September 2012 At the beginning of July I went to England to participate in the Wildlife Sound Recording Societies‘ annual meeting for the second time. After that, trips to the famous Rutland Water Reserve (yes, I saw the Ospreys) and Norfolk’s Cley Marshes should follow subsequently, mainly for birding. A. WSRS Annual General Meeting, Cottesmore… Continue reading WSRS annual meeting & Norfolk
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Drömling III – New year’s eve in the countryside
January 2012 Having recorded the new years eve in the city center last year, I decided to record the turn of the year this time in the countryside. During the last months I did several birding and sound recording trips in a area called Drömling – a nature reserve at the former intra-german border. I… Continue reading Drömling III – New year’s eve in the countryside
Drömling II – Geese
November 2011 A White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla flying over a flock of 30.000 roosting Geese in search of a weak or wounded one. PFR07444, 111103, Tundra Bean Geese Anser serrirostris, White fronted Geese A. albifrons, Greylag Geese A. anser, Flachwasserzone Mannhausen, Germany photo credit: Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris and Greylag Goose Anser anser © Mathias… Continue reading Drömling II – Geese
Greifswalder Oie IV
December 2010 During the second half of December I visited the isle Greifswalder Oie another time (german Baltic Sea). As expected, there was a lot of snow and for a few days the coast around the isle was frozen – some parts even to the horizon. 101222, Northern Raven Corvus corax, pair, display flight This… Continue reading Greifswalder Oie IV
Autumn bird migration
November 2010 During October and November I made a bird migration census in Thuringia, East-Germany. Luckely I was able to make a few sound recordings of bird flight calls and to take a few pictures of birds in flight to improve my identification skills. my daily observation point I my daily observation point II 101028,… Continue reading Autumn bird migration
Hissing and clicking
July 2009 What do you think you hear in this recording? A clockwork? A model railroad? Or maybe a snake? 090713, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla, juveniles, near Leipzig, Germany Yesterday I ringed some juvenile Wrynecks Jynx torquilla. What you can hear is their defense call. For me it was quite an impressive experience to see… Continue reading Hissing and clicking
Greifswalder Oie III
May 2009 In early Spring I was on the isle Greifswalder Oie for the third time. It was quite a different situation as in Autumn. Only a few birds were migrating, what gave me enough time for single individuals, studying their fragmentary, incomplete songs “on the road”. Earlier the year the Club 300 Germany started… Continue reading Greifswalder Oie III