10,000 Birds
JULY 24, 2016
The Common Moorhen still is in Germany what its name implies: common. Well, it is rather common and can even be scarce regionally, but overall it is not a difficult bird to find in Germany so long as a cunning birder frequents reedy wetlands. Beware of Crocodiles. But hey, I ain’t no moorhen, so what do I know?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2017
My childhood in the 1970s and 1980s was of course shaped by family, friends, playmobil ( very popular in Germany back then), and school but also to a certain extend by the Cold War. As a kid I still understood little of world politics, but I understood very well that all the countries behind the Iron Curtain were off-limits to me.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2022
Hopefully, seeing these birds and learning about them will also make you understand that it is important to protect them and nature in general. The Black-crowned Night Heron is a member of the heron family. This bird used to be quite common in Germany, but now it is rare. Hopefully, this will not change in the future.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
the development of field-based ornithological research in Europe and Great Britain; a quick step back through the history to look at bird protection, conservation, and our precarious future, with a focus on Birkhead’s long-term (50 years!) Common Guillemot research at Skomer Island, Wales.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2019
And unlike the protection of cormorants, which was perceived as a problem, protection of pelicans was welcomed by the local communities. Asian water buffaloes were brought to Greece by Ottoman Turks centuries ago and by now, they have developed into a separate race, the Greek buffalo, which is protected as an old domestic breed.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2011
Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. Germany had lost one of its most promising ornithological researchers, and one of its most active birders. While there he studied Molecular Biology, then met a Cypriot, got married, and ended up moving with her to Cyprus.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2023
Maybe those should be protected too? Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird.
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