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

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

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

Heligoland

Well it was already two weeks ago, when I was in Heligoland, so I'm sorry I write just today.
It was an incredible trip, I actually LOVE Heligoland and I'm sure I'll return soon. In the 4 days I spent there I saw 98 species, of which 25 were totally new, 3 were new for Germany and 8 are rarities on Heligoland (6 in Germany).
I'll tell from those rarities first:
On the first day, when I just had arrived I found (before I had even seen any Chiffchaffs) a Yellow-browed Warbler:

As I went on I found a group of birders watching this Western Bonelli's Warbler

We also found a Hume's Leaf Warbler of which i didn't get a picture and also this other Yellow-browed Warbler.

I saw several (at least three different) Black Guillemots during my time on Heligoland

There was also one Little Auk

There were 2 Lapland Buntings during all the time on the NE beach and on my last day I found another 3 in another place (Oberland: higher elevated, grassy part of the island)

There was a Richard's Pipit during the whole time in the harbour region called Kringel

And this Thrush Nightingale was on the minigolf place during my whole stay, but i only saw it twice.

There was also loads of other rarities i missed just by one day or because i didn't know of them: Sabine's Gull, Pallas' Leaf Warbler, Red-flanked Bluetail, Siberian Chiffchaff and Pallid Harrier. Other rarities or uncommon birds that are on the island right now, or which I missed just by a few days can be seen here. I was on the island from 13th till 16th October...

Migration time

It's migration time and I see many migrating birds this days.
There were already the Honey-Buzzards migrating through a few weeks ago.

During a weekend in Eckernförde on the shore of the Baltic Sea I also saw groups of Common Eiders migrating

The first groups of Cranes are moving south

And the first groups of Greater White-fronted Geese are arriving

There's also a lot of passerine migration and I often see White Wagtails, Tree and Meadow Pipits, Chaffinches and Chaffinches in flocks flying south. The last Swallows are passing through and almost all Flycatchers and Warblers have already disappeared.

Now the winter birds should slowly appear and hopefully I can add some nice birds to my lists.