Parcours découverte loir et cher, oiseaux de nos fermes et de nox vignobles , Val de Loire
lpo loir et cher

DOMAINE TESSIER
Philippe Tessier
3 voie de la rue Colin - 41700 Cheverny



Sign 1 - Présentation

 

Dear Friends
Thank you for deciding to come and take a look around this farm, using a marked path which will allow you to become better acquainted with this peaceful environment in which birds develop and plants grow, some of which are of species which you may not know.

Don’t forget that you are a guest of nature and should respect it by observing a silence which will
enable you to listen to the melodious songs of our friends the birds, getting to know more about their behaviour.

Your host will give you all the information you need to better understand the world of agriculture and viticulture and the efforts being made to work in harmony with the environment.

This action has a number of objectives:

  • Rebuild the links between the people of town and country
  • Make the greatest number possible of people aware of the flora and fauna, and improve their knowledge of them.  
  • Make people aware of the fragile equilibrium of biodiversity.
  • Let people know about the ways used by certain actors in the rural world to conserve the countryside and enable them to discover an agricultural environment which remains little known and possibly much misunderstood by townspeople.
  • Encourage conventional farmers to embrace the same efforts as used by their colleagues in organic agriculture and “agriculture raisonnée” (in which chemical inputs are used minimally) in order to preserve biodiversity.
  • Maintain or develop family farms’ direct (‘farm-gate’) sales. 

TARIER PATRE / AFRICAN STONECHAT

(Saxicola Torquata)

This little bird will enchant you with its plumage and its song when you are walking in the countryside.

It is very easy to observe with its piercing whistling alarm call. Rather monotonous song.

MORPHOLOGY / FLIGHT

Length: 13 cm – weight: 14-17 g – longevity: 5 years

Short flight from a fencepost to a wall or isolated tree.

HABITAT

A bird of the fields, hedges and prairies, mating pairs are very attached to each other; moves about ceaselessly on its perch, with its sonorous song “yu-tek yu-tek tek”.

FOOD

Insects – flies, butterflies, ants and caterpillars – often on the ground.

NEST

Its nest is hidden in the grass with a small tunnel giving access.

Wool, feathers and hair guarantee a comfortable nest where it will lay 5-6 eggs which are incubated for 14-15 days.

Can have 3 broods a year.

STATUS

Not evaluated

MIGRATION

Partially migratory (climatology)

Europe to Middle East/North Africa

PRESENCE

All year

BECOMING

Adapted to wastelands, moors and prairies, this bird is very much dependant on this environment, which is disappearing under the influences of cereal farming, notably in low-lying areas.

SIZE : Small

Chant :

Hear the song from the cd "Écouter pour voir les oiseaux" :



Merci au CORIF (Centre ornithologique Île-de-France) pour la mise à disposition des enregistrements. http://www.corif.net/

Read more on Oiseaux.net: http://www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/tarier.patre.html

ROUGEQUEUE NOIR / BLACK REDSTART

(Phoenicurus ochruros)

Perched on a rooftop, it hurls out its song like a challenge. Nervous, constantly agitating its tail, it is shy and will often fly off.

MORPHOLOGY / FLIGHT

Length : 15cm – weight: 14-20 g – longevity: 8 years

Flutters against walls, lands often, skilled on the ground.

HABITAT

Originating in mountainous areas, it can be found in the countryside or the town.

FOOD

Insects, soft fruit (berries) in autumn.

NEST

The nest is often situated in a cavity, or anywhere which enables it to build a nest out of dry grass.

Lays 4-6 eggs, incubation period 13 days.

STATUS

Protected species

MIGRATION

Partially migratory

North Africa

Continental Europe

PRESENCE

March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October

BECOMING

Widespread in France

SIZE : Small

Taille-petit

 

Hear the song from the cd "Écouter pour voir les oiseaux" :



Merci au CORIF (Centre ornithologique Île-de-France) pour la mise à disposition des enregistrements. http://www.corif.net/

Read more on Oiseaux.net: http://www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/rougequeue.noir.html



 

Have a very nice walk

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