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Ok we are talking feathered ones here. Any snow heads out there interested in birds. To date have seen Alpine Chough, Alpine Accentor, Raven, Crested Tit, Snow finch, Citril Ficnch and even a Golden Eagle in resort in France. Heading for La Plagne end Jan and wondering if anyone is aware of any birds around the area.
This may be a first for Snowheads and no doubt open to all sorts of interpretation
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tully, Always interested in crested booby's! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Did not notice the automatic correction from Crested ti&s
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It wouldn't be unreasonable to expect to see all of those in La Plagne. There are also bearded vultures in the area, but I think they head south for the winter.
Various other kinds of tits, woodpeckers, ptarmigan, grouse, partridge, etc...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Had bearded vulture a few years ago in Vanoise in summertime.
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| Tully wrote: |
| Had bearded vulture a few years ago in Vanoise in summertime. |
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Not in La Plagne but I had a Golden Eagle fly over my head walking down from Kleine Scheidegg to Wengen one summer, it was perhaps 6 feet above my head, when one gets that close to such a magnificent bird its amazing and I will admit slightly worrying, I'm far too big for such a bird to consider me as lunch but I could feel the down draught from its wings, I was fortunate that it came towards me from out of the sun and it was it's shadow preceding it that caused me to look up, if it hadn't been for that I might not have noticed it as it silently flew around the mountains, I watched it for perhaps 5 minutes until it flew out of sight.
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Saw a golden eagle while skiing down Santons in VdI once. Bearded vultures in the Tarn valley in summer.
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There are a pair of Gypaetes (bearded vultures) that nest in the Peisey valley. They are there year round - in fact I saw one of them on Sunday - came past us at about 30m as we were dropping to Pralognan from the Breche Portetta. There are also pairs near la Daille, and Termignon amongst other places - so could have been one of them. Wouldn't imagine you would see them too close to the main part of La Plagne though - bit too busy...
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There's a sort of tame (ish) bunch of feathered things that hang around the lift shack at the top of Grand Col in Les Arcs - I think the 'mech's feed them. Prob Choughs but I really have no idea.
Despite what others have said I think the bird life (feathered) is limited at that height in the winter, vultures aside.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Saw some European crested t!ts last week in Zermatt. Really pretty birds and distinct fromm the British version
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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....from the title I thought Scottys had opened a lapdance bar.
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| Tully wrote: |
Ok we are talking feathered ones here. Any snow heads out there interested in birds. To date have seen Alpine Chough, Alpine Accentor, Raven, Crested booby, Snow finch, Citril Ficnch and even a Golden Eagle in resort in France. Heading for La Plagne end Jan and wondering if anyone is aware of any birds around the area.
This may be a first for Snowheads and no doubt open to all sorts of interpretation
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There are Gryphon Vultures settled in the Narcroix valley - very near la Plagne - seriously big birds.
Also watched a pair of Golden Eagles circling low in Les Arcs not 10 days ago. Excellent
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks for all the replies. I have seen Chough at top of grand col in les arcs as well. However, given that we had been stuck on an open chair for 30 mins in a blizzard we did not toe too long to look at them. The cresties are very attractive. Sometimes Snow finch hang around restaurants looking for food. If you see a fool scanning with binoculars in Lp area at end of the month, it could be me. Thanks one and all
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Tully, Twice now we have watched Eagles circling under the Vanoise Express as it crosses the valley, presumably using the shadow and movement as cover?
Over New Year we watched two huge birds enjoying the thermals near Champagny - unfortunately I have no idea what they were.
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In St Anton last week whilst on the Kapall chairlift fellow Snowhead lampbus pointed out to me a white ptarmigan walking across the snow - it was only the fact that it was moving and leaving tracks in the snow that he noticed it, the camouflage otherwise being so good.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Always loads of jackdaws soaring around Avoriaz, they will hand-feed on your balcony. Best bar in town is named after them (Le Choucas)
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So far this season we have had a golgen eagle in the back garden and on the mountain and bearded vultures [lammageiers] at bormio 3000.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Flocks of alpine choughs ( 20+) in Valloire last week, and blue tits by chalet ! Deer on mountainside, black squirrels, but I digress.
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I think I saw snow buntings at top of Courchevel Saulire last year, I'm surprised no-one has mentioned them, or was it a misidentification?
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Snow bunting would be possible. They would be regular around the car park at Glenshee and Cairngorm. Could also have been snowfinch.
The jackdaws at Avoriaz could well have been Alpine Chough. Always plenty there.
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Thanks Scarpa. Made my day.
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FAQ
obviously) - were in fact Alpine Chough all along 
