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Friday, April 19th, 2024

Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1819_4_58s]
 2 
Long-tailed Ducks 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N: Kronenloch Westteil
 7 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
 1 
Horned Grebe 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1919_2_09n]
 1 
Western Osprey 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1819_4_47s]
 1 
Little Stint 
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1919_2_08n]
 1 
Common Nightingale 
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_2_16s]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_1_25n]
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_1_23n]
 3 
Kentish Plovers 
Beltringharder Koog gesamt (FN6)
 3 
Black-tailed Godwits (ssp. islandica) 
Hallig Langeneß (IH1), Peterswarf [1317_4_39n]
 4 
Red-breasted Mergansers 
Hauke-Haien-Koog Südbecken (FN33)
 2 
Garganeys 
Klärteiche Winnert
 4 
Common Shelducks 
Sylt-Ost, Nössekoog [1116_1_01s]
 2 
Stock Doves 
Sylt-Ost, Morsumkliff [1116_2_18n]
 1 
Corn Bunting 
Sylt: Lahnungsfelder Nössebucht/ Rantumbecken
 2 
Northern Wheatears 
Sylt: Rantumbecken Nordost-Schilf
 2 
Northern Wheatears 
Sylt: Westerland-Seawatching
 3 
Red-throated Loons 
 2 
Black-throated Loons 
 5 
Northern Gannets 
Witzwort, Roter Haubarg [1519_4_49n]
 1 
Stock Dove 
Neverstaven [2127_4_46n]
 1 
Peregrine Falcon 
Fehmarn: NABU-Wasservogelreservat Wallnau
 2 
Great Egrets 
 ≥5 
Black-tailed Godwits 
 1 
Little Tern 
Fehmarn: Krummsteert
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Ostsee: Fehmarn, Wallnau [1532_1_11n]
 ≥2 
Mediterranean Gulls 
Haseldorf [2323_4_36s]
 1 
Mistle Thrush 
Ostseeküste: Bottsand-Wendtorfer Schleuse
 1 
Ruddy Turnstone 
Parnaßturm
 110 
Eurasian Curlews 
Langwedeler Holz [1725_4_49s]
 1 
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
 1 
Eurasian Hobby 
Wildes Moor Ausguck
 7 
Whinchats 
Staustufe Geesthacht [2528_3_41n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Schönmoor nördlich [2026_2_09n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Harburg, Lohmühlenteich
 1 
Canada Goose 
Jenfelder Moor
 2 
Northern Shovelers 
Nettelnburg [2527_1_12n]
 1 
European Green Woodpecker 
Neuwerk: Nationalparkhaus
 1 
Common Redstart 
NSG Allermöher Wiesen
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Bargeshagen W [1837_4_59n]
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
Granzow [2042_3_42s]
 1 
Ring Ouzel 
Klein Upahl N [2238_3_44s]
 1 
Western Osprey 
Blankenhof - Thiergarten [2444_2]
 3 
Red-necked Grebes 
NP "Müritz", Roggentin [2643_2_18n]
 5 
Savi's Warblers 
NP FSL, Dreetzsee
 2 
Common Terns 
Feldflur E Kartzitz [1546_1_04n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Ralswiek-West [1546_2_17s]
 1 
Stock Dove 
Klepelshagen, Wiedervernässung Große Wiese
 1 
Sedge Warbler 
Fehntjer Tief [2610_2_18s]
 2 
Common Cranes 
Juist [2307_2_18n]
 4 
Common Goldeneyes 
 1 
Green Sandpiper 
 3 
Common Nightingales 
Norderney: Südstrandpolder
 2 
Long-tailed Ducks 
Cappel-Neufeld Kompensationsflächen
 1 
Montagu's Harrier 
NP Spieka-Neufeld [2217_1_03n]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Leester Marsch [2918_4_60n]
 ≥2 
Grey Partridges 
Ahlde Baggersee Ost
 1 
Northern Shoveler 
 1 
Common Sandpiper 
Käsevenn [3609_2_28s]
 4 
Little Ringed Plovers 
 2 
Lesser Black-backed Gulls 
NSG "Ahlder Pool"
 1 
Northern Pintail 
 4 
Little Ringed Plovers 
 1 
Common Greenshank 
 2 
Green Sandpipers 
Brome [3331_4_58n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Grenzstreifen N Böckwitz [3431_2_17n]
 2 
Red Kites 
Meiner Teiche
 1 
Western Marsh Harrier 
 1 
Black Kite 
 1 
Common Cuckoo 
 1 
Northern Raven 
Hildesheim [3825_2_29n]
 1 
Western Barn Owl 
Lamspringe NO [4026_1_12s]
 1 
Grey Heron 
Suhorn
 1 
Common Cuckoo 
Fehntjer Tief [2610_2_19s]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Heinitzpolder [2709_3_44n]
 1 
Common Redstart 
NSG Liebenauer Gruben
 2 
Northern Shovelers 
 1 
Western Osprey 
 1 
Eurasian Oystercatcher 
 1 
Common Sandpiper 
 1 
Green Sandpiper 
 2 
Northern Ravens 
Wietmarschen [3408_2_26s]
 3 
Ring Ouzels (ssp. torquatus) 
 
Leinepolder 1 / Immensen
 3 
Black-tailed Godwits 
 ≥1 
Spotted Redshank 
 1 
Common Redshank 
 ~15 
Common Greenshanks 
 ≥3 
Ruffs 
Ruller Bruch
 1 
Hen Harrier 
Schimm [3715_4_56n]
 ≥2 
Northern Lapwings 
 1 
Common Snipe 
 1 
Common Greenshank 
Spannbrink [3814_2_29n]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Regenrückhaltebecken Hellern
Documentation with the DAK required 1 
Ring-necked Duck 
 
Stade-Schölisch [2322_4_59n]
 1 
European Serin 
BAB 1 zw. Ihorst u. Langwege [3314_4_58n]
 2 
Western Marsh Harriers 
 1 
Red Kite 
 5 
Lesser Black-backed Gulls 
Deponie Tonnenmoor (gesamt)
 1 
Canada Goose 
 3 
Caspian Gulls 
 20 
Lesser Black-backed Gulls 
N Holdorf [3314_4_58s]
 11 
Lesser Black-backed Gulls 
Kirchlinteln [3021_4_50s]
 ≥2 
Grey Partridges 
Hunden-Nord [2627_2_18n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Winsen (Luhe)/Viewiesen [2627_1_15s]
 2 
Common Cranes 
WOB-Mörse [3630_1_04n]
 2 
European Serins 
Wolfsburg / Detmeroder Teich [3630_1_05s]
 8 
Egyptian Geese 
NSG "Aper Tief"
 2 
Western Marsh Harriers 
Bruch Gölzau [4338_1_25n]
 2 
Savi's Warblers 
 1 
Sedge Warbler 
 3 
Bluethroats 
Köthen (Anhalt) [4238_3_31n]
 1 
Eurasian Bittern 
NSG "Cösitzer Teich"
 1 
Savi's Warbler 
 2 
Bluethroats 
NSG Osterwesten [3938_3_54n]
 2 
Grey Partridges 
Pfaffensee Steckby (MsB-BG)
 8 
Egyptian Geese 
Pfaffensee Steckby
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Reuden, Fuhneniederung (gesamt) [4339_1_04s]
 1 
Western Marsh Harrier 
Rehmgraben, Uthmöden [3634_1_21n]
 2 
Red Kites 
 1 
Black Kite 
Feldmark/Hartau O Ahlum [3332_1_02n]
 1 
White-tailed Eagle 
Feuchtsenke SW Hämerten (3437-2)
 2 
Spotted Redshanks 
 1 
Dunlin 
MhB-st43-Schelldorfer See
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
 2 
Carrion / Hooded Crows 
 1 
Sedge Warbler 
Brachwitz [4437_3_32s]
 1 
Western Yellow Wagtail, unidentified 
Innenkippe, Ackersenke nördlich Hirschhügel
 9 
Common Shelducks 
 2 
Eurasian Curlews 
 1 
Black-tailed Godwit 
Wallendorfer See: Inseln und Südufer
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
 3 
Red-crested Pochards 
 1 
Long-tailed Duck 
Bernburg-Strenzfeld O - Feldflur [4136_3_44n]
 2 
Northern Wheatears 
Feuchtgebiet N Frose
 2 
Canada Geese 
 3 
Garganeys 
 ≥1 
Bearded Reedling 
Frose N, Abraumhalde, Feldflur [4134_3_53s]
 ≥8 
Common Greenshanks 
 6 
Green Sandpipers 
 1 
Wood Sandpiper 
 10 
Ruffs 
Gerbitz N - Feldflur [4136_2_30n]
 1 
Hen Harrier 
Latdorf S, Feldflur [4136_4_59s]
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
Neugattersleben O - Feldflur, Steinbruch Nienburg NW [4136_1_25s]
 2 
Whinchats 
Nienburg (Saale) NW - Feldflur, Halde [4136_3_35n]
 2 
Northern Wheatears 
Überschwemmtes Wäldchen
 1 
Little Grebe 
 1 
Red-necked Grebe 
 1 
Savi's Warbler 
Schönitzer See Süd 4140-4
 1 
Common Cuckoo 
 1 
Eurasian Wryneck 
Löhmer Haussee
 5 
Northern Shovelers 
Schinkenteich
 1 
Western Marsh Harrier 
Große Grabenniederung: Turm Grabow
 2 
Black-winged Stilts 
 
Hohennauener See: bei Wassersuppe [3340_1_14s]
 ≥3 
Water Rails 
 2 
Bearded Reedlings 
Kornhorst [3340_2_08n]
 2 
White-tailed Eagles 
Friedrichshof A 12 [3648_4_47s]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
KGA Niederlehmer Werder
 2 
Common Kingfishers 
Schugetal E Caule [4047_4_60s]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Eisenhüttenstadt [3854_3_41n]
 1 
Eurasian Wryneck 
MhB-bb116-Erkner
 1 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 
P-Templiner Vorstadt [3644_1_04s]
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
Park Sanssouci: Maschinenteich
 3 
Mandarin Ducks 
Park Sanssouci: Friedensteich
 4 
Mandarin Ducks 
Belziger Landschaftswiesen: Turm Freienthal
 10 
Great Bustards 
Göhlensee SE [3953_3_45s]
 1 
Water Rail 
Deponie Schöneiche [3747_3_33s]
 1 
Common Shelduck 
Adlershof (Ehem. Flugplatz/WISTA) [3547_3_32s]
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
 
Adlershof (Bahnhof, WISTA E) [3547_3_33s]
 2 
Northern Wheatears 
Flughafensee LSG-27 / Tegel [3445_2_18s]
 1 
Eurasian Wryneck 
Johannisthal / Niederschöneweide (Betriebhf Schöneweide) [3547_3_32n]
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
WISTA-Gelände Nord
 1 
Northern Wheatear 
Bielefeld-Zentrum: Siegfriedplatz [3917_3_42n]
 1 
Lesser Black-backed Gull 
Harpener Teiche
 ~50 
Canada Geese 
Lüdinghausen Mitte [4210_2_17s]
 2 
Canada Geese 
Ausgleichsweiher Rochholz
 ≥3 
Domestic Ducks (Bastard) 
 ≥4 
Little Grebes 
 1 
Grey Heron 
Randringhausen [3717_4_47n]
 2 
Common Pheasants 
 2 
Green Sandpipers 
Spradow-West [3717_4_56n]
 ≥1 
Eurasian Collared Dove 
Ophovener Baggerseen (gesamt)
 2 
Ruddy Shelducks 
Kleingärten und angrenzendes Feuchtgebiet Ringelfeldweg
 1 
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
Horn-Bad Meinberg Wällen [4020_3_51s]
 1 
Common Redstart 
DDA-Teststrecke Münster (MhB)
 1 
Ruddy Shelduck 
 1 
Mandarin Duck 
 2 
White-throated Dippers 
Schlossgarten Münster
 4 
Canada Geese 
Marl [4308_2_28n]
 2 
Canada Geese 
NSG "Emsaue" Posberg bei Saerbeck
 × 
Canada Geese 
 × 
Egyptian Geese 
 2 
Eurasian Oystercatchers 
 ≥2 
Northern Ravens 
Anrath: Pascherhof
 1 
Western Barn Owl 
NSG "Krickenbecker Seen": Glabbacher Bruch
 2 
Garganeys 
 6 
Northern Shovelers 
 1 
Black Tern 
NSG Bingenheimer Ried
 3 
Lesser Black-backed Gulls 
NSG Mittlere Horloffaue, Kuhweide/Utpher Dreieck
 1 
Common Shelduck 
Unterer Knappensee
 ~50 
Sand Martins 
Utphe, Ortslage/Knappenseen/Beune [5519_3_34s]
 1 
Eurasian Wryneck 
Hundstadt SW [5616_2_28n]
 1 
Eurasian Hobby 
Rod am Berg [5616_4_60s]
 1 
Grey Heron 
Elbersdorf [4823_4_50s]
 5 
Grey Herons 
Bringhausen, Edersee u. Wochenendh.-Siedl. [4819_2_20n]
 3 
Canada Geese 
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
Erpetal östl. Volkmarsen
 1 
Egyptian Goose 
 2 
White Storks 
Mehlen (S), Gem. und Feldflur [4820_2_27n]
 1 
Egyptian Goose 
NSG "Glockenborn bei Bründersen"
 3 
Northern Shovelers 
 1 
Common Pochard 
 2 
Grey Partridges 
 1 
Little Ringed Plover 
 1 
Green Sandpiper 
 1 
Wood Sandpiper 
Wetzlar-Dutenhofen Lahnaue [5417_2_17s]
 1 
Common Pochard 
Marburg [5118_4_47s]
 1 
Peregrine Falcon 
Hochheim am Main [5916_3_43s]
 1 
Grey Partridge 
Strinz-Trinitatis [5714_4_40s]
 1 
Eurasian Collared Dove 
Crainfeld, Riegelwiesen/Wolfsgall [5522_1_03n]
 2 
Gadwalls 
Crainfeld, Kirchensteg [5522_1_03s]
 4 
Gadwalls 
Crainfeld, Pfingstweide [5522_1_02n]
 4 
Gadwalls 
Fossiliensee
 ~8 
Greylag Geese 
 ≥2 
Egyptian Geese 
 ≥11 
Gadwalls 
 ≥1 
Northern Shoveler 
 ≥1 
Little Grebe 
 2 
Great Crested Grebes 
 1 
Common Cuckoo 
Gimbsheim [6216_1_23s]
 ~7 
Greylag Geese 
 1 
White Stork 
 1 
Common Cuckoo 
Kerzenheim [6414_1_21n]
 1 
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 
 
Mendig [5609_2_17n]
 1 
Grey Heron 
Gau-Algesheim, im Seesen [6014_1_21n]
 7 
Egyptian Geese 
NSG "Urmitzer Werth"
 1 
Common Sandpiper 
 ~20 
Sand Martins 
 ~300 
Swallows, unidentified 
Reiler Pütz im Engerser Feld
 2 
Common Nightingales 
Nikolaus-Koch-Platz
 2 
Egyptian Geese 
 1 
Eurasian Collared Dove 
Regenrückhaltebecken bei Wittlich-Wengerohr
 4 
Green Sandpipers 
Eitelborn [5612_1_13n]
 1 
Common Nightingale 
Erfweiler-Ehlingen [6809_1_02n]
 1 
Common Nightingale 
Habkirchen/Blies-Ebersing (F) [6808_4_49n]
 2 
Common Nightingales 
N Ormesheim [6708_4_59s]
 2 
Common Redstarts 
SO Habkirchen/SW Reinheim/F [6808_4_50s]
 1 
White Stork 
S Eschringen [6808_2_06s]
 2 
Common Nightingales 
Saarbrücken-St. Johann [6708_3_31s]
 1 
Common Redstart 
Ensdorf (Kraftwerk Ensdorf) [6706_2_07n]
 1 
Common Nightingale 
O Bisten - Gut Linslerhof [6706_1_24s]
 1 
European Stonechat 
zw. Wallerfangen u. Dillingen (Saarhafen SLS-Dillingen) [6606_3_34s]
 1 
White Stork 
Aßmannshardt: Finsterbuch (9)
 1 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker 
Aßmannshardt Finsterbuch [7824_1_15s]
 1 
Eurasian Bullfinch (P.p.pyrrhula) 
Federseemoor [7923_2_18n]
 1 
Western Marsh Harrier 
 3 
Common Terns 
 1 
Bluethroat 
Federseeried [7923_2_17n]
 1 
Red Kite 
Federseeried [7923_2_17s]
 1 
Black Kite 
 3 
Savi's Warblers 
Federsee
 2 
Yellow-legged Gulls 
Elz: A 5 bis Zusammenfluss
 4 
Common Mergansers 
 1 
Yellow-legged Gull 
 2 
Common Kingfishers 
 1 
Black Woodpecker 
 1 
European Stonechat 
Köndringen W [7812_4_38s]
 1 
Common Cuckoo 
MhB-bw259
 5 
Common Mergansers 
 5 
White Storks 
 1 
Common Cuckoo 
 3 
Grey-headed Woodpeckers 
 1 
European Stonechat 
Nimburg N [7812_4_57n]
 1 
Egyptian Goose 
Bad Krozingen [8112_1_01n]
 1 
Northern Lapwing 
Breisach am Rhein [7911_4_47s]
 1 
Mandarin Duck 
Breisach am Rhein [7911_4_46s]
 2 
Common Terns 
 1 
Common Cuckoo 
Gottenheim [7912_1_25s]
 1 
White Stork 
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