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Namaste to all I am Abinash Neapli living in Munich since 2001.
Since my childhood I've an experience of birds from top of the world to European birds.
Birding Bavaria in Germany is largest state and include almost the whole of the German Alps. All central European Alpine species can be observed.
Southern BAVARIAN AND ALPINE bird species, and butterflies, amphibien like alpine and fire salamander, mammal like Ibex, chamois, red fox, deers, hemilin and more.
Almost all good birding areas in southern Bavaria can be covered individually on a day as excursion from the state of capital Munich.
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Top of Germany, high alpine to bavarian foothills, Murnau moos, Kochel moos
Area Birds
Top species divers; Montagus Herrier, Golden Eagle, Goosander, Black and Hazel Grouse, western capercaillie, meditierranean Gull, Pygmy Owl, white backed, Black, Grey, little, and three toed woodpeckers, crag martin, alpine swift, Water pipit, red footed falcon, hobby, bluethroat, Ptarmigan, river wabler, bonellis warbler, collared flycatcher, Alpine Accentor, Dunnock, stonechat, whinchat, Wryneck, Ringouzel, Wallcreeper, spotted Nutcracker, Alpine chough, common rosefinch, citril finch, snowfinch and crossbill, corncrake
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Nature: birdwatching, photography, butterflies, walking, hiking,mountains, landscape photography and mountain biking, biking and birding
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I love showing people birds in this beautiful area. I'm well connected to other birdwatchers all along the Westcoast.
If you are around, it would be a pleasure to meet you and show you some birding spots. :-)
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Westcoast (Hamburg to Denmark), Dithmarscher Speicherkoog, Helgoland
Area Birds
Spoonbill, Pied Avocet, White-tailed Eagle, Montagu's Harrier
Interests
Nature: birdwatching, twitching/welness-birding, walking with the dog
SJensen
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Wittenberge, Prignitz / Brandenburg, Germany
Available
anytime (read 'Note' for details)
Languages
German, English, Espanol (un poco)
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Our region is worth a visit during every season. Of course in spring and summer you can expect the most species - some years ago i managed to observe 129 bird species on one day during a 20-hour-trip in early May ! Some sought after species like Ortolan Bunting, Red-Backed Shrike, Great Reed Warbler, Firecrest, Barred Warbler, Penduline Tit, Corncrake, White-tailed Eagle, Great Bittern, Black Stork and others are rather common or at least likely to be seen esp. during spring/summer and you'll have a good chance to observe them if you know where to look for them. White Stork is very common from April to August, the village of RÃÂühstÃÂädt is German European Stork Village with some 35 pairs breeding on roofs and chimneys. River Warbler occurs every year with a few singing males but always at different places. Short-toed Tree Creeper is abundant at all suitable habitats. Germany's biggest population of Great Bustards with more than 100 birds is just a car trip of 90 minutes away, heading towards Berlin. Autumn and winter also offer many exciting opportunities, e.g. waterfowl like thousands of different ducks, Greylag, White-fronted and Bean Geese, and Barnacle or other rare Geese amongst them, Whooper Swans or Cranes at their roost or feeding (Cranes are common during the whole summer season as breeding birds [with chickens, if you're lucky] and non-breeders in flocks of 10 to 50 or more too). There's birds of prey like Hen Harrier or Rough-legged Buzzard, too, or some rarer song birds. ABOUT ME I was born in 1965. I studied biology and now i'm working as a self-employed nature conservationist. During my free time i like to be outside too ... this means i have a pretty good knowledge about the region and its birds (and amphibians, reptiles, mammals, dragonflies / damselflies, locusts / grasshoppers, other insects and some plants as well). I'm not strictly what you would call a birder. An interesting or pretty close observation or the chance to take a good picture means more to me than a tick on the list. On account of my job, which leads me to research areas for birds and other animals, i'm rather short of free time during spring and summer. Autumn and winter are periods with more free time for I love to escape from typing reports in the office by going outside =) Just ask me for company at any time of the year - I should be able to organize some hours outside or at least some useful advice all year round.
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Biosphere reserve Floodplains of River Elbe - Brandenburg
Area Birds
Ortolan Bunting, Red-Backed Shrike, Great Reed Warbler, Firecrest, Barred Warbler, Penduline Tit, Corncrake, White-tailed Eagle, Great Bittern, Black Stork
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I study biodiversity, ecology and evolution and will get my masters degree in 2014. I also am a qualified field guide for South Africa. I got interested in birding 2009 and have been birding in many countries since. In my area are a couple of interesting birding places. My favourite is a big wetland which is espeacially interesting for migratory birds in Spring, autumn (fall) and Winter. If it is your first time birding in Germany there are also many good places to see the "standard" Birds, like many species of warbler,tits, thrushes and finches and we even got all the 6 species of Woodpecker occurring in Germany in a forest bordering Gottingen. I live 30 minutes from Kassel and 1h from Hannover.
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I live 30 minutes from Kassel and 1 h from Hannover.
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Changing area with fields, meadows and little wetlands, Eastern France and southwest Germany between the French border and the River Rhine. Typical German birds and in spring and autumn migrants.
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River Rhine, Eastern France, southwest Germany
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I love watching birds and other free animals. Especially Picidae is my favourite. Braunschweig has old oak forests with middle spotted woodpecker. In the north and east are areas with lakes for wetland birds and important rest areas for migrating birds. I'm member of a local birding organisation and we do have a mail network with daily updates of rare birds spotted in the area. Unfortunately I'm still working and therefore I can not always go out and watch myself. But I enjoy sharing the ideas and I would find it wonderful to contact people who look for our birds in winter season. Hope migration birds and also conect people and there interests.
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I'm 60 years old and be interested in looking birds - but also interested in Architecture and cultural things
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Frankfurt - Rhine/Main
Area Birds
Ringing (Banding) Songbirds
Interests
Nature: birdwatching, twitching, photography, Travel: walking, hiking, car, biking, long walk, Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant, Attend: concert, theatre, Participate: no night-actions....
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Leisure time birder and traveller.
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M.Schade
Maps
Larrach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Available
Anytime
Languages
German, Spanish, English
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Birdwatching with focus on Southwestern Germany. Larrach, Black Forrest, Natural Reserve, Petite Camargue Alsacienne (FR), Natural Reserve Taubergieaen, Kaiserstuhl Area (close to Freiburg), Natural Reserve "Altrhein" ("old Rhine river track close to Grenzach) and Southern Black Forrest.
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Southwestern Germany, Black Forrest, Natural Reserve, Petite Camargue Alsacienne (FR), Natural Reserve Taubergieaen, Kaiserstuhl Area (close to Freiburg), Natural Reserve "Altrhein" ("old Rhine river track close to Grenzach) and Southern Black Forrest.
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Birder, lived here in Germany for only a year, so not completely familiar with local birds, but happy to help. I am part of the large American population in the Kaiserslautern area. The area is farmland, forests and fields, with small wetlands dotting the area, so lots of habitats. I do not have a job at this time, so my availability is fairly open.
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Round Potsdam, mainly NSG Rietzer See/Streng, Doeberitzer Heide, Linumer fish ponds and Nuthe Nieplitz.
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K. Wolanska
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Münster, North Rhine-Westphalian, Germany
Available
Anytime
Languages
German, Englisch, some Lithuanian
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Hi birders! I am studying landscape ecology in the university of Münster and due to this I am birding. Near to Münster the Rieselfelder are located, a EU protected area for birds. I am also offering bird watching tours every semester for exchange students, so I would be happy if I could show you arround also! Hope to cu around, Kolja.
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F. Clayton
Maps
Landstuhl, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Available
Anytime
Languages
English, Danish, French, Spanish, German
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Mature woods, overgrown fields, and marshy areas: Black Woodpecker, Grasshopper Warbler etc.
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M. Feuersenger
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Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Available
Weekend
Languages
German, English
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In winter on weekends only, in summer before or after work as well, so just ask.
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U. Mohr
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Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Available
Weekend
Languages
German, English Swedish, some French, Spanish , Slovene
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I live in Kemnath, about 2.5 hours north of Munich and 25 minutes from Weiden. Since I have only been in Germany since July 2008, there are quite a few birds here that are new to me.
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M. Schuck
Maps
Goettingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Available
Anytime
Languages
German, Spanish English, some French
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M. Usedom
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Ostseebad Boltenhagen, Mecklenburg/Western Pomerania, Germany
Available
Anytime
Languages
German, English
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I live in this area since 7 years. As a birder it is a wonderfull area to watch migrating birds and we have the most popular area of migrating cranes a 2 hour drive away.
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Luebeck is situated close to the Baltic Sea shore and the Eastern Holstein Lake Area. Both hold a great variety of natural landscapes and birdlife.
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The lakes to the north of Dresden together with the hills to the south make for good and varied birding and hiking.
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I go to Bad Kreuznach which offers birding in typical German/northern European woodland, maquis, field, and meadow. I have seen rarities around Bad Kreuznach, including a Hoopoe, and once, a few years ago in January, a Snowy Owl! Common birds in both Ansbach and Bad Kreuznach are Great Spotted Woodpeckers, several species of finches and titmice, kites, nuthatches, treecreepers, occasional Hen Harriers, cormorants (Kreuznach only), sawbills (Kreuznach only), Gray Herons, and numerous others. I am American, but can speak enough German to get by.
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I am doing research on 2 reserves in Germany for a univeristy project. Anyone from Germany visiting these locations please report observations. The site is in English and operational, but still need some enhancements. Please feel free to visit www.eurobirding.net
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D. Beckmann
Maps
Duisburg on Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Available
Anytime
Languages
German, English some Dutch
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I am a non-professional birder, actively birding in the Natura-2000 sanctuaries on the Rhine and on the Ruhr.
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J. Kriegs
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Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Available
Weekend
Languages
German, English little French, Russian
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Münster is in the middle of an agricultural area. North of the city there is a large reserve for water birds. Waders roost during migration and many ducks are present throughout the year. Breeding birds include Little Owl and Bluethroat. Some recent observations can be found on our website: www.msorni.de
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A. Nadirk
Maps
Münster, Münster, Northrhine Westfalia, Germany
Available
Anytime
Languages
German, English Dutch
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D. Gruber
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Hildesheim/Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Available
Anytime
Languages
German, English
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In the vicinity of Hannover there are several good birding areas that can be reached within 1 hour. To mention two of the best: Steinhuder Meer and Meissendorfer Teiche, both wetland areas with well structured surroundings. For shorebird enthusiasts, even a visit to the coast (ca. 2 hour drive) is possible. Many other smaller sites closer to Hannover can be good as well. If I am in town I can offer to go birdwatching with visiting birders anytime.
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R. Wynands
Maps
Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Available
Weekend
Languages
German, English French, Italian
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Within an hour's driving distance in and around Hannover, a number of different habitats with their respective bird faunas can be found. Natural and artificial freshwater lakes and marshes, deciduous and pine forests, mixed grasslands, dry and moist heathland. Elevation range: 50...400 m above sea level.
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I was born in 1965 and started birding as a teenager. Apart from birding, I am interested in nature photography, hiking, kayaking and computer stuff (as long as a Mac is involved). I like to travel and love especially the North. My favourite spots are Canada (B.C., Yukon), Alaska and Scandinavia. You can find some pictures from these places on my website www.natur-fotografieren.de.
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C. Catoni
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Freiburg Im Breisgau, Bodensee, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Available
Weekend
Languages
German, English Swedish, Italian
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Berlin . Brandenburg
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Nature: birdwatching, twitching, photography, butterflies, fishing, skiing, swimming, beach, surfing, snowmobiling, sky diving Travel: stroll, walking, hiking, climbing, train, bus, car, hitchhiking, biking, long walk, packpack, portage, canoe, ship, cruise, pilot, dog sled, snow mobile Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant, club, vineyard, ski run/trail, monument, arboretum, architecture appreciation, shop, antique, fashion, tech Attend: concert, horse race, ballet, dance show, theatre, live music, sports event, auction, antique, convention, political rally, protest, competition, swap Participate: night life, party, dance, club, bar, rock, country, classical, hiphop, rap, swing, wine, beer, liquor, social games, computer games, casino
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retired university professor of psychology
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Ruhr-Area Former industrial region with coal mines and steel industries.
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Nature: birdwatching, swimming, Travel: stroll, walking, hiking, train, bus, car, biking, Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant, club, vineyard, monument, architecture appreciation, Attend: concert, theatre, protest, Participate: rock, country, classical, wine, beer, liquor, social games,
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Nature: birdwatching
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Nature: birdwatching, twitching, photography, butterflies, Travel: stroll, walking, hiking, climbing, train, bus, chitchhiking, biking, long walk, packpack, portage, canoe, ship, cruise, pilot, dog sled, snow mobile
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American grad student/postdoc couple living in Jena. We have also already submitted a more detailed application.
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A small city along the Saale river valley, with small mountains on both sides
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Nature: birdwatching, reptiles and amphibians
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I want to visit Sallalah in Oman and need a pal end of october
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Nature: birdwatching
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Born in 1955, freelancer, engaged in birding, social activities, church, ...
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Heathland, woods, small towns, rivers,
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Nature: birdwatching, photography, Travel: walking, train, bus, car, biking, long walk, Visit: tourist site, museum, restaurant, tech Attend: concert,ballet, theatre, live music,, political rally, protest
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Hessen
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Nature: birdwatching
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Berlin/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Germany
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Languages
German, English
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