Michael‘s Seventh Year

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96/E96) Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) / Flussuferläufer

 

Seewinkel/Austria, 29/04/2022. I see them every time I go to the Inn (our main river here in Tirol) but impossible to get as close to them as here.

 

Edited May 8, 2022 by michael-ibk

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97/E97) Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) / Grauammer

 

Seewinkel/Austria, 01/05/2022. The region is one of the last strongholds of this rapidly declining species in Austria.

 

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98/E98) Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) / Grünschenkel

 

Seewinkel/Austria, 29/04/2022. A regular but never numerous visitor.

 

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99/E99) Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) / Halsbandschnäpper

 

Seewinkel/Austria, 01/05/2022. An early morning walk on my own on the last day in the rain provided this pretty rare species - have only seen it once before. Unfortunately only the female. Extremely similar to Pied Flycatcher, the quite big white patch on the wing is the ID mark. Confirmed by Leander Khil, Austria´s leading birding guide.

 

 

 

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100/E100) Great Bustard (Otis tarda) / Großtrappe

 

Seewinkel/Austria, 30/04/2022. A given here. But they always stay far from the road. This time one indiviual was relatively accommodating, but I still would have needed more "firepower".

 

 

 

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101/E101) Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) / Haubenlerche

 

Seewinkel/Austria, 1/5/2022. The only individual - spotted by sharp-eyed @xelas. One of the last birds we got this weekend.

 

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102/E102) Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) / Kaiseradler

 

Seewinkel/Austria, 1/5/2022. The very last bird of the trip. Just a speck in the sky but I have little hope of getting a better one.

 

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103/E103) Ruff (Calidris pugnax) / Kampfläufer

 

Seewinkel/Austria, 1/4/2022. Ruffs are highly variable - it was cool to see so many different-looking males. They become even more impressive later in the year but we never see them like that in Austria where they are only moving through.

 

 

 

 

 

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104/E104) Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) / Kiebitz

 

Seewinkel/Austria, 30/4/2022. The signature bird of the area.

 

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105/E105) Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) / Kuckuck

 

Seewinkel/Austria, 29/4/2022. Quite common here but never easy to actually spot.

 

 

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106/E106) Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) / Mariskensänger

 

Seewinkel, 29/4/2022. An ebc but I´m still quite delighted with this. Very rare bird, my second sighting ever, and my first "photo".

 

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107/E107) Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum) / Mehlschwalbe

 

Seewinkel, 29/4/2022. Trying to channel my inner @PeterHGhere.

 

 

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108/E108) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) / Rauchschwalbe

 

Seewinkel, 30/4/2022. Our second main Swallow.

 

 

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109/E109) Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aerigunosus) / Rohrweihe

 

Seewinkel, 29/4/2022. The most common bird of prey in the area. But not a confiding one unfortunately.

 

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110/E110) Red-Footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) / Rotfußfalke

 

Seewinkel, 29/4/2022. Austria only has four of five breeding pairs. Fortunately I know two nesting spots. Beautiful raptor!

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a bonus Kestrel:

 

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111/E111) Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) / Rotschenkel

 

Seewinkel, 29/4/2022. One of the waders breeding here. Unfortunately it has been a catastrophically dry year, spelling disaster for the breeders and the migrants. If it goes on like this Seewinkel won´t be a birding paradise much longer.

 

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112/E112) Rook (Corvus frugilegus) / Saatkrähe

 

Seewinkel, 30/4/2022. Absent from the Alps. Hard to get excited about this one.

 

 

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113/E113) Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) / Säbelschnäbler

 

Seewinkel, 29/4/2022. Only breeding here in Austria. A species I´m quite fond of.

 

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114/E114) Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) / Sandregenpfeifer

 

Seewinkel, 30/4/2022. Not breeding in Austria, and scarcer than its Little Ringed cousin.

 

 

Bonus LRP:

 

 

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115/E115) Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) / Schilfrohrsänger

 

Seewinkel, 30/4/2022. Abundant but (like all reed dwellers) not a very easy one.

 

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116/E116) European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) / Schwarzkehlchen

 

Seewinkel, 30/4/2022. Not a common bird in Austria. I know, hard to believe for @pedro maia.

 

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117/E117) Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) / Seeregenpfeifer

 

Seewinkel, 1/5/2022. Very rare in Austria. The (long-standing) tiny population here is an oddity - they are mainly coastal birds.

 

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118/E118) Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) / Singdrossel

 

Seewinkel, 29/4/2022. A quite common bird all over Austria.

 

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119/E119) Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) / Stelzenläufer

 

Seewinkel, 29/4/2022. A common breeding bird. Again, only here in Austria.

 

 

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120/E120) Feral Pigeon (Columba livia domestica) / Straßentaube

 

Seewinkel, 30/4/2022. Yes, I am without shame.