For the Christmas and New Years holiday, my girlfriend's family offered my family to stay at their house by the Tegernsee, South of Munich. This was a very welcome suggestion as we had thought for a while about having a larger get-together, and a location as nice as this one was not to be forgone. … Continue reading Tegernsee, 23.12.2023-01.01.2024
Having visited Texel twice before in autumn (read about my last visit here), I was eager to pay this special island a third visit. The previous visits allowed me only very limited time and thus resulted in a slightly rushed birding experience as getting around the island takes a while (it's bigger than you might … Continue reading The Island of Texel, 23. – 27.10.2023
This is the second entry on my two posts about my time as a volunteer on the island of Helgoland, following my previous post. By now, the work at the observatory and the other routines had become very familiar and I knew the island well. This was great as I could target areas in a … Continue reading Helgoland (Part II), 18.09.-02.10.2023
I had dreamt of visiting the North Sea island of Helgoland since my early years as a birder. Last year, I became aware of a bird observatory on the island and a little research soon revealed that they welcome volunteers to assist with ringing, counting, as well as other work around the observatory. This sounded … Continue reading Helgoland (Part I), 01.09.-17.09.2023
After an excessively busy final semester, my friends and I eventually saw the deadline for our bachelor thesis submission creep closer. As we had a month free between thesis submission and graduation, we decided to go on a small holiday to reward ourselves for the three years of studying and to celebrate the completion of … Continue reading Mallorca, 04.-13.07.2023
My Zone Is Birding 