This is another site off the birder radar,
but also well worth a visit. We were invited by the SEOR staff to stay a night
here and help them with their predator control on this site to protect tubenose
colonies. Unfortunately all tubenoses were gone when we were here (from May to
August almost all tubenoses that breed at Réunion are at sea). However it might
be interesting to listen during a night in this area in the right time of the
year. We stayed at Gite Emile, which is a very nice place, with an amazing
view, if it is not cloudy. Actually, the entire Dimitile area is very
photogenic and most views are simply breath-taking, especially the one into
Cirque de Cilaos. Off course there are birds here as well. We observed all land
endemics here except the cuckooshrike, which is confined to La Roche Ecrite
(see next post). Surprisingly encountered several Reunion Harriers again, some
of them in the spectacular display flight and calling out loud! I expected them
to be much harder to find and much less common. The dimitile area can be
reached only by foot. The tracks start around Entre Deux. We especially enjoyed
the track that starts at Zebre. Entre Deux can be reached by bus from Saint
Pierre.
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| Male Reunion Stonechat (Saxicola tectes) |
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| Female Reunion Stonechat (Saxicola tectes) |
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| Reunion Bulbul (Hypsipetes borbonicus) |
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