Neu für Ägyptens Vogelliste: die Braunkehl-Uferschwalbe

Wenig später als wir den Bootsanleger in Abu Simbel hinter uns gelassen haben, fahren wir an hohem Schilf entlang. Das Schilf scheint undurchdringlich. Trotzdem sind die hohen Halme des Schilfs voller Leben. Erfüllt vom sonoren Rattern des Stentorrohrsängers (Acrocephalus stentoreus), umschwirrt von Massen an Uferschwalben (Riparia riparia) und Rauchschwalben (Hirundo rustica), die wohl alle auf… Continue reading Neu für Ägyptens Vogelliste: die Braunkehl-Uferschwalbe

Plain Martin Riparia paludicola, new to Egypt birdlist

Shortly, after we have left the jetty in Abu Simbel, we drive along high reeds. The reed seems impenetrable. Nevertheless, the tall stalks of reeds are full of life. Filled with the sonorous rattling of the Clamorous Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus), buzzed around by masses of Sand Martins (Riparia riparia) and Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica), all… Continue reading Plain Martin Riparia paludicola, new to Egypt birdlist

Tree Pipit: back from Africa

A remembrance of a song, beautiful and both familiar and strange. It took a while until I got the clue. It was a Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) singing in a woodland in the heath on sunday. Singing now south of Berlin, seen 20 days ago in Cameroon. There the subspecies trivialis was still fairly common… Continue reading Tree Pipit: back from Africa