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  1. Schneppe

    Where to go birding in mid July in Europe?

    Hi! Also, I guess following the river Rhine from Düsseldorf more or less to the North should get you to some birding areas; i.e. around Xanten, Bislich, etc. for waterfowl, waders and what not. I have made the experience that if you´re travelling along the shores of the southern North Sea...
  2. Schneppe

    Peregrines called "hawks" in a book

    Or that the author himself would like to leave - or come and go - as the peregrines are able to do.
  3. Schneppe

    Mallorca 2024

    The griffons were drinking cold beers? ;) Cheers, Fabian
  4. Schneppe

    Peregrines called "hawks" in a book

    Hi! I think he´s referring to a metaphysical non-human freedom; a freedom that only creatures are able to possses, that lack the ability of human thought (and therefore also lack the capability of having a concept of freedom or anything at all). But that´s just my vague interpretation. I never...
  5. Schneppe

    Peregrines called "hawks" in a book

    Hi! You think his writing is imperfect? Are you referring to his skill? I guess at the end of the day it´s a matter of taste. What I do know is that I´ve never read a book like that. It left a deep impression on me in any case.
  6. Schneppe

    Willow Tit song, Warsaw, 25 Feb

    Definetaly the call, but I could assume they can manage to mimick the song of some kind as well. Try to get a look at the bird!
  7. Schneppe

    Willow Tit song, Warsaw, 25 Feb

    Hi! Great tit is capable of mimicking Willow tit, I believe. Cheers, Fabian
  8. Schneppe

    Peregrines called "hawks" in a book

    Hi, that book is a masterpiece, and one of my all-time favourites. Have you made any progress so far translating it? - Fabian
  9. Schneppe

    North Sea Thread

    Thanks for the info! Fabian
  10. Schneppe

    January 1st joint Birdforum list (2024 edition)

    Damn! I knew I didn´t read right!
  11. Schneppe

    January 1st joint Birdforum list (2024 edition)

    As far as I can see, the bird I encountered today so far in Westphalia/Germany on my patch that are not on the list include: Northern Goshawk, Eurasion Collared Dove, Goldcrest, Eurasion Treecreeper (singing!) and Hawfinch. Hapy new year! -Fabian
  12. Schneppe

    First bird of 2024

    Carrion crow.
  13. Schneppe

    ID help - Poland/Ukraine border, Carpathians

    Hi there! I definitely see a passerine here, and the first thought that popped up in my head was "flycatcher", maybe Pied or Semicollared, but then the upper head colours don´t fit (which should be black and not - as in this case - white). Fabian
  14. Schneppe

    Mallorca 2023

    Hi! I also made the experience that the Merlin app is quite accurate. I think it has trouble with birds that are only calling from far away, but that might have something to do with the microphone on my cellphone. That app can´t distiniguish between birds that mimick others and the bird that´s...
  15. Schneppe

    ID help - Dachau, Germany - II

    You are welcome! Val35 was faster though.... Cheers!
  16. Schneppe

    ID help - Dachau, Germany - II

    Hi Mihir! 1 & 2 = I think so yes. Short-toed Treecreepers do look a lot like Eurasian Treecreepers, only their calls and song are different. But yes, looks like Short-toed Treecreeper. 3 & 4 = No. Marsh tit (Poecile palustris). 5 = Yes. 6 = Yes. Cheers, Fabian
  17. Schneppe

    Mallorca 2023

    To my ears Marsh Warblers sound a little fiercer than the bird in question, which sounds a little tame; but a Marsh Warbler´s subsong could be the reason for that. I have to check and listen to some of these...
  18. Schneppe

    Mallorca 2023

    Hi everyone! I also listened to the song of that mysterious warbler quiet a few times now and I also think it´s not a Iduna opaca, which sounds a little faster to my ears. Hippolais languida is way quirkier and faster as well, and has some repetitions in its song, which that mysterious one...
  19. Schneppe

    Bird id - europe

    Yes, Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra), male.
  20. Schneppe

    North Sea Thread

    Thanks for sharing all your experiences, thoughts and ideas! Long-eared Owl or a Short-eared Owl could actually kill a sleeping Sparrowhawk, I suppose; since they´re able to fly over vast waters they seem to be the two culprits, yes.
  21. Schneppe

    North Sea Thread

    Hey! Good question. We have some Peregrines around where I´m from but I´ve never witnessed them defecating anything else than white feces. So, I don´t know. Gotta try to find something written about it... - Fabian
  22. Schneppe

    North Sea Thread

    Hi Paul, thanks for sharing your latest experience! Do you have a suspect concerning the killing of the Sparrowhawks? If it wasn´t for the large owl pellet, I´d like to think of a Peregrine falcon as a suspect. So, what do you think? Could it have been an Eagle Owl? - Fabian
  23. Schneppe

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Blyth´s Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum), yesterday (5th of June 2023), in Mönster/Münster/Munster, Westphalia, Germany.
  24. Schneppe

    Mallorca 2023

    Hej, I think we met close to Vall de Bóquer. Great pictures!
  25. Schneppe

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Common Rock Sparrow, Slender-billed Gull, Gull-billed Tern and Marbled Duck; Mallorca, Spain.
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