Michael‘s Seventh Year

[Dave Williams]

Only just picked up on the Covid...I hope you are now recovered fully Michael.

[michael-ibk]

Thanks everybody. Not completely healthy yet and still quarantined but quite alright. At least this helped me make some progress with my Uganda photos. :-)

 

[michael-ibk]

15/E15) Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) / Zilpzalp

 

Gaisau/Tirol, 19/3/22. My first one this year - a sure sign spring is just around the corner. Also saw a Lapwing - a very rare bird in my area.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

16/E16) Great Tit (Parus Major) / Kohlmeise

 

Gaisau/Tirol, 19/3/22. Our most common Tit.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

17/E17) Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) / Blaumeise

 

Gaisau/Tirol, 19/3/22.

 

 

 

[xelas]

Your photos from local birding area are a sure sign that covid has not left any impact on your photographic skills!

[michael-ibk]

Don’t know about that but certainly enjoyed my first „free“ day after quarantine! 

[michael-ibk]

18/E18) Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) / Rabenkrähe

 

Innsbruck Airport/Tirol, 20/3/22. Nobody´s favourite - but it was sitting nicely in the sun this morning.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

19/E19) Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) / Wiedehopf

 

Innsbruck Airport/Tirol, 20/3/22. I was a bit grumpy this morning because we had planned to go to Chiemsee for a full day of birding bonanza. Did not yet quite feel up to that drive so reluctantly had to abandon that. But this sighting made up for it - very happy to see my favourite bird, even if it was very distant.  By far my earliest record, I´ve never before seen one in March. (Not that I often see one of course.)

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

20/E20) European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) / Stieglitz

 

Innsbruck Airport/Tirol, 20/2/2022. Another one of my favourites.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

21/E21) Short-Toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) / Gartenbaumläufer

 

Innsbruck Airport/Tirol, 20/3/22. One of our constant local ID riddles - Eurasian Treecreeper looks almost the same. Much easier in spring - the song is different, and this one was quite vocal.

 

[michael-ibk]

22/E22) European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) / Grünling

 

Innsbruck Airport/Tirol, 20/3/2022. Becoming scarcer and scarcer unfortunately.

 

 

 

[Kitsafari]

17 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

Don’t know about that but certainly enjoyed my first „free“ day after quarantine! 

Yay! Freedom.  Positive to be negative. 

[Peter Connan]

Sorry to hear about the covid. Do hope it's the last time ever, snd the last ST member to get it too!

[Galana]

Belated good wishes for your recovery from Namibia.

[michael-ibk]

Thanks @Galanaand @Peter Connan!

 

23/E23) Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) / Bergpieper

 

Flughafen Innsbruc/Tirol, 23/3/2022. A "vertical migrant". Abundant in summer high up in the mountains, they come down to the rivers and lakes in the cold season.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

24/E24) Greylag Goose (Anser anser) / Graugans

 

Tiebelmündung/Carinthia, 26/3/22. Middle Europe´s most common Goose. Still just starting to establish itself in Southern Austria, and absent in my area in Tirol.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

25/E25) Yellowhammer (Emberizza citrinella) / Goldammer

 

Tiebelmündung/Carinthia, 26/3/22. Our most common Bunting. Very conspicuous right now, lots of them singing.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

26/E26) Mallard (Anas platyrynchos) / Stockente

 

Tiebelmündung/Carinthia, 26/3/22. Really would not be a problem to get a better picture - but I need to catch up!

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

27/E27) Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) / Haubentaucher

 

Tiebelmündung/Carinthia, 26/3/22. One of my local favourites.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

28/E28) Garganey (Spatula querquedula) / Knäkente

 

Tiebelmündung/Carinthia, 26/3/2022. Moving through in good numbers.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

29/E29) Eurasian aka Green-Winged Teal (Anas crecca) / Krickente

 

Tiebelmündung/Carinthia, 26/3/2022. Not too common in Austria, and they rarely allow close approach like that.

 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

30/E30) Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) / Blässhuhn

 

Tiebelmündung/Carinthia, 26/3/2022. Over and done with.

 

 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

31/E31) Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) / Sumpfmeise

 

Tiebelmündung/Carinthia, 26/3/2022. Our most boring Tit.

 

 

A Blue Tit to make up for the lack of colour:

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

32/E32) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor) / Kleinspecht

 

Tiebelmündung/Carinthia, 26/3/2022. Always a delightful species to get. They are not that rare but very hard to spot. A lot easier early in the year when they are quite vocal.