A comprehensive guide covering the avifauna and birdwatching sites of interest in the following regions: Pays de Loire, Bourgogne, Franche-Compte, Bretagne, Basse Normandie, Ile de France, Champagne-Ardennes, Haute Normandie, Picardie, Lorraine, Alsace and Nord. The area covered by this book is roughly half of France north of a line running from the south bank of the Loire estuary on the Atlantic coast to Lake Geneva in the east. Includes site maps, when to visit and what you are likely to see, and a checklist.