An adult female Red-backed Shrike / Neuntöter (Lanius collurio) ringed on 10th August 2023 at St. Martins Lodge, Frauenkirchen/Austria showed advanced moult of remiges with corresponding greater coverts and tertials in both wings as well …
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Black-winged Stilts overwinter successfully in Austria for the first time
The first attempt of Black-winged Stilt / Stelzenläufer to overwinter in Austria.
Continue readingA Calandra Lark in Seewinkel
While working on Lapwings in Seewinkel national park, I found a Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) on a gravel road, right beside a small Lapwing colony near Neufeldlacke. The bird was singing gently from the ground, …
Continue readingEurasian Spoonbill in the Seewinkel
Spring 2013 keeps me extremely busy with guiding wildlife and photo excursions in the Seewinkel for St. Martins Therme & Lodge, the Austrian breeding bird census (check out the beautiful new birdwatching portal ornitho.at!), my …
Continue readingEine beringte Schwalbenmöwe in Wien!
Lang vor dem Morgengrauen des 14.12. machte ich mich mit Andi Tiefenbach und einer Flasche Kaffee auf nach Wien, wo C. Roland am Vortag eine Schwalbenmöwe (Xema sabini) entdeckt hatte. Es handelt sich dabei um …
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