On 10. August 2023 we noticed a dead nestling in the entrance of a nest of European Bee-eaters / Bienenfresser (Merops apiaster) in a colony in Frauenkirchen, Austria. We tried to remove it, but it …
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Giant Wrens nesting in a plastic bag
While watching a pair of Giant Wrens / Riesenzaunkönige (Campylorhynchus chiapensis) along a sandy track through banana plantations just south of Los Limones, Dep. San Marcos, Guatemala on 12 February 2023 with Ana Paula Oxom, …
Continue readingDifferent nest type of Spot-breasted Oriole
While at Finca La Gracia (Escuintla, Guatemala), I was showed a nest (two side by side actually) of Spot-breasted Orioles / Tropfentrupiale (Icterus pectoralis) that were constructed unusually low under a hanging flower pot right …
Continue readingPale Rock Martins Nesting On Pure Salt in Iran
In one of the salt caves of Qeshm island, Iran, Martin Suanjak and me found Pale Rock Martins / Steinschwalben (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta) nesting on pure salt. At least one pair was building a nest on …
Continue readingLesser Grey Shrike – another (nearly) Austrian breeding record
I didn’t post too much during this extremely hot and sunny summer, as I’ve been busy with: enjoying the time. Most of all working ornithologically, photographically and frisbee-related (which peaked in the win of the …
Continue readingMittelmeermöwen in Graz!
Seit 2008 brütet ein Paar der Mittelmeermöwe (Larus michahellis) in der Grazer Altstadt. Das Weibchen sitzt bereits wieder am Nest und man darf auf weiteren Nachwuchs (2008: 2 Junge; 2009: 3 Junge) hoffen! Vorwiegend brütet …
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