Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Ship passages to and from Heligoland

It was almost impossible to get some good pictures during the ship passages, even though I saw some nice birds:
To Heligoland:
6 Little Gulls
2 Mediterranean Gulls
3 Kittiwakes (NEW)
1 Sandwich Tern
1 Arctic Tern
3 Parasitic Jaegers (NEW)
1 Pomarine Jaeger (NEW)
3 Red-throated Loons (NEW)
3 Guillemots (NEW)
29 Brents (NEW)
8 Black Scoters (NEW)
1 Greater Scaup (NEW)
1 Gannet (NEW)
11 Grey Seals (NEW)

Back from Heligoland:
2 Brents
8 Black Scoters
1 Guillemot
1 Arctic Tern
1 Parasitic Jaeger
2 Pomarine Jaegers
1 Grey Seal

There were lots of new birds during those passages, that I haven't seen while being on Heligoland itself...

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Heligoland - Last day


Interesting bird species seen on the 4th day:
14 Brents
2 Teals
1 Red-thraoted Loon
5 Gannets
1 Northern Harrier
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Rough-legged Buzzard
1 Golden Plover
14 Purple Sandpipers
1 Black Guillemot
2 Short-eared Owl
1 Stock Pigeon
1 Barred Warbler (NEW)
1 Thrush Nightingale
1 Reed Bunting
5 Lapland Buntings

Friday, November 25, 2011

Heligoland - Third day - Mammals

I have always loved marine wildlife and loved when I finally saw my first seals on Galapagos. Now finally i have also seen the marine wildlife around Heligoland, but I still need a Porpoise...
But on the Dune, the island next to Heligoland there are lots of Harbour and Grey Seals

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Heligoland - Third day

Interesting species on the third day:
10 Brents
1 Little Grebe
2 Red-necked Grebes (NEW)
1 Eared Grebe (NEW)
9 Red-throated Loons
1 Black-throated Loon (NEW)
2 Northern Harriers
6 Sparrowhawks
1 Rough-legged Buzzard
2 Merlins
2 Peregrines (1 ssp. calidus (NEW))
1 Kestrel
1 Ringed Plover
1 Purple Sandpiper
1 Little Auk (NEW)
3 Black Guillemot
2 Kittiwake
2 Sandwich Terns
1 Stock Pigeon
2 Short-eared Owl
3 Horned Lark (NEW)
3 Ring Ouzels (NEW)
1 Thrush Nightingale (NEW)
2 Rock Pipits
2 Grey Wagtails
14 Twites (NEW)
1 Lapland Bunting

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Heligoland - Second day

Interesting species on the second day:
2 Red-throated Loons
1 Gannet
1 Wigeon
11 Northern Harriers (only females)
1 male Merlin
2 Peregrines
38 Turnstones
6 Sanderlings (NEW (for Germany(seen in France before)))
2 Purple Sandpipers (NEW)
13 Dunlins
2 Black Guillemots (NEW)
1 juv. Kittiwake being mobbed by Crows
2 Stock Pigeons
7 Short-eared Owls
1 male Black Redstart
1 Richard's Pipit (NEW)
2 Rock Pipits (NEW)
4 Grey Wagtails
4 Linnets
2 Lapland Buntings (NEW)

total: 66 species

Monday, November 14, 2011

Heligoland - First day

Interesting species were on that day (not counting the ship passage to the island):
3 Brent Geese in a flying over group of Cormorants
1 Red-throated Loon
1 Gannet
1 female Northern Harrier
4-10 Sparrowhawks (I don't know how often I saw the same individuals, but at least 4 are sure
2 Rough-legged Buzzards
1 Peregrine
1 Short-eared Owl (NEW (for Germany(1 seen in Ecuador before)))
1 Western Bonelli's Warbler (NEW (for Germany(1 seen in Morocco before)))
2 Yellow-browed Warblers (NEW)
1 Hume's Leaf Warbler (NEW)
Only 1 Brambling

total: 44 species