Category Archives: Helgoland

126 Species: One October Day

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Helgoland 22nd October 2011 Part of the Helgoländer Vogeltage each year is an all-island bird race. It’s a bit of fun and gets everyone looking. I was co-opted onto the team of Eckhard Moeller, Peter Meyrahn and Carsten Cordes the ‘Herford Birders’ (after their … Continue reading →

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Wacky Pied Wagtails

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Helgoland  Day 2 Bird race day. Before I wax lyrical about the Helgoland bird race, just thought I had better draw a line under this curious bird. Into the afternoon (22nd October) and we were once again enjoying the amazing variety of passerines feeding on … Continue reading →

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Helgoland: Day One Birding

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

An Island FULL of birds  Friday 21st October. Having arrived the previous evening as sun was setting to one of ‘birdings’ famed islands. Helgoland. Weather not ideal. Keep expectations low. I only had 2 days. What would I see? Well here’s the sunrise view from my B and B: Kringle … Continue reading →

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Helgoländer Vogeltage 2011

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Arrival I arrived on evening of Thursday 20th Oct. after fairly long day’s travel. Spirit boosted as got ready to board little 6 seater plane (flying lawn mower) and met Eckhard Moeller, one of the most enthusiastic people you could hope to meet, who gave me a lovely warm welcome. … Continue reading →

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Moroccan Wagtail – subpersonata

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Identification and tricky lookalikes… Just back from Helgoland. What a place- and also a great bunch of people (all 300+ keen German birders plus few visitors like me). Very grateful to Jochen D. and co. for the invite and lovely welcome. Need to do some catch up blogging but … Continue reading →

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Helgoland: Island

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

on my way here… Just for the weekend, but looking forward to it very much. Helgoland: a ’mecca’ of migration study. So Mark Thomas sent me on my way with photos of the latest Helgoland trap built in Britain (just finished ready for this autumn), at Buckton, East Yorkshire with a picture of one … Continue reading →

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