Ever since Mark Cocker's Birders offered me the first glimpses into the British world of birding as a fledging birder back when I lived in South Africa, I had wanted to visit the legendary North Norfolk coast. When I spent two weeks in England this January, I made it a priority to visit the wetlands … Continue reading North Norfolk, 07. – 08.01.2025
Tag: red-throated diver
Helgoland (Part II), 18.09.-02.10.2023
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
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

