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Bird Guides of the World: Rolf Nessing, Germany

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My name is Rolf Nessing, I was born in Berlin (Germany) and now live about 80 km north of Berlin. What is your favorite bird species? I don’t have a favorite. What is your name, and where do you live? Eurasian Bullfinch What are the main regions or locations you cover as a bird guide?

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July birding in Northern Germany

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About two times per year, I spend a few weeks in Northern Germany – Visselhövede, to be exact. Some of the latter have actually stopped migrating and live in Northern Germany all year round. The post July birding in Northern Germany appeared first on 10,000 Birds. White Stork. Common Crane. Great Spotted Woodpecker.

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Five Things I Learned While Birding in Germany

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But this is a bird blog so I will stick to the birds here and simply share five things that I learned while birding in Germany or, to be more exact, while birding in Berlin. Mandarin Ducks are countable in Germany. What should I have learned while birding in Germany that I failed to learn? Nothing, that’s what!

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Know Your Audience: A Ring-necked Duck in Germany

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Yes, the Tufted Duck is the ideal suject for this blog: it is reasonably common here in Germany and not hard to photograph, yet to you it is probably the subject of countless day dreams scanning through endless flocks of Lesser Scaup. Birds Germany Ring-necked Duck Tufted Duck waterfowl' Like … the Tufted Duck !

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Northern Hawk Owl in Germany

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First, most of Europe’s owl species are breeding in Germany anyway and are better found at other times of the year. I am not aware of a single twitchable Snowy Owl in Germany in the 21st century, and Great Grey Owl isn’t even on the German list. Well, very recent years.

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Species Spotlight: Tawny Owl

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After working for almost three years at Nanjing University in China and birding throughout this fantastic country, he returned home to Germany with his wife Xia. Nowadays, they spend their free time watching birds in Germany or organizing their own… Source

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Another post about owls

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For those still reading on after this introduction, this is about Barn Owls I have seen in Germany in summer 2018 and winter 2019 – rural Northern Germany, to be more specific. In December 2019, I found a roosting barn owl on my last day in Germany. More owl photos here.

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