Schon ein süd-östliches Flair weist die Stadt Hainburg, direkt an der Donau liegend, auf. Die Stadt zwischen Wien und Bratislava in unmittelbarer Nähe zur slowakischen Grenze hat aber auch einige Naturschönheiten zu bieten. Eine dieser Kostbarkeiten befindet sich nicht weit von der Donau am Hundsheimer Berg. In der Nähe der Ortschaft befindet sich ein Hide,… Continue reading Hainburg an der Donau: Bienenfresser an der Brutröhre
Tag: European Bee-eater
Bienenfresser am Neusiedler See
Ein südliches Flair geben die wunderschönen Vögel aus der Familie der Racken einer jeden Landschaft. Noch dazu ist der farbenprächtige Vogel ist ein wahrer Flugakrobat. Bienenfresser graben jedes Jahr neue Bruthöhlen in Löß- und sandige Lehmsteilwände. Hier lassen sich die Bienenfresser im späten Frühjahr und im Sommer am besten beobachten. Ein Muß für
Irish Bird Trip to the Frankfurt area in Germany; 16thMay-19th May 2014
We flew in from Kerry airport Ireland and landed at Hahn to met by Johannes Ferdinand from Bird-Lens our bird guide. During our stay we had no rain, some cloud in the mornings and plenty of sunshine all day. We saw a total of 113 birds including lifers Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris), Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus… Continue reading Irish Bird Trip to the Frankfurt area in Germany; 16thMay-19th May 2014
Hide Photography in Bulgaria in July; Images from the Dobruja
The north-eastern countryside of Bulgaria called Dobruja or in Bulgarian Dobrudzha or in romanian Dobrogea was not famous of being one of Bulgaria´s birding hot spots for bird-lens before. But a trip to the Romanian Dobrogea in may 2012 was already very productive. Thus maybe an excursion to that thinly populated area south of the… Continue reading Hide Photography in Bulgaria in July; Images from the Dobruja
Fall migration at the Black Sea Coast/ Romania
Spectacular numbers of Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus, and Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus, were the highlight of the first day. Having spent 3 days in May north of Constanta at Romania´s Black Sea coast, it was decided to try our luck with birds again in the area around the village of Vadu. The target was, to… Continue reading Fall migration at the Black Sea Coast/ Romania
Top Birds at Romania´s Black Sea Coast
South of the Danube Delta is a wide stretch of a sandy shoreline with shallow lagoons. This is part of Romania´s Black Sea coast. May is Migration and early breeding time. Whereas the association of the east Romanian countryside is normally with the core Danube Delta with its speciality birds like Pelicans, Black-necked and Red-necked… Continue reading Top Birds at Romania´s Black Sea Coast