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. Yes, the Egyptian Geese there are countable.

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Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 249

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

Germany: extensive trips comparable to 2013. I will also likely scale back on my birding madness in Germany, and might therefore see less species than I did in the last two years. 550 miles) drive back to Heidelberg/ Germany where we arrive around 18:00. Greylag Goose Anser anser : Lahnaue Wetzlar, HE, Germany, 14 Jan.

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2014 France Germany Indonesia 145

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Well look, it’s a nice species – but visually that’s nothing you wouldn’t get by repeateldy crossing Canada with Barnacle Geese. Now all that’s left for us here in Europe is the discovery that your Ammodramus sparrows are nothing but abberant Locustella warblers and you’re done for. And the Nene?

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Hawaii Albatross Europe America 161

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Yet, this is also a part of the international cycling route from Germany to the Black Sea. En route, the first wintering flock of Greylag Geese is already here, followed by Crested Larks , Corn Buntings , Eurasian Linnet , Great Grey Shrike , Common Snipe , Pygmy Cormorant , and Eurasian Marsh Harrier close by.

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Serbia Woodpeckers Birds Bears 120