I am fortunate to be able to step out of the house and immediately be in Rheinaue Park, an extensive urban green space stretching along the Rhine in Bonn. As it is so easy to access from my current home, I visit the park very regularly and thus have a good chance of spotting something … Continue reading Rheinaue Park in Bonn, 11.02.2024
While recently doing some random bird-related research on my laptop, I suddenly gasped in disbelief as I saw the words "Wallcreeper" and "Bonn" in the same sentence. Upon a little more reading I realized that a Wallcreeper had been seen close to the city since late December, and remained there throughout January. I was surprised … Continue reading Wallcreeper at the Drachenfels (Bonn), 27.01.2024
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
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
My Zone Is Birding 