10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2016
Europe has five regular grebe species, and all of them can be found as breeding birds in Germany. This is good news to visiting birders from North America since these two are the only species we don’t share with the New World. Additionally, they mostly leave Germany during our winter. But first some context.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 10, 2016
That, at least, is the case for most birders in North America, unless they reside in Florida and have no clue as to what a winter is anyway. First, most of Europe’s owl species are breeding in Germany anyway and are better found at other times of the year. Well, very recent years.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 28, 2017
Black Woodpeckers are usually easy to find in Germany. At least one birder will now likely grab his war hammer and check flight availabilities from New York to Frankfurt as well as average prison sentences in Germany for first degree murder. Here in Germany, we have them. Yes, some birders may frown at this statement.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2012
That is very cold for the south of Germany. This thrush is extremely common in urban and suburban Germany and one of the most conspicuous bird species here, comparable to the American Robin in North America. and species breeding in cavities are less affected.
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2016
I recently saw and photographed what appears to be a Baikal Wagtail ( Motacilla alba-or-not baicalensis ) in Germany. you know … birds can vary, and who knows how exactly those transitional plumages between winter and breeding may look like. So it may turn out to be a bit of a big deal. I honestly considered not to report it.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2012
Here in Germany, we don’t wish we had. Yes, Germany has parrots, or parakeets to be more precise. Unlike North America, Germany has never had naturally occurring psittacines that went extinct, and the one we have is a true and complete invasive alien introduction. Because we never have had.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
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.
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