The hike in the Fonsbach Valley east of the Rhöndorf Forest Cemetery in the Siebengebirge hills during the winter of 1987 was almost over. Harsh snow crunched underfoot. Dusk was falling. But in the gathering darkness, birds could be seen on the forest floor among the leaves and drying snow. Masses of birds. Countless Bramblings… Continue reading Brambling-Invasion in the Siebengebirge in Winter 1987/88
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Immature Pallid Harrier on migration in southern Brandenburg/ Germany
In April I was in the so-called Niederer Fläming (Lower Flaeming), a gently sloping landscape in southern Brandenburg. I had an incredible experience that I will not soon forget. I had the opportunity to observe a young Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus). A beautiful clear morning kept the Skylarks (Alauda arvensis) soaring and cheering over the… Continue reading Immature Pallid Harrier on migration in southern Brandenburg/ Germany
Harriers on wintering grounds in Awash NP – Ethiopia
Having seen the Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus), a species of a graceful flying raptor already during trips in September on its migration route along the Black Sea coast near the town of Constanta south of the Danube delta at the Black Sea coast of Romania and north of Astrakhan along the Volga river in Russia… Continue reading Harriers on wintering grounds in Awash NP – Ethiopia