As a supplement to Egypt – a birding trip to the Nile in spring migration time here the Detailed Birdlist. A total of 96 species were recorded 1 Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) – generally common but 200 Thoska Chanal, New Valley Governorate on April 30. 2023 2 Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) – 44 Thoska… Continue reading Egypt – a birding trip to the Nile in spring migration time May Part II, an annotated bird list
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Egypt- a birding trip in spring migration time
INTRODUCTION With the lifting of the corona restrictions, “normal” trips are now possible again. From the end of 2022, I was planning a vacation in April next year. The aim was to visit Egypt again after a long time, on the one hand to round off the West Palearctic bird list and on the other… Continue reading Egypt- a birding trip in spring migration time
MONTENEGRO – a birding trip to the south-western Balkan in May Part II, an annotated bird list
As a supplement to Montenegro, a birding trip to the south western balkan in May here the Detailed Birdlist. A total of 161 species were recorded 1 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) – only 1 Vranjina fishermen harbour on 05 May 2022 (supposed to be rare) 2 Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – 3 Ulcinj Salina… Continue reading MONTENEGRO – a birding trip to the south-western Balkan in May Part II, an annotated bird list
MONTENEGRO – a birding trip to the south-western Balkan in May
INTRODUCTION The main goal was to carry out the first vacation in post-Corona times. For this purpose, we were looking for a country that is rather relaxed when it comes to entering the country. Also in the foreground is to relax and to photograph the Rock Partridge or a few good eastern European Warblers and… Continue reading MONTENEGRO – a birding trip to the south-western Balkan in May
Steppe habitat just outside Castilla de la Mancha
The Spanish province of Valencia was visited in summer. One reason was to relax for a week. The second argument was to get a feel for avian delights of an area of the country normally thought of in mainstream tourism terms. As a habitual visitor to the more well-known birding destination of Andalucía and Portugal,… Continue reading Steppe habitat just outside Castilla de la Mancha
CAMEROON – a birding trip to south-western Cameroon
INTRODUCTION Having participated in a Rockjumper Trip to Cameroon with a 3-week itinerary in April 2017 I knew that Cameroon is likely the number 1 birding destination in Western Africa with a big potential of seeing more but in a 3-week itinerary in a group of 11 participants. A trip list in April of 537… Continue reading CAMEROON – a birding trip to south-western Cameroon
Tripreport Southern Red Sea Coast/ Egypt, September/ October 2016
Introduction Mid of July 2016 we decided to visit the southern Red Sea Coast of Egypt. The main reasons of the trip, were to relax in the sun in early fall and to see some Western Palearctic specialities in an interesting and not very often visited region during fall migration. With this in mind we… Continue reading Tripreport Southern Red Sea Coast/ Egypt, September/ October 2016
High Lonesome BirdTours St. Paul Trip 2016
The High Lonesome BirdTours trip to St. Paul Island this year was successful beyond expectations. Not only did we get great looks at all the seabirds, ranging from auklets, murres, puffins, and kittiwakes, we also managed to time our arrival just right to catch up with a slew of vagrant birds. The list of shorebirds… Continue reading High Lonesome BirdTours St. Paul Trip 2016
Tripreport Carpathians of Slovakia, June 2014
After having visited the Carpathians of Slovakia in April mainly for Hazel grouse photography, I wanted to observe different birds in the same area. In preparation I ordered a birdlist of the species from a local guide which birds might be possible and got the
Tripreport Noord Holland June/ July 2014
Spending the yearly vacation this time in the Netherlands, it was possible to look for birds as well. While looking for information on birding in Holland, we came across www. http://waarneming.nl/ and www.birdingholland.com, a website for guided birding in the Netherlands. Very helpful is the website http://vogelkijkhut.nl although not all sites – especially the newly… Continue reading Tripreport Noord Holland June/ July 2014
Irish Bird Trip to the Frankfurt area in Germany; 16thMay-19th May 2014
We flew in from Kerry airport Ireland and landed at Hahn to met by Johannes Ferdinand from Bird-Lens our bird guide. During our stay we had no rain, some cloud in the mornings and plenty of sunshine all day. We saw a total of 113 birds including lifers Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris), Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus… Continue reading Irish Bird Trip to the Frankfurt area in Germany; 16thMay-19th May 2014