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  1. Frank van Drogen

    Switzerland 2024

    Please remind me, what was that season you mentioned again? 😟 :ROFLMAO:
  2. Frank van Drogen

    Switzerland 2024

    Quite a few eyes on the sky, I guess. Now that I think about it.... I am curious what the relative number of somewhat active birders is by Canton.
  3. Frank van Drogen

    Owen's Wildlife 2024

    Looks awesome, beautiful and green!
  4. Frank van Drogen

    Old book -- Wilkes, The english moths and butterflies

    I know you 'all generally like new and shiny books, this is definitely not that :ROFLMAO: I had a minor contribution in getting an nice old book online. Please feel free to have a look at The english moths and butterflies. Frank
  5. Frank van Drogen

    Switzerland 2024

    I was in France last weekend.... Never seen so many Golden Orioles! I'd say between 20 and 30 around our property alone. Lots if Nightingales too. Both still missing on my CH list.
  6. Frank van Drogen

    Garden / Yard List 2024

    I'll prepare a proper report soon, but there's a lot of Golden Orioles around, and this morning the first Turtle Dove of the year seen.
  7. Frank van Drogen

    Garden / Yard List 2024

    It was visible here in the Allier a bit after midnight. Nothing as spectaculair as what was seen further north, but regardless much to the delight of my French in-laws.
  8. Frank van Drogen

    Garden / Yard List 2024

    Where are you? I'd bet some place exciting....
  9. Frank van Drogen

    Garden / Yard List 2024

    I was very lucky, early this evening. My wife and me were sitting outside after quite an exhausting weekend. I noticed two swallow like shapes high up, definitely too far away to identify without bins. I got up to grab them from the house, mentioning to my wife that the chances would be low...
  10. Frank van Drogen

    Frank's List 2024

    I did a write up of some of the species I that I got ticked of for my year list in the Garden thread, here is an overview for the first half of April. 75 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Käferberg 26-Mar-24 76 Eurasian Hoopoe Les Muriats 28-Mar-24 77 Tree Pipit Les Muriats 28-Mar-24 78...
  11. Frank van Drogen

    Garden / Yard List 2024

    It's in the Allier -- though my wife's grandma would claim it was in the Bourbonnais. :ROFLMAO:
  12. Frank van Drogen

    Garden / Yard List 2024

    Being horribly behind with something (or, occasionally, many things) seems to be the story of my life. And, since we’re actually of to France for a couple of days next week, I figured I ought to maybe write the update for the short holiday we had at our property over Easter. We arrived at our...
  13. Frank van Drogen

    Switzerland 2024

    Ah, that's another species I didn't get yet for my Swiss list this year. I did get a surprising addition this morning though. A rather light coloured Wryneck on a somewhat freshly cut lawn on campus at ETH this morning. I tried to check on Ornitho.ch if there are more observations in the Zurich...
  14. Frank van Drogen

    Switzerland 2024

    I hadn't seen a Willow Warbler in Switzerland this year, and having a bit of spare time before going into work this morning, I figured I could spend some time around the Kaferberg looking for one. I used my bins and Merlin; and must have seen 50+ Chiffchaffs before seeing a bird that looked...
  15. Frank van Drogen

    Garden / Yard List 2024

    Back in Zurich after basically being out of town for two weeks. Also, an almost unique combination of nice weather and no kids at home due to holidays and other arrangements. So, after work and ticking two items of the honey-do-list (careful not to reduce it too much, otherwise new jobs seems to...
  16. Frank van Drogen

    Gull ID - Dublin, Ireland

    Can't confirm your ID, but a stunning photo!
  17. Frank van Drogen

    Cyprus - April 2024

    Awesome trip, great description!! Looking forward to the next installments ;)
  18. Frank van Drogen

    Garden / Yard List 2024

    I'm am at my parents place in the Netherlands. Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat reported around, but I have yet to see one.
  19. Frank van Drogen

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Still around in the Netherlands, managed to getup to the Lauwersmeer yesterday. I didn't have all the time that I would have like to spend there, but managed a couple of new ticks. Green-winged Teal, Pied Avocet and what I was most stoked about were some Black-winged Stilt. On of the Stilts was...
  20. Frank van Drogen

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    I am in the Netherlands for a bit, finally got to 'officially' see a Black-tailed Godwit -- embarrassing not to have one on my list so far ;)
  21. Frank van Drogen

    Owen's Wildlife 2024

    How many beaches/swims?
  22. Frank van Drogen

    Garden / Yard List 2024

    I am actually in Germany for a couple of days, driving back to Zürich this afternoon (to leave to NL tomorrow :rolleyes: ). Just had the wife on the phone... She complained that after 27 degrees Celsius last Sunday, snow is coming down currently.
  23. Frank van Drogen

    Can someone help me identify these birds?

    The Northern Shoveler is clear. For the others, it might help to let us know where and when the photos were made.
  24. Frank van Drogen

    April Moths

    There I was thinking you'd be in your late twenties, early thirties at most....
  25. Frank van Drogen

    Switzerland 2024

    Some slightly informative tidbits from Swiss Info https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/alpine-environment/swiss-birdwatching-hit-list-top-birds-to-look-out-for-in-switzerland/75321289
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