Going for Laguna de Gallocanta, this lake on 1,000 m asl in the middle of Northern Spain, seems to be good for impressive numbers of wintering birds as well as for surprises. Some years ago, there has been observations of a Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis). Actually, I wanted to watch and photograph Common Cranes (Grus… Continue reading Golden Eagle at the Laguna de Gallocanta/ Spain
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Steinadler (Aquila chrysaetos) an der Laguna de Gallocanta
Diesen großen Greifvogel hatte ich zuletzt erst noch Ende November in Norwegen angetroffen. Eigentlich wollte ich Kraniche (Grus grus) in ihrem Rast- und Überwinterungsgebiet hier oben auf gut 1.000 m Höhe NN beobachten und fotografieren. Diese Vögel brüten in Deutschland, Fennoskandia und in den Baltischen Staaten und nehmen dann eine westliche Zugroute durch Europa zu… Continue reading Steinadler (Aquila chrysaetos) an der Laguna de Gallocanta
Migration of raptors over the Macin Mountains National Park
Because Macin Mountains is famous as an important migration hotspot for raptors in autumn, we decided to visit this site after a visit in May again at the end of September. An excellent choice. Arriving only at around 11:00h the activity of the “normal” birds were low. But the highlight, we were looking for, was… Continue reading Migration of raptors over the Macin Mountains National Park