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Monday, March 20th, 2023

Mötjensee [1620_3_54s]
 3 
Western Marsh Harriers 
Mötjensee südlich [1720_1_04n]
 1 
European Stonechat 
Norderwurth [1820_2_27n]
 1 
White Stork 
Itzehoe: Malzmüllerwiesen
 1 
Water Rail 
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_1_04s]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Bohmstedt [1420_1_03s]
 4 
Ruddy Shelducks 
ETS: Treene Hude [1621_1_03s]
 3 
White Storks 
Hauke-Haien-Koog Nordbecken (FN31) [1318_2_06n]
 1 
Red-breasted Merganser 
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Glinder Au S Oststeinbek [2427_3_31s]
 1 
Northern Raven 
Landschaftspark Haus der Natur
 2 
Canada Geese 
Dahme-Nord [1732_3_35n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Fehmarn: Ramskamp/Wischkoppel
 2 
Common Pochards 
Fehmarn: Krummsteert
 1 
Jack Snipe 
Grube [1732_1_25s]
 1 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
Ostsee: Fehmarn, Bojendorf [1532_1_01n]
 ≥3 
Velvet Scoters 
 2 
Red-necked Grebes 
Ostsee: Fehmarn, Wallnau [1532_1_11n]
 1 
Red-necked Grebe 
Ostsee: Fehmarn, Wallnau N [1532_1_01s]
 1 
Eurasian Rock Pipit 
Sulsdorfer Wiek
 1 
Northern Shoveler 
 2 
Bearded Reedlings 
Egenbüttel [2325_3_34n]
 2 
Eurasian Oystercatchers 
Wedel mit Geestkante [2424_1_02s]
 1 
European Stonechat 
Wedel N [2424_1_02n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Schüttbrehm (Forst)
 1 
Mistle Thrush 
Grabau [2429_3_52n]
 6 
Northern Ravens 
Borstel Mühlenteich
 1 
Red Kite 
Alster, Teetzpark
 5 
Canada Geese 
Außenalster / Feenteich [2426_1_11s]
 1 
Common Shelduck 
Kalte Hofe
 2 
Red-crested Pochards 
Köhlbrand mit Klärwerk / Kohlenschiffhafen [2425_4_37s]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Mittlerer Landweg [2426_4_59s]
 2 
European Green Woodpeckers 
 1 
European Stonechat 
St. Georg / Berliner Tor [2426_1_22s]
 1 
Eurasian Woodcock 
Tonndorf [2426_2_07s]
 2 
Common Kingfishers 
Möllner See [2344_4]
 10 
Swan, unidentified 
 2 
Eurasian Bitterns 
Peene N Aalbude [2143_1_24s]
 15 
Common Mergansers 
Peenetal NW Verchen [2143_1_14s]
 1 
Little Grebe 
 1 
Great Grey Shrike 
Verchen, Feldflur NW [2143_1_24n]
 1 
Western Osprey 
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
Kläranlage Ladebow
 4 
Gadwalls 
 1 
Garganey 
 9 
Northern Shovelers 
 5 
Water Rails 
 1 
Common Moorhen 
 4 
Common Snipes 
 1 
Common Redshank 
 1 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
 1 
Great Grey Shrike 
 2 
Woodlarks 
 ≥4 
Bearded Reedlings 
 3 
European Stonechats 
Ladebow-Nord [1846_4_57n]
 1 
Smew 
 8 
Eurasian Curlews 
 1 
Stock Dove 
 2 
Woodlarks 
HRO: Südstadt S [1938_2_28n]
 1 
European Green Woodpecker 
Unterwarnow Bramow/Gehlsdorf [1838_4_57s]
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
Feldflur W Günz [1643_1_15s]
 ~10 
Northern Pintails 
 1 
Corn Bunting 
Günzer Wiesen
 3 
Gadwalls 
Hohen Wieschendorf [2033_4_40n]
 4 
Gadwalls 
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Hohen Wieschendorf [2033_2_30s]
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Hohenkirchen [2033_4_40s]
 4 
Great Egrets 
Wohlenberger Wiek: Zeltplatz Beckerwitz
 1 
Little Grebe 
Zierow [2034_3_43s]
 1 
Stock Dove 
 1 
European Green Woodpecker 
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Zierow [2034_3_43n]
 1 
Eurasian Collared Dove 
Pommersche Bucht O Trassenmoor [1949_1_04n]
 14 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
 6 
Sanderlings 
 1 
European Green Woodpecker 
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
 1 
Woodlark 
 2 
Red Crossbills 
Poppelvitz/Altefähr [1644_4_39n]
 1 
Eurasian Woodcock 
Klepelshagener Forst, Rhämel [2448_2_17s]
 1 
Eurasian Woodcock 
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
 2 
Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers 
Klepelshagener Forst [2448_1_25n]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
 1 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker 
 2 
Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers 
Viereck [2451_1_21n]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Viereck [2451_1_22s]
 1 
Great Grey Shrike 
Juist: Domäne Bill [2307_1_15s]
 1 
Hen Harrier 
Norderney: Hafen
 1 
Little Grebe 
Südbrookmerland [2510_1_21s]
 1 
White Stork 
Elsfleth Mitte [2716_4_38s]
 ~25 
Common Cranes 
NSG "BS Okeraue" Steinhof
 4 
Green Sandpipers 
Rieselfelder Braunschweig
 1 
Ruddy Shelduck 
 1 
Green Sandpiper 
 1 
Ruff 
 1 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker 
 1 
Great Grey Shrike 
 
E'feld-Industriegebiet [3114_3_35n]
 1 
Peregrine Falcon 
Hilgensand [3211_4_40s]
 1 
Western Marsh Harrier 
NSG Talsperre Thülsfeld: Heidegebiet - Süd
 1 
Great Grey Shrike 
Werwer Moor [3212_1_22s]
 2 
Hen Harriers 
Altenwalder Heide
 1 
Great Grey Shrike 
Cappeler Siel [2217_1_23n]
 4 
European Stonechats 
MhB-ni116-Holter Heide
 1 
Eurasian Woodcock 
 1 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
 3 
Woodlarks 
 4 
Eurasian Nuthatches 
 4 
Mistle Thrushes 
 2 
European Stonechats 
 4 
Eurasian Bullfinches 
NP Cappel-Neufeld
 1 
Lapland Longspur 
Pütte Mahnhamm / Wremen
 1 
Snow Bunting 
Gartow-S [2934_4_48s]
 1 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker 
Harlingen W [2831_2_29s]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Harlingen-E [2831_2_30s]
 1 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
Süd-Polder / NSG Boller Moor
 2 
Canada Geese 
 3 
Common Shelducks 
 ~20 
Northern Pintails 
 4 
Garganeys 
 8 
Northern Shovelers 
 4 
Lesser Black-backed Gulls 
Südmoor W [3212_1_22n]
 2 
European Stonechats 
Sandentnahmestelle Neustadtgödens [2513_2_20s]
 4 
Whooper Swans 
Varel [2514_4_46s]
 3 
Great Egrets 
Varel [2615_1_01s]
 1 
Rough-legged Buzzard 
Wangerland [2313_3_42n]
 8 
Great Egrets 
Wangerland [2313_3_32s]
 3 
Great Egrets 
Wangerooge: Jeverplattform
 3 
Egyptian Geese 
 3 
Hen Harriers 
 1 
Mistle Thrush 
Zetel [2513_4_40s]
 1 
Hen Harrier 
Zetel [2514_3_41n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Zetel [2513_2_30n]
 1 
European Stonechat 
Eilenriede-Süd
 1 
Red Kite 
 2 
Northern Ravens 
H-Bornum [3624_1_23s]
 1 
Red Kite 
H-Herrenhausen: Leineaue [3624_1_01n]
 2 
Garganeys 
H-Herrenhausen [3624_1_02s]
 2 
Eurasian Oystercatchers 
H: "Versicherungsteich" Gr. Buchholz
 1 
Peregrine Falcon 
Klärteiche Lehrte
 2 
Garganeys 
 ≥6 
Northern Shovelers 
 1 
Water Rail 
NSG "Alte Leine" - Überschwemmungsfläche
 2 
Common Shelducks 
 5 
Garganeys 
 10 
Northern Shovelers 
 2 
Green Sandpipers 
 4 
Ruffs 
NSG "Alte Leine" N [3624_4_57n]
 1 
Garganey 
Wettmar: Friedhof [3425_3_45s]
 1 
Red Kite 
 
Hildesheim Süd Ost [3825_4_39n]
 1 
Grey Heron 
Sarstedt SW [3725_3_41n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Ahldener Koppel [3223_1_24s]
 1 
Red Kite 
Eilter See
 1 
Bluethroat 
Hagenohsen W [3922_1_24s]
 1 
Eurasian Collared Dove 
Adendorf SW, Kirchweg [2728_2_17n]
 1 
Northern Raven 
Ilmenauwiesen unterhalb Teufelsbrücke
 2 
Northern Shovelers 
LG-Neu Oedeme - Hasenburg [2728_3_44n]
 1 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker 
Lüneburger Hafen
 4 
Common Mergansers 
Stork Foundation: Fangsenke
 2 
Common Shelducks 
 72 
Northern Pintails 
Rohrbach Glissen
 1 
Red Kite 
Bad Bentheim Südost [3709_1_01n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Hude (Goldberg/Hohelucht) [2816_4_58s]
 1 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker 
In der Helle [2917_1_21s]
 3 
Lesser Black-backed Gulls 
Haarenesch (Oldenburg) [2815_3_33n]
 1 
Long-eared Owl 
Haarenniederung [2814_2_30s]
 1 
Western Barn Owl 
NSG Haarenniederung
 1 
Little Owl 
Wersche [3715_3_33n]
 2 
White Storks 
Balje [2120_3_44n]
 3 
Black-tailed Godwits (ssp. islandica) 
Estebrügge [2424_3_54n]
 6 
Common Cranes 
Neu-Ripdorf/ESK/ Oldenstadt West [3029_1_15n]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Stadensen Altes Dorf
 3 
Grey Partridges 
 1 
Red Kite 
 2 
Northern Ravens 
Wasserspeicher Stöcken
 1 
Hen Harrier 
Carum [3214_4_59n]
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
 1 
Hen Harrier 
Dinklage [3314_2_18s]
 2 
Eurasian Oystercatchers 
Engelbrokswiesen (S) [3214_4_37n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Grapperhauser Mark / Kokenwahlde [3414_4_47s]
 1 
Red Kite 
 1 
Eurasian Woodcock 
MhB-ni242-Südlohner Moor
 2 
Canada Geese 
 2 
White Storks 
Oyten [2919_4_40n]
 1 
Great Egret 
Wolfenbüttel [3829_1_13n]
 1 
Peregrine Falcon 
Banter See
 4 
Common Goldeneyes 
 ≥2 
Little Grebes 
 2 
Eurasian Bullfinches 
Kurpark Wilhelmshaven
 1 
European Green Woodpecker 
 1 
Eurasian Nuthatch 
Stadtpark Wilhelmshaven
 1 
Eurasian Bullfinch 
WHV-Heppens Südwest [2414_4_48n]
 1 
Egyptian Goose 
WHV-Mariensiel [2414_3_54n]
 2 
Eurasian Bullfinches 
WHV-Neuengroden Nord [2414_2_27s]
 1 
Canada Goose 
 10 
Egyptian Geese 
WHV: Banter See Ost / Innenhafen [2414_4_57n]
 1 
Egyptian Goose 
 5 
Little Grebes 
Grevelau [2627_1_21s]
 1 
Common Crane 
 1 
European Stonechat 
Holm: Moorweide [2725_1_24s]
 4 
Northern Ravens 
 2 
Woodlarks 
 6 
European Stonechats 
Allerniederung Allersee O [3530_4_40s]
 1 
Canada Goose 
Wolfsburg [3529_4_60n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Arsten Südost [2919_3_42n]
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
Gartenstadt Vahr [2919_1_13n]
 4 
Eurasian Woodcocks 
Habenhausen [2919_3_32n]
 1 
European Green Woodpecker 
Osterholzer Friedhof
 2 
European Green Woodpeckers 
 9 
Eurasian Nuthatches 
Akazienteich
 1 
Bluethroat 
Georgsteich
 7 
Egyptian Geese 
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
 1 
Carrion / Hooded Crow 
Osternienburg [4238_1_01s]
 1 
Great Grey Shrike 
Fischbecker Elbwiesen/ Elbe [3437_4_40n]
 × 
Northern Pintails 
 × 
Garganeys 
 × 
Northern Shovelers 
Fischbecker Elbwiesen [3437_4_40s]
 1 
Northern Shoveler 
 ~30 
European Golden Plovers 
 1 
Ruff 
Sandersleben, Wippertal südwestlich [4335_1_14s]
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Sandersleben W, Rüsterberg westlich [4335_1_14n]
 0 
White-throated Dipper 
 0 
Grey Wagtail 
Wiederstedt NO, Wipper östlich [4335_1_13s]
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
 1 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
 1 
White-throated Dipper 
Wiersdorf NO [3131_4_58n]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
 2 
Green Sandpipers 
Elsholz Nord (3437-4)
 10 
Egyptian Geese 
 ~40 
Northern Pintails 
 ~30 
Northern Shovelers 
Kiesgruben Wallendorf/Schladebach: KG XI
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
 2 
Common Shelducks 
 2 
Red-crested Pochards 
 2 
Herring / Yellow-legged / Caspian Gulls 
Krakau/Klein Gräfendorf [4637_1_22n]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Alt Tochheim NW - Bettelhorn, Alte Saale, Saale, Elbe [4037_4_36n]
 1 
Western Marsh Harrier 
Alt Tochheim N - Feldflur, Alte Elbe, Elbe [4037_4_37s]
 2 
Bluethroats 
Griebo Süd, Elbkm 229 (4141_1)
 1 
Grey Wagtail 
Köpnick S [4042_3_33s]
 1 
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
SP-BB-020 (1)
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
SP-BB-020 (7)
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Grochwitz [4245_3_54s]
 2 
Black Woodpeckers 
Feldflur S Paulinenaue [3342_1_13s]
 1 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker 
Grützer Bogen E [3339_2_18s]
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Hohes Luch [3341_3_53s]
 5 
Great Bustards 
Dannenreich SE [3648_4_56n]
 3 
Black Woodpeckers 
 1 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
Schönefeld NW Stadtrand B [3646_2_10n]
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
Buchholz [2844_4_49s]
 1 
Grey Wagtail 
Döberitzer Heide: Husarenwald [3444_3_51n]
 1 
Great Grey Shrike 
P-Hermannswerder [3644_1_03s]
 1 
Common Kingfisher 
Irissee
 6 
Mandarin Ducks 
Wilhelmshorst Süd [3644_3_44n]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Feldflur N Motrich [2936_3_32n]
 1 
Egyptian Goose 
Feldflur N Cumlosen [2935_4_40n]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
 1 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
Feldflur NW Motrich [2936_3_31n]
 2 
Black Woodpeckers 
Motrich [2936_3_32s]
 1 
Eurasian Woodcock 
Sportboothafen Lenzen
 1 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
Gerswalde Friedenfelder Weg [2848_2_26n]
 4 
Long-eared Owls 
Neurochlitz-Nord [2752_1_05s]
 1 
Hen Harrier 
Altglienicke / Rudow [3547_3_52n]
 1 
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
Hahneberg
 2 
Northern Wheatears 
Köppchensee (NSG-23)
 1 
Little Grebe 
Landschaftspark Rudow-Altglienicke
 1 
Pink-footed Goose 
 4 
Egyptian Geese 
 2-3 
Little Grebes 
 1 
Little Ringed Plover 
 
Documentation with the DAK required 1 
Dusky Thrush 
 
NSG-23 "Niedermoorwiesen am Tegeler Fließ"
 2 
Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers 
 1 
Great Grey Shrike 
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