Spring is finally in full swing, also in North Frisia. Most birds started breeding, the colonies of seabirds are occupied and many migrants such as Golden Plover, Brent Goose and Red Knot have left or …
Continue readingChestnut-bellied Sandgrouse location / Nile Valley
A description of the location of the recently rediscovered Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouses in the Central Nile Valley, posted on EgyBirdGroup and WestPalBirds.
Continue readingHigh Atlas Mountains: Oukaimeden
Some pictures of our two-day stay in Oukaïmeden, Morocco (3200 m) from 13. two 14. February 2012. The site, located near Jebel Toubkal, the highest peak of the Atlas, hosts a skiing resort and is, …
Continue readingBack to North Frisia: Föhr
After an eventul time in North Africa, I settled down in Europe again (in full posession of my optical and photography equipment!). Not back home in Austria, but in the German Wadden Sea (again after …
Continue readingChestnut-bellied Sandgrouse in Egypt
Edit: Much better photos by J. Geburzi from today, added to the gallery below. While working in Egypt with german colleagues, we (M. Boetzel, J. Geburzi, M. Trobitz, C. Weinrich, M. Werner, T. Zegula and …
Continue readingBarbary Macaques
When crossing the Middle Atlas in Morocco, we had some fabulous hours, watching and photographing a troop of about 30 Barbary Macaques (Macaca sylvanus) in the cedar forest „Cèdre Gouraud“ near Azrou. The animals were …
Continue readingWinter in the Middle Atlas
The Middle Atlas is the northernmost of the three Atlas Mountains chains, stretching over 350 km in the northwest of Morocco 1. We crossed the range on our way from Fez to Zeida, stopping in …
Continue readingNorthern Bald Ibis: The rarest bird I’ve ever seen
Watching Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) is a must for any birdwatcher visiting Morocco. Only two small populations of this species, listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN 1, remain in the wild. Little more …
Continue readingBack from Morocco – off to Egypt (without gear)
After a fabulous three-week trip to Morocco with A. & M. Tiefenbach, which produced sightings of most of the target species and some western palearctic rarities such as Cape (Kelp) Gull Larus dominicanus vetula, I …
Continue readingRuhiger Winter
Wohl dank der warmen Temperaturen und dem Fehlen von Schnee im Flachland ist es zu verdanken, dass sich der laufende Winter ornithologisch recht unspektakulär gestaltet. Ein paar Aufnahmen sind dennoch dazugekommen. Interessante Beobachtungen in Graz …
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