I just came back from a marvellous trip to Iran. It will take some more time until the full trip report is finished, but here are some photos of the northern part of this huge …
Continue readingYellow-billed Diver in Vienna
. I hardly find the time to post here. But waiting for an airplane, this is an occasion. Just twitched a second-year Yellow-billed Diver (Gavia adamsii) found by L. Timaeus at river Danube in Vienna. …
Continue readingIndonesia: Krakatau
Quite belated, some photos from the Krakatau archipelago which I visited in September as a tutor for the University in Vienna. Our basecamp was situated on the current volcano and central island Anak Krakatau, which …
Continue readingBirding break to Madrid
Following an invitation, I had the chance to accompany my friend Christoph Roland on a short birding break to Madrid in mid-December. We spent two days of great winter-birding in the fun and relaxing company …
Continue readingIndonesia: Peucang island
I spent September in Indonesia as a tutor for the University of Vienna. During the field course „training in rapid biodiversity assessment“, in cooperation with Bogor Agricultural University, a group of Austrian and Indonesian students …
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 readingEuropean Ground Squirrel – an endangered species of Austria
A couple of images of European Ground Squirrels (Ziesel, Spermophilus citellus), one of Austria’s most endangered vertebrate species, from the Seewinkel. The youngsters already left the burrows!
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 reading(Wander)falken in Graz
Der zumindest namentlich weithin bekannte und, mit Ausnahme der Antarktis, nahezu weltweit verbreitete Wanderfalke lebt in Österreich vorwiegend in felsigen Mittelgebirgsregionen. Besonders im Winter erscheint die Art aber auch im Hügel- und Flachland. Das Grazer …
Continue readingBack from the Po Delta
During the last five days, I was guiding a group of BirdLife Austria through the Po Delta/Italy. We had wonderful observations of many of the wanted species. I finished the trip report (in german) while …
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