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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
According to Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World , a handsome volume written by James Hancock, James Kushan and Philip Kohl and published by Academic Press in 1992, Geronticus eremita “once nested in the mountains of central Europe, across northern Africa and into the Middle East. But this range is now much reduced.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2020
Plus a few truly difficult species. Mandarin Ducks, Munich, Germany. Sure, it is an introduced species in Germany. These two shorebirds are exceedingly common in western Europe. So seeing this beautiful (though common) European species was a special treat. But they were still Mandarin Ducks!
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology. 266-67).
10,000 Birds
JULY 15, 2012
Eurasian Wrens are very common in forests throughout Germany. Apparently, no one has ever made it very clear to the Wren that it is but 10 cm in length, Europe’s smallest species after the two Kinglets, at 9 cm each. Clearly, the “Eurasian” wren came off worst, with the most boring of names imaginable.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2018
Yet, it takes great logistical effort to organize the census all the way from Germany to Austria, Hungary and Serbia in the same day, to count on numerous volunteers and hope for the best February weather. In the last year, a broken bustard eggshell was found, but since no displaying was observed, those could have been unfertilized eggs.
10,000 Birds
JULY 10, 2011
July, as all northern hemisphere birders appreciate, is the month when the egg timer flips and everything starts pouring back out again in a steady stream south. Recently local birder Steve Holliday spent some time collating all the local information on ringing reports for this species with some interesting results.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2011
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird By Jochen • March 10, 2011 • 9 comments Tweet Share There is a lot of whining associated with colours and Europe’s birds. Thanks, Wikipedia !
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