Resuming the daily life in Bonn was quite a change from the recent bird-rich summer in the Alps and southern France. Not that I don’t enjoy it, but the standard set of birds like Blue Tits and Eurasian Green Woodpeckers does not compare to that including Iberian Grey Shrikes and Eurasian Hoopoes. My assumption of … Continue reading Surprise Eurasian Hoopoe, 31.08.2024
As part of a lovely vacation to southern France with my university friends, I planned to do at least one dedicated birding outing as I've never been in this region. My friends are very supportive of my birding obsession so I was able to do a day trip to an excellent birding site in the … Continue reading Coussouls de Crau, 06.07.2024
Being the only place in Germany with some actually significant elevation (despite having livede in the Netherlands I don't think other areas in Germany really qualify as mountaineous), the Alps obviously offer a different suite of birds than the rest of the country. I have only been to the foothills so far and as a … Continue reading Bavarian Alps Hiking Tour, 22. – 29.06.2024
The mostly mediocre birding in Bonn is occasionally interrupted by an uncommon or rare avian visitor, providing some excitement and a welcome distraction. Previous sightings I’ve had were a Wallcreeper and, more recently, a Eurasian Hoopoe. One evening in September, however, I received news of a Northern Mockingbird having been found just outside Bonn. This … Continue reading Northern Mockingbird Twitch, 26.10.2024
The middle Rhine valley is well known for the warm climate that permits vineyards to spread quite far North, up to the latitude of Bonn. This creates rather specific habitat which in turn has affected teh distribution of several bird species. The ranges of Rock Bunting and Cirl Bunting extend further North here than in … Continue reading Rüdesheim am Rhein, 30.05.2024
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