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                                                        Cetti's Warbler 
                        (Cettia cetti) 
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        Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 Friedrichskoog, offshore [2019_1_02s]
 4 White-tailed Eagles precise09h51  Vorland Dieksanderkoog Süd (VD42) [2019_1_13s]
 5 White-tailed Eagles precise09h56  Vorland Büsum-Stinteck (VD121)/ Sommerkoog [1818_2_30n]
 1 Snow Bunting  precise09h51  Föhr-Wyk [1317_1_12n]
 3 Common Murres precise08h18  Hallig Oland (IH2), Vorland Nord [1318_1_03s]
 2 Great Egrets precise09h49  Hallig Oland: Vorland (IH22) Hallig Oland (IH2) West [1318_1_12n]
 2 Northern Ravens precise08h22  Katinger Watt: Katinger Priel Nord (EE142)
 1 Common Kingfisher precise10h44  Oldensworter Eidervorland (EE411) [1619_4_48s]
 1 Common Kingfisher precise Vorland F-W-Lübke-Koog Süd (VN212) [1117_4_49s] Grömitz [1831_2_29s]
 1 European Green Woodpecker precise10h14  Grömitz: Yachthafen
 1 Common Kingfisher precise Fährmannssander Watt West [2423_2_08n]
 ≥9 Bearded Reedlings precise10h58  Haseldorfer Marsch mit Binnenelbe [2323_4_57n]
 4 Great Egrets precise11h30  Heidgraben [2223_4_60s]
 1 Eurasian Goshawk precise09h51  Marsch W Holm [2323_4_50n]
 0 Black-winged Kite precise12h34 1 Northern Raven precise09h48  Teich Hetlinger Schanze
 1 Common Merganser precise11h11  Wedeler Marsch: Bullenfluss [2323_4_59s]
 2 Great Egrets precise10h34  Kleiner Binnensee: Wiesenweiher
 1 Common Kingfisher precise11h08  Geesthacht [2528_3_43n]
 8 Little Grebes precise13h17  Alsterniederung N Wakendorfer Moor [2226_2_17n]
 1 White-tailed Eagle precise08h35  Naherwohld / Fuhlenwiese [2226_2_18n]
 3 Northern Ravens precise08h27  Alster, Schwanenwik
 1 Caspian Gull precise08h22  Bornmoor Neuengamme [2527_1_21n]
 1 Common Crane precise11h36  Öjendorfer Friedhof: Schleemer Bach
 3 Egyptian Geese precise10h04 1 Eurasian Goshawk precise10h11 1 Common Kingfisher precise10h06  Öjendorfer See [2426_2_29n]
 1 Common Kingfisher precise09h46 2 Northern Ravens precise09h26 ≥2 Bearded Reedlings precise09h54  Groß Upahl S [2238_3_43s]
 1 White-tailed Eagle precise09h13  Lübkowsee, Stubbenbruch [2348_1_05s]
 2 White-tailed Eagles precise10h17 2 Common Kingfishers precise10h18  NP "Müritz, Specker Wold [2542_4_48n]
 3 Hen Harriers precise07h34 1 White-tailed Eagle precise08h24 1 Common Kingfisher precise07h36  LSG "Tollenseniederung", Tollense O Torfstiche NB [2445_1] Ostsee: Ahrenshoop [1640_1_05s]
 1 Dark-bellied Brant Goose square1 Duck, unidentified square27 Red-breasted Mergansers square3 Red-throated Loons square17 Black-throated Loons square1 Loon, unidentified square3 Common Murres / Razorbills square5 Black-legged Kittiwakes square1 Pipit, unidentified square Zingst, offshore [1542_3_34n]
 3 Red-breasted Mergansers precise08h51  Hiddensee: Strandwallfächer [1444_4_37s]
 ≥100 Canada Geese precise11h12  Hiddensee: Schwedenhagen [1444_2_08s]
 2 Northern Shovelers precise11h53  Hiddensee: Dornbuschwald [1444_2_07n]
 8 Red-breasted Mergansers precise10h33  Vitte/Hiddensee
 1 White-tailed Eagle precise08h38  Bornkamp- Ueckermünde [2250_3_41n]
 1 White-tailed Eagle precise09h53  Kirchenburch, Feldflur SW [2250_3_51s]
 7 Great Egrets precise09h40  Riether Werder Norderney: Westkopf
 1 Common Murre  precise08h35  Außendeichsgroden Langwarden [2315_4_58n] Rieselfelder Braunschweig N [3628_4_46n]
 ~13 Egyptian Geese precise10h26 5 Northern Pintails precise10h26 1 Green Sandpiper precise09h46 ~25 European Herring / Caspian / Yellow-legged Gulls precise10h26 × Northern Ravens precise09h28  Rieselfelder Braunschweig Cappel-Neufeld Kompensationsflächen
 1 Red-breasted Goose  precise11h04  Dorumer Tief [2217_3_31s]
 1 Brant Goose (ssp. hrota), Pale-bellied precise12h46 1 Caspian Gull precise13h13  NP Cappel-Neufeld / Kompensationflächen Nord [2217_1_13s]
 ~30 Horned Larks precise10h26  NP Spieka-Neufeld [2217_1_13n]
 ≥27 Great Egrets precise09h44  Oxstedter Außendeich [2117_3_54s] Obere Seege-Bahlsen-Teich
 ≥4 Bearded Reedlings precise12h37  Salderatzen - NE [3032_1_01s] Untere Seegeniederung S Restorf [2934_4_37s]
 1 Eurasian Spoonbill precise09h39  Hüde/Marl [3516_1_02s]
 1 Common Kingfisher precise12h18  Korbinsel Ochsenmoor [3515_2_19n]
 1 Barnacle Goose precise12h20  Neustadtgödens [2513_2_20n]
 1 European Green Woodpecker square Wangerooge: vor Kurpromenade
 4 Red-breasted Mergansers precise08h33 5 Red-throated Loons precise12h27 1 Northern Gannet precise08h33 2 Little Gulls precise09h01  Wangerooge: Oststrand
 3 Red-throated Loons precise10h46  Wangerooge, offshore [2213_2_08n]
 1 Red-throated Loon precise10h50  Wangerooge: Oststation Mellumrat
 1 Eurasian Woodcock precise2 European Stonechats precise10h17  Wangerooge: Ort
 8 Purple Sandpipers precise12h14  Hedemündener Gemeindewald [4524_4_57s]
 1 Eurasian Pygmy Owl precise06h38 1 Eurasian Bullfinch (ssp. pyrrhula) precise08h06  H-Limmer: Wasserkunst
 1 Common Kingfisher precise10h46  H-Mitte [3624_1_15s]
 2 Egyptian Geese precise11h43  H-Ricklingen: ehem. Wassergewinnungsgelände [3624_1_25s]
 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker square H: Georgengarten [3624_1_03s]
 2 Egyptian Geese precise11h06 2 Mandarin Ducks precise11h20  NSG "Leineaue Ruthe - Koldingen": Gr. Kold. See N
 1 Red-necked Grebe precise09h59  Steinhuder Meer: Badeinsel
 2 Egyptian Geese precise08h17 2 Northern Shovelers precise08h24 21 Common Goldeneyes precise07h55 2 Red-breasted Mergansers precise07h50 ~25 Common Mergansers precise07h52 1 Black-throated Loon precise09h20 ≥10 Caspian Gulls precise08h04 1 Common Kingfisher precise09h23  Hildesheim: Weststadt, Kleine Venedig [3825_4_37n]
 1 Common Kingfisher precise südöstl. Groß Berkel [3921_2_30n]
 4 Egyptian Geese precise07h20 1 Eurasian Goshawk precise07h25  Uplengen [2712_2_19n] Neu Garge Ost, Grünland [2731_1_12n]
 1 Western Marsh Harrier precise13h11  Weser bei Nienburg Dose Feldflur u. Forst Bentheim SO [3709_1_14s] Haarenniederung Ost (Oldenburg)  [2815_3_31n]
 1 Common Kingfisher precise10h35  Friedwald
 ≥25 Greater White-fronted Geese precise08h13  Venner Moor [3515_3_31s]
 ≥9 Northern Ravens precise10h18  Pappelsee
 1 Grey Heron imprecise07h54 1 Common Kingfisher imprecise08h03  Stellenflether Außendeich [2121_1_24n]
  1 Western Cattle Egret precise08h48  Kroge / Kroger Forst [3315_4_46s]
 1 Eurasian Woodcock precise11h45  Banter See
 2 Greater Scaups precise10h20  Kurpark Wilhelmshaven WHV: Banter See Süd/Jadebusen [2414_4_56s]
 2 Little Grebes precise10h18  WHV: Banter See Ost / Handelshafen [2414_4_57n]
 2 Little Grebes precise10h31  WHV: Fluthafen [2414_4_60n]
 1 Common Murre precise11h32  Borstel [2627_1_25s]
 1 European Green Woodpecker precise12h16  Feldmark N Eichholz [2528_3_52s]
 28 Great Egrets precise10h38 2 Common Cranes precise10h39  Hachedesand / Elbe Marschacht
 4 Little Grebes precise09h28 1 Little Ringed Plover precise09h29 1 Common Kingfisher precise09h27  Neetze NO Oldershausen [2628_1_12s]
 2 Great Egrets precise10h50  Niedermarschachter Werder [2528_3_42s]
 1 Eurasian Curlew precise09h04  Winsen (Luhe)/Viewiesen [2627_2_26s]
 4 Common Cranes precise11h55  Winsener Marsch: Brandfeld [2527_4_60s] Winsener Marsch NE Hunden [2627_2_09s]
 3 Common Cranes precise11h00  Barghorn NO
 2 Egyptian Geese precise11h29 4 Common Cranes precise11h31  Dänikhorster Moor Nord
 1 Great Grey Shrike precise Achterdieksee Neuer Weserbogen Habenhausen
 2 Great Egrets precise08h55  Ostertor/Steintor [2918_2_20s]
 1 Common Kingfisher precise08h13  Bremerhaven-Speckenbüttel [2417_2_06s]
 1 Yellow-browed Warbler  square08h18  Boner Teich
 7 Egyptian Geese precise07h13  Buhlendorf [3938_3_43s]
 1 Great Grey Shrike precise11h40  Feldflur NE Moritz [3938_3_53s] Aschersleben W - Feldflur [4234_1_15s]
 1 Red-breasted Goose precise09h24 ~125 Egyptian Geese precise09h23  Concordia See O-Ufer [4134_3_42s]
 2 Egyptian Geese precise07h51 ~500 European Herring / Caspian / Yellow-legged Gulls precise07h49  Concordia See N-Ufer [4134_3_42n]
 ≥9 Red-crested Pochards precise07h49 1 Black-throated Loon precise07h48  Streesee
 1 White-tailed Eagle precise12h15  Feldflur E Paulinenaue [3342_1_14n]
 1 Harrier, unidentified precise11h51 1 Common Kingfisher precise11h43  Bestensee [3748_3_31n]
 1 Black Woodpecker precise08h10  Dubrowberg [3748_3_43s]
 1 Black Woodpecker precise07h22  Goyatz Dorf [3951_3_41s]
 4 Egyptian Geese precise09h13  Gräbendorf [3748_3_33s]
 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise09h07  Klärwerksee Waßmannsdorf
 2 Little Grebes precise09h22  Klärwerksableiter, Waßmannsdorfer Felder
 3 Grey Wagtails precise10h51  Pätzer Plan [3748_3_32s]
 1 Great Grey Shrike precise07h52  Lietzen [3552_1_11s]
 1 White-tailed Eagle precise KGA "Nuthestern"
 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise07h46  Park Sanssouci: Friedensteich Park Sanssouci: Parkgraben Schlänitzsee
 15 Common Mergansers precise06h55 3 Little Grebes precise07h28  Schlänitzsee [3543_2_28s]
 1 Caspian Gull precise07h28 1 Common Kingfisher precise06h55  Belziger Landschaftswiesen [3741_4_39s]
 1 Rough-legged Buzzard precise11h32  Caputher Gemünde
 2 Little Grebes precise09h35 1 Common Kingfisher precise09h48  Ravensberge / Bergholz-Rehbrücke [3644_2_26s]
 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise11h34  Schwielowsee bei Ferch
 6 Mandarin Ducks precise07h31 1 Common Eider precise08h37 3 Common Mergansers precise07h39 1 Little Grebe precise09h13 1 Black-necked Grebe precise07h37 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise08h43 2 Caspian Gulls precise09h11  Heises Hof [2649_4_39s]
 1 White-tailed Eagle precise07h56  Müggelspree: Am Krusenick bis westl. Allende-Brücke
 1 Common Kingfisher precise12h11  Munizipal-/Holländerviertel
 1 Common Kingfisher precise07h43  Tempelhofer Hafen Tempelhofer Feld Dottendorf / Gronau [5208_4_58n]
 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets square Borken [4006_4_56n] NSG "Reyerdingvenn gesamt"
 2 Water Pipits precise12h04  Vettweiß [5205_2_29s] Phoenixsee
 3 Ferruginous Ducks precise12h01 ≥1 Common Kingfisher precise11h48  Phoenixsee Ostteil Dortmund [4511_1_02s] Walkmühle [4710_3_35n]
 1 Eurasian Goshawk precise12h00 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise12h02  Oetinghauser Heide [3817_4_37n] Ringsthofwald/Jöllenbecker Mühlenbach [3817_3_52n]
 1 Eurasian Woodcock precise06h57  südl. Königsbrück [3816_3_45n] Medebach - Innenstadt [4818_1_03n]
 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise09h52  Pitze bis Wehlenbachtal (NE) Hallenberg [4817_4_49n]
 1 Peregrine Falcon precise11h29  Stahldorf [4605_3_54s]
 2 Egyptian Geese precise13h03  Detmold Remmighausen Ost [4019_4_56n] Grüner See Ratingen
 2 Canada Geese precise09h21 7 Egyptian Geese precise09h21 1 Rose-ringed Parakeet precise09h15  Ratingen [4706_2_10s]
 32 Canada Geese precise09h23  Ruhr:  A40-Bahnbrücke
 1 Common Kingfisher precise12h18  MS-Kinderhaus O / Aa-Tal [4011_2_08n]
 2 White Storks precise08h21  OB-Borbeck [4507_1_05n]
 1 Common Kingfisher precise12h10  Oer-Erkenschwick [4309_4_38s]
 8 Egyptian Geese precise10h20  Auf der Armut West, Feldfl. SE Eikeloh [4316_4_56n] Domhof W, Kalksteinbrüche, S Großes Feld [4316_3_53s] Erwitte SE Kalksteinbrüche [4316_3_52s]
 ≥18 Northern Ravens precise10h10  Greven-Wentruper Berge Ost  [3811_4_57n] Lengerich Antruper Mark N [3812_2_09n]
 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise10h14  Holzwickede [4511_2_18s]
 2 Egyptian Geese precise09h30  Anrath: Pascherhof
 1 Eurasian Curlew place02h00 1 Green Sandpiper place05h49  Niederkrüchten: Altabgrabung Raderberggrube Nordwest
 ≥15 Pipits, unidentified place NSG "Raderveekes Bruch": Brempter See Wesel Diersfordter Waldsee [4305_1_02n]
 1 Peregrine Falcon precise11h14  Darmstadt [6117_4_59n]
 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets precise13h21  Kläranlage Niederrad
 2 Peregrine Falcons precise Licht- und Luftbad Niederrad
 ≥5 Rose-ringed Parakeets place Portikus-Insel
 ~7 Canada Geese precise12h00 ~20 Greylag Geese precise12h03 ~27 Egyptian Geese precise12h18  Schwanheim, Schwanheimer Düne [5917_1_04s]
 1 Middle Spotted Woodpecker precise12h38  Bad Vilbel, Dottenfelder Hof [5818_2_06n]
 ~110-200 Common Cranes precise07h46  Butzbach [5518_3_51s]
 40 Common Cranes precise12h30  Dorheim, Ortslage
 ~70 Common Cranes precise09h53  NSG "Ludwigsquelle" NSG Bingenheimer Ried
 43 Common Cranes precise07h53  NSG Mittlere Horloffaue, Berstädter-Wiesen
 ≥10 Water Pipits precise09h55 ≥10 Corn Buntings precise09h55  Reichelsheim (Wetterau), Ortslage/Mittelster Ortenberg/Im Mühlahl [5619_1_23n]
 ≥5 Common Cranes precise06h03  NSG "Kollenbruch von Groß-Gerau"
 3 Rose-ringed Parakeets precise12h11  Arnwiesen östl. von Utphe
 ≥15 Tundra Bean Geese precise11h04 ≥50 Greater White-fronted Geese precise11h03 2 White Storks precise11h04  Hinter der Ostanlage - Gießen
 4 Canada Geese precise07h26  							 | 
						 
					 
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