Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Birding Europe

BLUE TIT
 It almost feels like starting over, we have been in Europe for the last week, most specifically Nuremberg Germany, and Como Italy, I have been able to get out a couple of times for several good hours of birding. So far I have added 24 new birds to my life list. At first I tried to get pictures of every bird I saw but found by doing so I was missing a lot. I have been able to take a few pictures but I am mostly concentrating on finding birds and making a correct ID on each. Here is a list of birds I have seen *means a new life bird. I will also include a few pictures. I will be birding a new place in Germany this weekend and hope to add several more new life birds.
Birds seen:
*Eurasian Jay
EURASIAN JAY
*Great Tit

GREAT TIT
*Coal Tit
*European Goldfinch
*Common Blackbird
COMMON BLACKBIRD MALE
COMMON BLACKBIRD FEMALE
*Blue Tit by far the most abundant bird in this area of Nuremberg
House Sparrow
European Starling
*Tree Sparrow
Collared Dove
Rock Pigeon
*Willow Warbler
*Glossy Ibis
Moorhen
*Eurasian Nuthatch also abundant and not shy
EURASIAN NUTHATCH
*Blackcap
*European Robin
Tree Creeper
*Stock Pigeon
*Chaffinch
*Wood Pigeon
*Hooded Crow
*Black-headed Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Mallard
*Carrion Crow
*Western Bonelli's Warbler
*Mute Swan, I have seen these several times in Utah but never counted them because they are surely escapees. They are native to Europe
MUTE SWAN
*Black Redstart
*Chiffchaff
Common Raven
*Gray Wagtail
Magpie

1 comment:

  1. You got me jealous. I have never been to Europe, but I have seen several of those birds in Thailand or Africa. Great photos. I look forward to more posts from Europe.

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