Camargue-Crau-Alpilles region and the long-term trends in their populations.
This scientific publication also reflects the collaborative work of multiple institutions and numerous passionate contributors across the Camargue region, whose national and international interest for avifauna is well established.
During the 2013–2018 period, nine new species were recorded in the Camargue-Crau-Alpilles area:
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