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    Young Birder

    97 now with Great Northern Diver. Today I had a nice day...111 Red-throated Diver fly north in 1h, 1 Black-throated Diver and the Great Northern Diver...nice selection on a rainy grey day
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    Young Birder

    96 now with Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lapwing and some other species.
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    Young Birder

    Had a nice day yesterday. Ring-billed Gull (Lifer) and Rose-ringed Parakeet (new for Germany-list) and some Year-ticks. Now my year-list is up to 90
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    Young Birder

    My year-list is at 69. A good number for 15 days at Helgoland in January! In a few days I leave the island for 10 days and I hope that my year-list increased rapidly. I hope that the eleventh german Ring-billed Gull stay until the 27th! Would be a nice Lifer
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    Young Birder

    The Year ended with 281 species! My new year-list is now at 51 including Grey Phalarope:)
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    Young Birder

    I updated my year-list and i´m now at 277 species!
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    Young Birder

    Hey Joseph, you forgot to change my year-list. I´m on 248 species. Armin
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    Young Birder

    I´m backed from a 10 days trip to the german westcoast with 1 Lifer (Caspian Tern) and 7 year-ticks. The two Broad-billed Sandpiper which I found were very nice:) my first selffound:) Today I twitched a Night Heron 30min away from me. So my Germany-list is now on 302 and my german year-list...
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    Young Birder

    Today I saw my 300 species in GermanyB (: It was a Greenish Warbler beautiful singing:) Now i´m a real member of the german club300:) My year-list is now on 239:) Greets Armin
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    Young Birder

    Hay Joseph, i think that nobody look carefully at each cormorant on the german cost. Thanks for your info. I think that the UK has more nearctic species. American species are very rare here especially passerines. The UK has a better position than germany. When a nearcitc species fly over the...
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    Young Birder

    Hi Joseph, Shag isn´t a real rarity in germany. Every month you can see 1-10 Shags on Heligoland if you look carefully. But in other parts of germany is the Shag a rarity. Yes the vast majority of species is equal but you have many american species like Lesser Yellowlegs (11 records in...
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    Young Birder

    Hay Joseph, therefor you have other beautiful birds in UK which are in Germany a very big rarity:) But you are right it´s amazing to have the privilege with breeding Black Storks. Thanks. The last days or weeks were all nice birds around germany and not in germany:( I can get the Ortolan...
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    Young Birder

    Hi Joseph, I love Black Storks, they are so amazing bird! Hope you see this speices in the UK. I live in a nice region for the species (around my village 3 breeding pairs:) Today I tried to see my 300 species in Germany but I dipped the Purple Heron:( But I saw a new year species (European...
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    Young Birder

    Hay Joseph, there is a little mistake in the raniking. I´m on 231 species this year and not 208. I had the last days no lifer or year-ticks:( But i´m look for the Black Stork around my village and had 3 observations :) Beautiful birds:)
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    Young Birder

    I´m now on 231 for this year.
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    Young Birder

    Hay Guys, sadly I only heard the Nightjar:( Today I saw a Squacco Heron:) Now I´m now on 208 species without nightjar in 2012. Tomorrow I start my trip to the eastern part of Germany.
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    Young Birder

    Yesterday evening I search for my first Nightjars. More than 3 males called. So i´m on 207 for the year-list. In a few days I start a trip to the eastern parts of Germany. There I have good chances for many Lifers. I hope to see Bittern, Little Bittern, Lesser spotted Eagle, Little Crake...
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    Young Birder

    Yesterday evening they found two Collared Pratincoles two hours away from me. So today I went to the place but 20min before I arrived the birds flying out of the range:( So I make a new plan and look for the beautiful White-winged Tern in the near...I found the bird quick and had some nice...
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    Young Birder

    I´m now on 203 with Little Egret (Lifer), Black Stork and Honey Buzzard as Year-Tick.
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    Young Birder

    Had a nice weekend with Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper and Snow Goose as Lifer and many year ticks. I´m now on 200 species this year in Germany!
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    Young Birder

    I´m now on 172 on my year-list.
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    Young Birder

    Today I saw my first 3 Black-winged Stilts:) also Nightingale and Ruff as Yeartick. I´m now on 164 species in this year:)
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    Young Birder

    I´m now on 161 species in this year:)
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    Young Birder

    Had a nice day with 1 Lifer, 3 Year-Ticks and probably a new Subspecies. Lifer were a wonderful 2cy male Citrine Wagtail:) Then I found an interesting Yellow Wagtail, which I first put down as one of the 2 thunbergis which stay in the field but then the very pale nearly white throat falls...
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    Young Birder

    Thanks:) A few days ago I talk with 3 other birders at nearly the same place over the Iberian Chiffchaff and that now is the best time to found one and yesterday they found one:) Good Job!
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