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 stay in England for my university's semester abroad started in Dungeness, a tiny village on the South coast of Kent. I stayed in the Dungeness Bird Observatory. This had the big plus of being surrounded by birders who are very knowlegeable on the birds in the area, and was also interesting to get in … Continue reading Dungeness, 16. – 20.09.2022
The Wadden Sea island of Texel is considered a premier, if not the best, birding spot in the Netherlands. Because of its position along a major migration route, over 400 bird species have been recorded. This makes the island extremely popular amongst birders. Things are not always as ideal as they sound - while birders … Continue reading The Island of Texel, 12. – 13.09.2022
My Zone Is Birding 