According to a report from waarneming.nl a Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), a species from the birds family of the Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) could be observed on July 1st 2014 near Heemskerk in the Heemskerker Noordbroekpolder than in Heemskerk in the Waterberging Noorderveldjust south of Castricum. After the Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) at the coast… Continue reading Next Rarity for Noord Holland – a Glossy Ibis
Tag: Vanellus vanellus
Triel (Burhinus oedicnemus) bei Erding
In praktisch baumloser, freier Feldflur westlich des Erdinger Vororts Siglfing in Bayern ist (bzw. war bis zum 6. Juni) ein Triel (Burhinus oedicnemus) zu bewundern. Seit Anfang dieser Woche ist der Triel dort zu sehen Der Triel wurde das erste Mal am Dienstag, 3. Juni 2014 von Ingo Weiss und Christian Wagner beobachtet. Der Vogel… Continue reading Triel (Burhinus oedicnemus) bei Erding
Golden Eagle at the Laguna de Gallocanta/ Spain
Going for Laguna de Gallocanta, this lake on 1,000 m asl in the middle of Northern Spain, seems to be good for impressive numbers of wintering birds as well as for surprises. Some years ago, there has been observations of a Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis). Actually, I wanted to watch and photograph Common Cranes (Grus… Continue reading Golden Eagle at the Laguna de Gallocanta/ Spain
Steinadler (Aquila chrysaetos) an der Laguna de Gallocanta
Diesen großen Greifvogel hatte ich zuletzt erst noch Ende November in Norwegen angetroffen. Eigentlich wollte ich Kraniche (Grus grus) in ihrem Rast- und Überwinterungsgebiet hier oben auf gut 1.000 m Höhe NN beobachten und fotografieren. Diese Vögel brüten in Deutschland, Fennoskandia und in den Baltischen Staaten und nehmen dann eine westliche Zugroute durch Europa zu… Continue reading Steinadler (Aquila chrysaetos) an der Laguna de Gallocanta
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) on Norderney
Norderney, the most densely populated island in the german Wadden Sea is with good reason called a bird paradise. Terns, Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), Common Redshank (Tringa tetanus) , Brent Geese (Branta bernicla), Greylag Geese (Anser anser)and many other birds of water are to be found there, as well as the rare Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea… Continue reading Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) on Norderney
Emergency landing for lapwings
Shorebirds as the Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), are heavily suffering from the return of winter. The return of the winter in the past two weeks with temperatures down to minus two-digit nummbers also in the western part of Germany is devastating for waders. Due to observations of the Hessischen Gesellschaft für Ornithologie und Naturschutz (HG… Continue reading Emergency landing for lapwings
Migratory birds herald spring
Last weekend, you could observe heavy traffic in the skies over Frankfurt/ Germany. Although winter is not ready to lower its grip the first returning migrants already point to the imminent end of the cold season. In recent weeks, Eurasian Skylarks (Alauda arvensis), and Northern Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus), were seen already on their return. Particularly… Continue reading Migratory birds herald spring
An early Common Gull, Larus canus on Romania´s Black Sea coast
September is fall migration time in Romania´s Black Sea coast. After having seen the spectacular mass migration of Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus, in an area south of the Danube Delta with its wide stretch of a sandy shoreline with shallow lagoons we arrived at the sandy beach near the little town of Vadu. The shoreline… Continue reading An early Common Gull, Larus canus on Romania´s Black Sea coast