In the only colony in North Western Europe, in Schleswig-Holstein on the Dithmarsch Elbe estuary in the Neufeld polder, Gull-billed Terns (Gelochelidon nilotica) had a good breeding success in 2014 and about 30 breeding pairs in the colony in Neufeld / Schleswig-Holstein and the one in Lower Saxony probably get roughly 40 young birds fledge.… Continue reading Ringed Gull-billed Terns on the coast of the Northern Sea
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Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica): 2014 record in the Rhine-Main area near Frankfurt
A Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) was reported end of May 2014 in the Offenbach district. During an inspection in the Nature Reserve Gehspitzweiher in Neu-Isenburg a warden suddenly observed a predominantly white, gull-sized bird. Looking for food the bird circled over the water surface and finally rested on the island in the lake. It quickly… Continue reading Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica): 2014 record in the Rhine-Main area near Frankfurt
Lachseeschwalben an der deutschen Nordseeküste
In der einzigen Kolonie in Nordwesteuropa, in Schleswig-Holstein an der dithmarscher Elbmündung im Neufelder Koog Vorland, hatten Lachseeschwalben (Gelochelidon nilotica) im Jahr 2014 einen guten Bruterfolg und die etwa 30 Brutpaare in der Kolonie in Neufeld/SH und das eine niedersächsische Paar haben vermutlich etwa 40 Jungvögel flügge bekommen. In den letzten beiden Jahren hatten die… Continue reading Lachseeschwalben an der deutschen Nordseeküste