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Saturday, October 12th, 2024

Kellinghusen Stadtmitte [2024_1_24s]
 1 
White Stork 
Großenbroder Binnenwasser [1632_1_25s]
 3 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
 1 
Purple Sandpiper 
 1 
Water Pipit 
Großenbrode: Pomosin-Werk [1632_1_25n]
 ≥25 
Stock Doves 
Großenbrode, offshore [1632_2_26s]
 2 
Water Pipits 
Große Kirr (gesamt)
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Greifswalder Oie: Südliches Gras- und Buschland
 1 
Hen Harrier 
Norderney: Hafen
 2 
Stock Doves 
Wangerooge: Ort
 1 
Eurasian Collared Dove 
Hildesheim: Hohnsensee
 ≥7 
Egyptian Geese 
Spiekeroog: Richelwiesen
 10 
Eurasian Spoonbills 
Wernsdorf [3648_1_22n]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Feldflur nördl. Elchenrath, Würselen [5102_4_39s]
 1 
Woodlark 
Jülich [5104_1_05s]
 1 
Little Owl 
Auersmacher Feld
 12 
Northern Lapwings 
 5 
European Stonechats 
Probstsee
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Gewässer westlich Pullinger Weiher
 2 
Western Barn Owls 
Lauf-Zentrum [6433_4_57n]
 1 
Long-eared Owl 
Raisting_Ort
 4 
White Storks 
TG Niederspree: Waldteich
 1 
Eurasian Goshawk 
 3 
White-tailed Eagles 
 ≥3 
Common Kingfishers 
Helgoland: Düne-Nordwestmole
 1 
Long-tailed Duck 
 1 
Lapland Longspur 
Helgoland: Falm
Documentation with the DAK required 1 
Hume's Leaf Warbler 

Friday, October 11th, 2024

Staubecken Krafft-Plobsheim/Rhein-km 278 [7512_4_36n]
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Büsum: Sandstrand (VD122) [1819_3_31s]
 1 
Common Goldeneye 
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1819_4_58s]
 1 
Ferruginous Duck 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1919_2_09n]
 8 
Common Goldeneyes 
 4 
Little Grebes 
 2 
Common Kingfishers 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1919_2_08n]
 2 
Black-necked Grebes 
 2 
Little Egrets 
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N: Odinsloch
 1 
Great Egret 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1819_4_48s]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1819_4_47n]
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
 1 
Peregrine Falcon 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1)/ Vorland [1819_4_57s]
 1 
Merlin 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N: Wöhrdener Loch (FD11)
 1 
Peregrine Falcon 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1819_4_47s]
 1 
Peregrine Falcon 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1920_1_02s]
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
Schellbruch: Kleine Lagune West
 3 
Common Snipes 
Kiel: Teich südlich Gablenzbrücke
 4 
Common Moorhens 
Kiel: Uni Bibliothek
 1 
European Green Woodpecker 
Kieler Förde: Strande - Friedrichsort (WVZ)
 27 
Canada Geese 
 7 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
 1 
Eurasian Curlew 
Kieler Förde: Friedrichsort - Wik (WVZ)
 31 
Canada Geese 
 5 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
 3 
Ruddy Turnstones 
Kleiner Kiel
 1 
Mandarin Duck 
 
 4 
Common Moorhens 
Amrum-Wittdün [1316_3_44n]
 1 
Yellow-browed Warbler 
Amrum-Wittdün [1316_3_45n]
 ≥1 
Northern Wheatear 
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) + Vorland [1419_3_43n]
 7 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
 11 
Eurasian Spoonbills 
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) + Vorland [1419_1_23s]
 3-23 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) + Vorland [1419_3_33n]
 1 
Horned Grebe 
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_1_24n]
 1 
Merlin 
 
Beltringharder Koog gesamt (FN6)
 1 
Merlin 
 
Beltringharder Koog: Pütte westlich Aarlau-Schleuse
 1 
Water Rail 
 1 
Bearded Reedling 
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_1_14s]
 1 
Short-eared Owl 
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) + Vorland [1419_3_33s]
 2 
Northern Wheatears 
Gotteskoogsee: Umgebung Beobachtungspunkt
 ≥3 
Great Egrets 
 1 
Western Osprey 
 ≥1 
Hen Harrier 
 ≥30 
Common Cranes 
 ≥2 
Water Rails 
 ≥4 
Bearded Reedlings 
Gotteskoog Ost (MN16)
 1 
Western Osprey 
Hauke-Haien-Koog Süd (FN33)/ Ockholmer Westerkoog [1318_2_29n]
 ~100-102 
Egyptian Geese 
Hauke-Haien-Koog Südbecken (FN33)
 1 
Eurasian Bittern 
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Hauke-Haien-Koog Mittelbecken (FN32) + Vorland [1318_2_16n]
 8 
Great Egrets 
Hauke-Haien-Koog Südbecken (FN33) [1318_2_19s]
 4 
White-tailed Eagles 
Husum [1520_1_13n]
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
Husum, Dockkoog/ Porrenkoog [1520_1_12n]
 1 
Great Egret 
Husum, Schobüll/ Hockensbüll [1420_3_52s]
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
 1 
Stock Dove 
 12 
Woodlarks 
Katinger Watt: Katinger Priel Süd (EE141)
 1 
Great Egret 
Katinger Watt (EE1) [1719_1_12s]
 1 
Great Egret 
Katinger Watt: Olversumer Vorland (EE11)
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Katinger Watt (EE1)/ Katinger Priel, Seedeich [1719_1_11n]
 1 
European Stonechat 
Langenhorn Altendeich [1319_1_12n]
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Neugalmsbüller Koog (MN22)
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Nordstrand [1518_2_10s]
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
Rickelsbüller Koog (FN1) [1017_4_60n]
 6 
Great Egrets 
Rickelsbüller Koog (FN1)/ Vorland [1017_4_59s]
 1 
Hen Harrier 
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
Rickelsbüller Koog (FN1) [1117_2_09s]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Rickelsbüller Koog (FN1)/ Vorland [1017_4_59n]
 1 
Water Rail 
 2 
Northern Ravens 
 ~20 
Horned Larks 
Rickelsbüller Koog (FN1): Nordost
 1 
Whinchat 
Sylt-Hörnum [1215_2_28s]
 1 
Black-necked Grebe 
Sylt-List, Ellenbogen [0916_4_38n]
 3 
Purple Sandpipers 
 
Sylt-List, Ellenbogen [0916_2_26n]
 1 
Razorbill 
 
Sylt-Ost, Anwachs Archsum [1116_1_04n]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Sylt-Ost, Morsum [1116_2_18s]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Sylt-Ost, Morsumkliff [1116_2_18n]
 ≥1 
Horned Lark 
 5 
Bearded Reedlings 
 1 
Yellow-browed Warbler 
Sylt-Rantumbecken [1115_2_19s]
 2 
Great Egrets 
Sylt-Rantumbecken [1115_2_29n]
 1-2 
Common Cuckoos 
 
Sylt-Rantum [1115_2_29s]
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
Sylt: Hörnum-Hafen
 1 
Red-throated Loon 
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
Sylt: Königshafen, Uthörn (IS22)
 ≥17 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
Sylt: Rantumbecken 3 Sandinseln Südwestbucht
 ≥3 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
Sylt: Rantumbecken West-Schilf
 1 
Great Egret 
Sylt: Wattflächen Rantum Hafen
 ≥2 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
Sylt: Westerland-Seawatching
 ≥2 
Velvet Scoters 
 3 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
 45 
Red-throated Loons 
 1 
Sooty Shearwater 
 ≥12 
Northern Gannets 
 2 
Common Murres 
 4 
Common Murres / Razorbills 
 1 
Black-legged Kittiwake 
 1 
Mediterranean Gull 
Toftum [1118_3_51s]
 1 
Great Egret 
Vorland Marienkoog (VN221) [1218_1_12n]
 1 
Great Egret 
 1 
Northern Raven 
Vorland Hamburger Hallig Ost (VN53/ VN54) [1319_3_52n]
 4 
Great Egrets 
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
 1 
Peregrine Falcon 
Vorland Hauke-Haien-Koog Nord (VN33)
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
Vorland Hamburger Hallig, Halligkopf (VN51/ VN52) [1318_4_60s]
 1 
Northern Raven 
Vorland Norderheverkoog Ost (VE21) [1518_4_57s]
 1 
Northern Raven 
 1 
Yellow-browed Warbler 
Vorland Dockkoog/ Porrenkoog (VN931)
 6 
Horned Larks 
Vorland Westerhever Nord (VE321) [1617_2_09s]
 ~20 
Horned Larks 
Vorland Hamburger Hallig Südost/ Sönke-Nissen-Koog Süd (VN54/ VN61) [1319_3_53n]
 ≥10 
Horned Larks 
Vorland St. Peter (VE53/ VE54) [1717_2_20n]
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
Westerhever-Ahndel [1617_2_10s]
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
Travetal: nördlich Wolkenwehe: [2128_3_41s]
 5 
Northern Shovelers 
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Böbs [2029_2_18n]
 1 
Hen Harrier 
 
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Fehmarn: NABU-Wasservogelreservat Wallnau Offshore
 1 
Red-breasted Merganser 
Fehmarn: NABU-Wasservogelreservat Wallnau Wald
 1 
Little Grebe 
Fehmarn: NABU-Wasservogelreservat Wallnau Püttseer Warder II
 ≥4 
European Stonechats 
Feldscheide [1632_1_24n]
 1 
Red Kite 
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
 2 
Stock Doves 
Großenbroder Strandlagune
 1 
Great Egret 
Großer Pönitzer See (WVZ)
 2 
Little Grebes 
 1 
Water Rail 
 2 
Green Sandpipers 
 4 
Little Gulls 
 1 
Great Black-backed Gull 
Klenzauer See (WVZ)
 1 
Water Rail 
 1 
Green Sandpiper 
Middelburger See mit Pepersee und Kohlborn (WVZ)
 6 
Canada Geese 
Ostsee: Fehmarn, Wallnau Strand [1532_1_11s]
 1 
European Stonechat 
Ostsee: Fehmarn, Püttsee [1532_1_21n]
 2 
European Stonechats 
Pinner Horst [2029_2_07s]
 1 
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
Woltersteich (WVZ)
 1 
Water Rail 
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Feldmark O Himmelmoor / Torfwerk [2225_3_33n]
 ≥8 
Canada Geese 
Feldmark N Wedel [2324_3_54s]
 2 
Red Kites 
Geesthang N Wedel [2324_3_51s]
 5 
Northern Ravens 
Grüner Damm, Holmerberg [2323_4_50s]
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
Himmelmoor
 ≥1 
Canada Goose 
Wedeler Marsch: Idenburg und Brunnenschutzgebiet (WVZ)
 1 
Great Egret 
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Bottsand: Bodden
 20 
Little Grebes 
 1 
Water Pipit 
Dannauer See
 8 
Waders, unidentified 
 1 
Eurasian Goshawk 
 ≥1 
Common Kingfisher 
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Großer Plöner See: gesamt (WVZ)
 29 
Canada Geese 
 1 
Egyptian Goose 
 3 
Domestic Ducks (Bastard) 
 20 
Northern Pintails 
 9 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
 2 
Little Grebes 
 3 
Black-necked Grebes 
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
 8 
Little Gulls 
 5 
Great Black-backed Gull 
 1 
Caspian Gull 
 1 
Common Tern 
 2 
Common Kingfishers 
Kleiner Plöner See (gesamt) (WVZ)
 195 
Canada Geese 
Postsee: Pohnsdorf [1727_4_36s]
 1 
Water Rail 
Postsee: Sieversdorfer Brücke
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Stiftungsland HOW Postseefeldmark
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Vierer See (WVZ)
 22 
Canada Geese 
 3 
Common Mergansers 
 1 
Little Grebe 
 5 
Little Gulls 
Wilde Weide Störland
 1 
White-throated Dipper 
Borgdorf See [1825_1_14n]
 2 
Common Kingfishers 
Fischteiche Bucken
 1 
Hen Harrier 
 2 
Green Sandpipers 
Fuhlenau-Niederung [1824_4_38s]
 2 
Hen Harriers 
 2 
Red Kites 
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
Hütten: Vernässungsfläche
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Kiel: Domänental (Kronshagen)
 ~5-30 
Canada Geese 
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
 ~4-10 
Little Grebes 
NOK: Landwehr - Sehestedt (WVZ)
 157 
Canada Geese 
 4 
Egyptian Geese 
 4 
Common Mergansers 
 2 
Little Grebes 
NOK: Sehestedt - Lehmbek (WVZ)
 31 
Egyptian Geese 
 5 
Common Mergansers 
 2 
Little Grebes 
 1 
Great Black-backed Gull 
Osterschau [1326_3_51s]
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
Ostsee: Eck-Bucht, Noer [1526_1_11n]
 ~70 
Canada Geese 
Schwansener See [1326_3_52n]
 3 
Common Ringed Plover 
Surendorf Süd [1526_1_15s]
 1 
Eurasian Collared Dove 
Tüteberg Nord [1725_1_15s]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Westensee (gesamt) (WVZ)
 3 
Domestic Ducks (Bastard) 
 10 
Little Grebes 
 1 
Lesser Black-backed Gull 
Blomnath: Stiftungsflächen südlich
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
 
Brokenlande Süd [1925_4_57s]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Feldmark S Itzstedter See [2126_4_59s]
 1 
Hen Harrier 
Kaltenkirchener Heide Südwest [2125_3_44s]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Seekamper See (WVZ)
 1 
Caspian Gull 
Bollingstedter Mühlenteich (WVZ)
 74 
Canada Geese 
 1 
Barnacle Goose 
 7 
Northern Shovelers 
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Gammellunder See (WVZ)
 7 
Northern Shovelers 
 1 
Common Goldeneye 
 2 
Common Kingfishers 
Kiessee Engbrück
 1 
Canada Goose 
Kiessee südwestlich Idstedt
 21 
Canada Geese 
NSG "Schleimündung", Vogelwärterhütte [1326_1_02n]
 4 
Little Grebes 
Bramfeld [2326_3_55n]
 2 
Canada Geese 
Eichtalpark
 2 
Common Kingfishers 
Groß Borstel, Alsterdorf [2326_3_41s]
 1 
Red-throated Pipit 
Insel Scharhörn
 2 
Red-throated Loons 
 1 
Hen Harrier 
 1 
Common Murre 
 ≥5 
Horned Larks 
Kalte Hofe
 1 
Eurasian Goshawk 
Klövensteen und Rissener Feldmark [2324_4_57n]
 1 
European Stonechat 
Kuhmühlenteich
 1 
Domestic Duck (Bastard) 
Nettelnburg [2527_1_02s]
 1 
European Green Woodpecker 
Ohlsdorfer Friedhof [2326_3_43n]
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Rahlstedt [2327_3_52s]
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Schnelsen [2325_4_36s]
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Bad Doberan S [1937_1_05n]
 1 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker 
Börgerende-Rethwisch, offshore [1837_1_23s]
 2 
Black-throated Loons 
 1 
Little Gull 
Gerdshagen [2037_1_01n]
 8 
Northern Shovelers 
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
 1 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker 
Heiligendamm O [1837_3_32n]
 1 
Hen Harrier 
Salzhaff [1935_2_17n]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Salzhaff/Feldflur NW Roggow [1935_2_18n]
 1 
Common Greenshank 
Wrodow, Feuchtsenke S [2444_1_25n]
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
 6 
Water Rails 
 1 
Dunlin 
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
 5 
Bearded Reedlings 
Feldflur S Laase [2236_2_10n]
 1 
Great Grey Shrike 
Mönchsberg NW Klein Sien [2036_4_59s]
 1 
Merlin 
Arboretum Greifswald
 1 
Tawny Owl 
Stralsund, Lüssower Berg [1744_2_06s]
 ≥6 
Caspian Gulls 
Gallin: Feldflur NW [2430_4_60s]
 6 
Little Grebes 
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