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Grey Partridge
(Perdix perdix)
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Monday, August 18th, 2025
Watch out for Eurasian Dotterels! (Please also report nil counts!) Das Brutgebiet des Mornellregenpfeifers liegt in den Fjällflächen und Tundren von Skandinavien bis Ostsibirien. Die europäischen Brutvögel überwintern in [...]
Take part in the summer goose census in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony/Bremen 12/13 July 2025! Im Juli 2025 findet in Nordrhein-Westfalen und Niedersachsen/Bremen eine landesweite Sommer-Gänsezählung statt, in NRW bereits zum 15. Mal, in Niedersachsen/Bremen ist [...]
Gratulacje – 10 years ornitho.pl Our neighbouring portal ornitho.pl went online 10 years ago - congratulations and thank you for the great work that the OTOP - BirdLife Poland team has done: Ornitho.pl has developed [...]Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
Notes on optimising the route recording in NaturaList (Android) As part of the data recording for the second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Germany (ADEBAR 2), the use of the ‘tracking function’ to record routes has increased significantly. [...]
Observation tip: Looking out for moulting waterbirds (now Greylag Geese) Falls Sie in den kommenden Tagen und Wochen größere, oft dicht gedrängte Ansammlungen von adulten Graugänsen mit einem auffälligen weißen "Heck" [...]Thursday, March 20th, 2025
ADEBAR takes off! - Online kick-off meeting for the National Breeding Bird Atlas ADEBAR Am Samstag, dem 29.03. von 11:00 bis 14:00 Uhr, möchten wir mit Ihnen den Auftakt unseres Gemeinschaftsprojekts ADEBAR 2 feiern. Dazu laden wir Sie zu einem spannenden Programm [...] [other news]
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Kassel Saturday, September 6th, 2025
Waxing Gibbous (13 days) moonrise at 19h39, moonset at 4h35
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Saturday, September 6th, 2025 Frankreich [7411_1_22n] Warwerort [1819_4_36s]
8 Eurasian Spoonbills precise Amrum-Wittdün [1316_3_45n]
≥2 Common Sandpipers precise Amrum: Kniepbucht/ Kapitäns-Haken (IA2)
2 Eurasian Spoonbills precise Dagebüll [1218_4_48n]
2 Eurasian Dotterels precise Hallig Norderoog (IH7), Watt N [1417_3_32s]
3 Parasitic Jaegers precise Husum [1520_2_16n] Husum, Hockensbüll [1520_1_02n] Katinger Watt (EE1)/ "Nullfläche" [1719_1_13s] Nordstrand [1519_1_12n]
1 Eurasian Collared Dove precise Sylt-Kampen [1015_2_30n]
3 Red-throated Loons precise2 Northern Wheatears precise Sylt-Kampen [1016_1_21n] Fehmarn: Blankenwisch [1433_3_52s]
1 Northern Wheatear precise Fehmarn: Markelsdorfer Binnensee
× Common Ringed Plover precise1 Bar-tailed Godwit precise1 Common Greenshank precise≥5 Curlew Sandpipers precise Fehmarn: NABU-Wasservogelreservat Wallnau Kampteich
1 Common Kingfisher precise Hamburger Yachthafen
1 European Green Woodpecker precise1 Middle Spotted Woodpecker place1 Eurasian Nuthatch precise12 Western Yellow Wagtails, unidentified place Wedel: Freizeitpark [2424_1_12n]
2 Common Kingfishers precise Wedeler Marsch: Fährmannssand [2423_2_10s]
× Western Yellow Wagtails, unidentified precise Selenter See: Selent Bad [1628_4_56s]
3 Common Sandpipers precise Bülk Wiesen
3 Common Ringed Plover precise9 Common Sandpipers precise Damp-Schweineweide [1426_1_01s]
~10 Swallows / Martins, unidentified precise Altengamme mit Vorland [2527_4_48n] Borghorster Brack
2 White-tailed Eagles precise Jenfeld / Rahlstedt / Tonndorf [2426_2_09s] Neuengamme [2527_1_22s]
1 Common Kingfisher precise2 European Green Woodpeckers precise Ottensen [2425_2_26s]
3 Northern Pintails precise≥10 Western Yellow Wagtails, unidentified precise Grenzer See
1 Western Marsh Harrier precise1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise1 Common Kingfisher precise11 Western Yellow Wagtails, unidentified precise NSG "Halbinsel Devin"
1 European Stonechat precise Brömsenberg: Mühle und Sude bis L06
3 Common Kingfishers precise Dömitz: Stadtgebiet O [2833_4_37s] NP "Müritz", Rederangsee (2542_2)
≥4 White-tailed Eagles place Bodden Wendisch-Langendorf - Zarrenzin
1 White-tailed Eagle precise Insel Koos & Karrendorfer Wiesen [1846_1_15s] Karrendorfer Wiesen, Südteil [1846_1_24n]
4 White-tailed Eagles precise1 Bar-tailed Godwit precise Karrendorfer Niederung
1 Red-backed Shrike precise1 Northern Wheatear precise Karrendorfer Wiesen Süd - nördl. Fahrdamm
3 Bearded Reedlings precise Neu Poserin [2439_1_12n]
1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise1 Common Kingfisher precise Neu Poserin [2439_1_12s]
1 White-tailed Eagle precise Juist: Salzwiesen westlich Hafen
1 Eurasian Spoonbill precise Juist: Salzwiesen zwischen Loog und Siedlung
~80 Eurasian Spoonbills precise Krummhörn [2508_4_39s]
 1 Long-legged Buzzard precise Fährbuchtteiche
 1 Pygmy Cormorant precise1 Common Kingfisher precise Rieselfelder Braunschweig
~100 European Bee-eaters place 1 Cetti's Warbler place Alte Liebe [2118_1_13s]
1 Common Kingfisher precise Fährhafen Cuxhaven
2 Common Sandpipers precise Gamehlen - u. Umgebung [2932_1_12s] Obere Seege-Bahlsen-Teich Obere Seege-Garte [2935_3_51n] Zeetze-Kl.Sachau [3032_3_31n]
1 Common Kingfisher precise Boller Moor / Lange Lohe [3316_1_02s] Huntemündung [3515_2_09n]
1 Common Kingfisher precise1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker precise≥3 Bearded Reedlings precise 1 Cetti's Warbler precise Ochsenmoor [3515_2_10s]
≥5 Bearded Reedlings precise Teichwiesen im Ochsenmoor
1 Common Greenshank precise1 Great Reed Warbler precise Gieboldehausen [4427_1_03n] nördl. Seeburg [4426_2_19n]
1 Western Marsh Harrier precise1 Common Kingfisher precise Seeburger See
≥1 Common Kingfisher precise2 Common Reed Warblers precise Großenheidorner Wiesen west [3522_1_14n]
1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker precise H: Maschsee Südufer
2 Common Kingfishers precise Klärteiche Lehrte
 1 Cetti's Warbler precise Lehrte: Gewerbegebiet O [3626_1_11n] Oesselse NW [3725_1_03s] Steinhuder Meer: vor Ostturm
11 Common Shelducks precise5 White-tailed Eagles precise≥7 Common Ringed Plover precise~10 Curlew Sandpipers precise Hildesheim: Hohnsensee Reileifzen: Heidbrinker Kiessee_Aussichtsturm
2 Great Crested Grebes precise1 Common Greenshank precise1 Common Kingfisher precise Borkum [2406_1_04s] Borkum: Tüskendörsee
× Eurasian Spoonbills precise Melbeck West [2828_1_14n]
≥1 Common Redshank precise Radegaster Haken Süd (Stau)
2 Northern Shovelers precise5 White-tailed Eagles precise4 Spotted Redshanks precise2 Common Greenshanks precise3 Curlew Sandpipers precise Radegaster Haken Nord Radegaster Haken Nord und Marschhufen S Radegast [2630_3_34s] Stork Foundation: Waldsenke Fährplate [2716_2_30n]
1 White-tailed Eagle precise3 Common Sandpipers precise Frühplate [2716_2_30s]
2 Common Sandpipers precise1 Common Kingfisher precise25 Western Yellow Wagtails, unidentified precise Bürgeresch & Ehnern Süd (Oldenburg) [2815_1_24s]
1 White-tailed Eagle precise Iprump (Oldenburg) [2815_2_29s]
1 Common Kingfisher imprecise1 Eurasian Nuthatch imprecise≥5 Western Yellow Wagtails, unidentified imprecise Hilter a.T.W. Ortskern [3814_4_39s]
1 Eurasian Collared Dove precise Bahlen [3314_2_09s]
1 Eurasian Woodcock precise Mahndorfer See [2919_4] NSG "Osterwesten"
1 Western Marsh Harrier precise1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise Zerbst-Strinum [4038_1_05n] Garbe - Querdeich - SW [2935_3_45s] Garbe - Absperrwerk [2935_4_46s]
1 Great Grey Shrike precise Garbe/ Aland N Kl. Wanzer [2935_4_56n]
1 Northern Wheatear precise Stresow [2935_3_55n]
× Spotted Redshanks precise Wrechow-Hägewasser
× Spotted Redshanks precise5 Common Greenshanks precise Liebesinsel
2 Common Greenshanks precise Schönewalde [4245_2_28s]
1 Red-footed Falcon precise Feldflur NW Buchhorst [3239_2_19n] Gülper See (gesamt) Polder Schafhorst [3239_2_18n]
3 Western Marsh Harriers precise K' Wusterhausen Hafen [3647_4_59s] Neue Mühle Tiergarten (Krimnicksee) [3747_2_10n]
1 European Herring / Caspian / Yellow-legged Gull precise2 Common Kingfishers precise2 Black Woodpeckers precise2 Middle Spotted Woodpeckers precise Schugetal E Caule [4047_4_60s]
1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk square1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker square Katharinensee
1 Common Kingfisher precise Birkenwerder Südwest [3345_2_07s]
2 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers precise Park Sanssouci: Parkgraben Feldflur SO Rohrbeck [4044_1_24s]
4 Western Marsh Harriers precise1 Great Grey Shrike precise Landschaftspark Rudow-Altglienicke
1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk precise2 Common Sandpipers precise BI-Zentrum: Rathaus & Ravensberger Park [3917_3_43s]
1 Eurasian Collared Dove precise Jöllenbeck: Hemighold [3817_3_51s] Barmener See bei Jülich
1 Common Kingfisher precise Vettweiß [5205_4_40s]
≥15 Grey Partridges precise Vettweiß [5205_4_39n]
1 Western Marsh Harrier precise1 Northern Wheatear precise Vettweiß [5205_4_40n] Vettweiß [5205_4_39s]
≥7 European Stonechats precise Trienendorf [4509_4_60s]
1 Eurasian Whimbrel square2 Western Yellow Wagtails, unidentified square Hellenthal [5504_2_16n]
5 Western Marsh Harriers precise Schleiden [5404_1_25s] Bahnhof / Industriestraße [3916_4_46s]
1 Common Kingfisher precise Elseaue SO Bruchmühlen [3816_2_09n] Feldflur nördlich Siele
14 European Golden Plovers place8 Western Yellow Wagtails, unidentified place nördl. Lenzinghausen [3816_4_50n]
1 Western Yellow Wagtail, unidentified precise Werfener Bruch
1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk place |
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