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Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
Saturday, May 24th, 2025
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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" [...]
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Saturday, July 5th, 2025

Niederlande [4403_3_31s]
1
European Honey Buzzard
1
Short-toed Snake Eagle
 
2
Eurasian Hobbies
Niederlande [4403_3_41n]
1
Short-toed Snake Eagle
 
Niederlande [4402_4_48n]
1
Common Tern
Belgien [5402_2_28s]
1
European Nightjar
Lohe-Rickelshof [1820_1_04s]
4
Eurasian Oystercatchers
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N: Odinsloch
2
Eurasian Spoonbills
1
Little Ringed Plover
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1819_4_48s]
1
Montagu's Harrier
HL-Dänischburg [2030_3_55n]
1
Water Rail
Schellbruch: Süßwasserteich
5
Little Grebes
1
Great Egret
1
White-tailed Eagle
Schellbruch: Große Lagune
1
Black Kite
1
White-tailed Eagle
1
Peregrine Falcon
1
Red-backed Shrike
Schellbruch: Kleine Lagune West
1
Water Rail
1
Little Ringed Plover
Schellbruch: Heidenfelskoppel
1
Stock Dove
Trave: Schellbruch [2030_3_54s]
1
Black Kite
1
Eurasian Curlew
Besdorf nördlich A23 AS Han-Hademarschen [1922_1_22n]
1
Red Kite
Kiel: Hasseldieksdammer Weg [1626_4_47s]
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Kiel: Tröndelsee [1627_3_51s]
1
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Kiel: Zentrum, Schrevenpark [1626_4_48n]
33
Canada Geese
Amrum-Wittdün [1316_3_45n]
4
Little Terns
Amrum: Kniepbucht/ Kapitäns-Haken (IA2)
2
Red-breasted / Common Mergansers
Beltringharder Koog gesamt (FN6)
2
Black-necked Grebes
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_1_23n]
≥13
Black-necked Grebes
Beltringharder Koog: Kleientnahme Süd Lüttmoordamm (FN632)
2
Eurasian Spoonbills
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_1_24n]
4
Black-winged Stilts
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_1_14s]
5
Black-winged Stilts
Breklumfeld [1320_3_41s]
5
Northern Ravens
Finkhaushalligkoog-Speicherbecken (FE1), Lundenbergsand
5
Common Goldeneyes
1
Common Sandpiper
1
Wood Sandpiper
71
Little Gulls
Föhr-Wyk [1317_1_04s]
1
Long-eared Owl
Hauke-Haien-Koog Südbecken (FN33) [1318_2_18s]
~20
Canada Geese
Hauke-Haien-Koog Nordbecken (FN31)/ Mittelbecken [1318_2_07s]
1
Green Sandpiper
Katinger Watt: Katinger Priel Nord (EE142)
1
Eurasian Spoonbill
 
1
Little Tern
 
Katinger Watt (EE1)/ Katinger Priel, Seedeich [1719_1_01s]
1
White-tailed Eagle
 
Katinger Watt (EE1)/ Katinger Priel , Wald [1719_1_01n]
1
White-tailed Eagle
 
Klärteiche Högel
1
Common Shelduck
Speicherbecken Tetenbüllspieker: Hauptbecken (FE31)
1
Common Cuckoo
Sylt-Rantumbecken [1115_2_20s]
11
Eurasian Spoonbills
Tetenbüll, Iversbüller Koog [1618_2_28s]
1
Eurasian Spoonbill
Tetenbüllspieker (FE31) [1518_4_60s]
1
Common Kingfisher
Winnert [1521_3_43n]
1
Red Kite
Bredenbeker Teich bei Ahrensburg
1
Common Kingfisher
Feldmark O Wulksfelde (Alster) [2226_4_48s]
1
White Stork
3
Red-backed Shrikes
Feldmark O Gut Jersbek (Golfplatz) [2227_3_35n]
1
White Stork
2
Red Kites
Glinde [2427_3_33n]
≥1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Gut Jersbek [2227_3_34n]
1
White Stork
Neverstaven [2127_4_46n]
1
Common Quail
NSG "Billetal" / Sachsenwald SW [2427_4_38s]
1
Red Kite
Struckteich
1
White-tailed Eagle
1
Common Cuckoo
1
Sedge Warbler
Fehmarn: NABU-Wasservogelreservat Wallnau Kampteich
6
Gadwalls
Fehmarn: Ramskamp/Wischkoppel
2
Great Egrets
1
Little Egret
Grömitz [1831_4_38n]
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Grömitz: Yachthafen
6
Red-breasted Mergansers
Jahnshof [1631_3_55n]
2
Little Ringed Plovers
Neuratjensdorf südlich [1631_4_39s]
≥3
Eurasian Golden Orioles
Bönningstedt [2325_1_25n]
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Bredenmoor
1
White Stork
1
Red-backed Shrike
1
European Stonechat
Bullenkuhlen [2224_2_16s]
3
White Storks
Elmshorn [2223_2_30s]
3
Eurasian Oystercatchers
Heede [2224_2_18s]
1
Northern Raven
1
European Stonechat
Heede Ziegelei [2224_2_17s]
1
Eurasian Hobby
Hetl. Schanzsand [2323_4_46s]
2
European Stonechats
Hetlinger Schanzteich
≥20
Canada Geese
≥24
Egyptian Geese
Holmer Sandberge-Nordwest [2324_3_42s]
1
Black Woodpecker
Klärwerk Hetlinger Schanze [2323_4_58s]
4
Great Egrets
Kleientnahmestelle Wedeler Marsch
~50
Canada Geese
5
Egyptian Geese
1
Garganey
1
Common Quail
1
Red Kite
3
Little Ringed Plovers
2
Common Sandpipers
4
Green Sandpipers
6
Wood Sandpipers
1
Mediterranean Gull
6
Northern Ravens
2
European Stonechats
Klein Nordende [2224_3_42n]
~5
Red-backed Shrikes
Klein Nordende [2224_3_42s]
3
Red-backed Shrikes
Krabatenmoor [2324_4_46n]
≥7
Common Quails
Krupunder See
10
Canada Geese
Pinneberg [2324_2_29n]
1
Red Kite
Wedel: Freizeitpark [2424_1_12n]
≥3
Sedge Warblers
Wedeler Marsch: Fährmannssand [2423_2_10s]
1
White-tailed Eagle
Bottsand
53
Canada Geese
6
Gadwalls
3
Eurasian Oystercatchers
1
Eurasian Curlew
2
Common Redshanks
Bottsand: Bodden
2
Little Terns
Breiteneiche [1828_1_01s]
2
Common Cuckoos
Hagener Au: Mündung
3
Common Rosefinches
Kührener Teich
3
Egyptian Geese
1
Little Grebe
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
1
Eurasian Curlew
1
Common Greenshank
1
Wood Sandpiper
12
Ruffs
1
Common Tern
1
Common Kingfisher
Ostsee: KI-Förde, Stein [1527_4_47s]
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
1
Common Redshank
Ostsee: KI-Förde, Bottsand [1527_4_48n]
2
Common Greenshanks
Plön: Steinberg [1828_2_27n]
1
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Pohnsdorfer Stauung gesamt
~40
Canada Geese
1
White-tailed Eagle
5
Little Ringed Plovers
2
Common Greenshanks
2
Green Sandpipers
2
Wood Sandpipers
1
Western Yellow Wagtail, unidentified
Preetz Süd [1727_4_47s]
1
Caspian Gull
Schwentine: südlich B76
≥100
Canada Geese
Dänisch-Nienhof Steilküste
2
Common Ringed Plover
Flintbek Südost [1726_3_35s]
1
Common Quail
Grauel östlich [1924_1_12s]
1
European Stonechat
Jevenstedt [1724_1_23s]
1
Whinchat
Methorstteich
≥13
Canada Geese
2
European Honey Buzzards
1
Green Sandpiper
Methorstteich [1724_2_10s]
1
Common Kingfisher
Molfsee: Schulensee Ost [1726_2_06s]
17
Canada Geese
Noer Campingplatz [1526_1_11s]
3
Common Ringed Plover
Nortorf Südwest [1825_1_21n]
1
White Stork
≥1
Long-eared Owl
NSG "Bewaldete Düne bei Noer"
~38
Canada Geese
1
Common Ringed Plover
Ostsee: Eck-Bucht, Lindhof [1525_2_19s]
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
≥10
Common Ringed Plover
≥19
Common Sandpipers
2
Little Terns
Ostsee: Eck-Bucht, Fischerberg [1526_2_06s]
0
Common Ringed Plover
Ostsee: Eck-Bucht, Dänisch-Nienhof [1526_2_08s]
2
Common Ringed Plover
Ostsee: Eck-Bucht, Grönwohld [1526_1_12n]
1
Common Ringed Plover
Rümlandteich
1
Common Greenshank
1
Green Sandpiper
1
Common Tern
AKW Krümmel
1
Peregrine Falcon
Mölln [2330_3_52n]
1
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Groß Kummerfeld [1926_1_25s]
1
White Stork
Kaltenkirchener Heide Ost [2125_3_45n]
2
Red-backed Shrikes
1
European Stonechat
Kisdorf [2126_3_52n]
1
Eurasian Hobby
Klingberg West [2127_3_45s]
1
Western Marsh Harrier
NSG "Barker Heide" Mittelteil [2026_4_58s]
2
White Storks
1
Western Marsh Harrier
1
Red Kite
NSG "Barker Heide" Mittelteil Nord [2026_4_59n]
1
Red-backed Shrike
Traden [2127_3_45n]
4
Common Quails
Bockholmwik Yachthafen
2
Common Mergansers
Bockholmwik Höftland
1-3
Common Ringed Plover
Falshöft [1225_2_18s]
4
Common Ringed Plover
Flensburger Außenförde: Dreisacker - Westerholz
1
Common Ringed Plover
Allermöhe [2526_2_08s]
3
Great Egrets
2
Common Cranes
Altona, Fischereihafen
2
Egyptian Geese
Altstadt mit Hafencity [2425_4_40n]
2
Common Goldeneyes
Altstadt / St. Georg [2426_1_21s]
1
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Bahrenfeld / Othmarschen [2425_1_25n]
2
Lesser Black-backed Gulls
Boberg S [2427_3_51s]
1
Red-backed Shrike
Duvenstedter Brook Südwest [2226_4_49s]
4
Egyptian Geese
Eichtalpark
7
Canada Geese
3
Common Sandpipers
 
2
Common Kingfishers
Eidelstedt [2325_3_55s]
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Klövensteen und Rissener Feldmark [2324_4_57n]
1
Red-backed Shrike
1
European Stonechat
NSG Allermöher Wiesen
1
White Stork
Rahlstedt / Meiendorf [2327_3_32s]
1
White Stork
Wohldorfer Graben und Mühlenteich [2226_4_58n]
1
Red-backed Shrike
Feldflur S Biestow Ausbau [1938_1_25s]
1
Common Quail
3
Red-backed Shrikes
Feldflur NW Bad Doberan/Bollhagener Fließ [1837_3_44s]
1
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Groß Stove [1938_4_36n]
1
Western Marsh Harrier
Bartow [2146_3_53n]
1
Common Quail
Klein Teetzleben [2345_1_25s]
1
Western Marsh Harrier
LSG "Tollenseniederung", Neddemin NW [2345_2_26n]
1
Savi's Warbler
Ludwigshöhe, Feldflur NO [2145_4_57s]
1
Western Marsh Harrier
2
White-tailed Eagles
NSG "Waidmannslust" [2345_2_18s]
~3
Little Grebes
1
Common Cuckoo
Reutershof [2345_2_08s]
1
Western Marsh Harrier
Bützower See / JVA [2137_2_29s]
6
Whiskered Terns
1
Savi's Warbler
Krebssee
1
Common Quail
Krummer See O [2240_1_05n]
1
Little Bittern
Krummer See
2
Common Terns
Nebeltal S Kluess [2239_1_15s]
1
Common Quail
 
Feldlfur N Groß Stove [1938_2_26s]
1
White Stork
HRO - Biestow [1938_2_27n]
1
Common Cuckoo
HRO - Markgrafenheide N [1738_4_60s]
1
Eurasian Curlew
HRO - Nienhagen N [1839_1_21s]
1
White Stork
1
Red-backed Shrike
HRO: Radelseeniederung [1838_2_10s]
6
Common Shelducks
Warnemünde W: KGA/Ostseeküste [1838_1_14n]
1
Common Cuckoo
1
European Green Woodpecker
1
Eurasian Golden Oriole
1
Common Rosefinch
Viereggenhofer Teich Wismar
1
Egyptian Goose
×
Common Pochards
1
Little Grebe
≥3
Black-necked Grebes
2
Eurasian Curlews
2
Common Sandpipers
1
Green Sandpiper
1
Ruff
Wallensteingraben, Klußer Mühle
25
Gadwalls
8
Red-crested Pochards
2
Eurasian Golden Orioles
Wallensteingraben FAH Gröningsgarten
2
Eurasian Golden Orioles
Wismar [2134_2_19s]
18
Gadwalls
1
White-tailed Eagle
2
Eurasian Golden Orioles
Schwartow: Feldflur W [2630_2_06n]
3
Common Quails
Schwartow: Feldflur NO 1 [2530_4_56s]
1
Common Quail
1
White-tailed Eagle
Kublank, Feldflur SSO / Großer Bauernbusch [2447_3_33n]
1
European Honey Buzzard
NSG "Waidmannslust", Grünland S / Bauersee [2345_2_28n]
1
Sedge Warbler
Satow
4
Whinchats
Neubrandenburg, Reitbahnsee [2445_2]
1
Water Rail
3
Common Sandpipers
1
Common Tern
1
Common Cuckoo
1
Common Kingfisher
Der See (Wiecker See)
1
Common Ringed Plover
1
Black-tailed Godwit
1
Common Redshank
Recknitztal NE Jahnkendorf [1841_1_04n]
1
European Honey Buzzard
1
Black Woodpecker
Arpshagen [2032_2_29n]
1
White Stork
Eggers Wiek [2034_3_32n]
2
Common Shelducks
Fliemstorfer Huk [2034_3_35s]
1
Common Shelduck
2
Red-breasted Mergansers
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
1
Corn Bunting
Fliemstorf [2034_3_44n]
1
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Gägelow [2034_3_53s]
2
Eurasian Collared Doves
Groß Tessin N [2036_4_58s]
≥6
Little Ringed Plovers
1
Spotted Redshank
1
Ortolan Bunting
Hobener Bucht [2034_3_45n]
1
Common Sandpiper
1
Common Greenshank
1
Common Nightingale
Ritenkoppel
25
Common Shelducks
2
Gadwalls
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
16
Pied Avocets
3
Common Ringed Plover
6
Eurasian Curlews
3
Common Sandpipers
2
Common Redshanks
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