We’re in Paris, but of course, since I’m with Bolt, we managed to get some birding in our schedule.

In the city, Rock Pigeons and Wood Pigeons are the most common birds. The Wood Pigeons were new to both Bolt and me. They’re enormous! We also saw House Sparrows, Carrion Crows, and European Starlings quite a bit.

To see more birds, we went through the Garden of Luxembourg (a park close to our hotel) and walked along the Seine. In the park, I saw Eurasian Jays, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Common Blackbirds, Mallards, Eurasian Nuthatches, and a Chaffinch.

Along the Seine, we got a great view of a Grey Wagtail. This one was particularly fun because it stayed in one place long enough for us to get the guide out and determine whether it was a Grey or Yellow Wagtail. They’re pretty close to each other, so it took us a while. We also saw quite a few Herring Gulls.