As a child, one of my favourite books was that of a young polar bear named Lars, coming across an oil-stained puffin. Rendered flightless by the black sludge, the polar bear led the puffin to warm springs whose hot water relieved the bird of its slick of crude. This plot should’ve been pretty gripping to … Continue reading Skomer Island, 26. – 27.05.2026
Tag: razorbill
Dungeness, 16. – 20.09.2022
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

