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Old World waterfowl… and other waterfowl in the Old World

10,000 Birds

Visiting the continent after the end of most of the autumn migration meant that the number of bird species I could see in northern France, Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria was much reduced. So I made sure to visit as many bodies of water as possible during my brief birding opportunities.

Austria 122
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A covey of Greys

10,000 Birds

David Tomlinson If you are American then you will no doubt know Perdix perdix as the Gray Partridge , an introduced game bird now widespread on the prairies of Canada and the northern states of the USA. These are hardy birds – they have to be to survive a Canadian winter. How the war is affecting it nobody seems to know.

Hungary 152