Ornithological excursion

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The exotic colourful plumage of the European bee-eaters is very striking and their typical call can be heard from far away.

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In the rock steppe, the fields and in the forest fire area itself you should hear and see cuckoos, mistletoe and song thrushes, various warblers, ammers, woodpeckers, leaf warblers, redstart,…

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Dieser Lebensraum wird von diversen Grasmücken, Ammern, Zweigsängern und in Gebäude- und Gartennähe auch von Garten- und Hausrotschwanz begehrt.

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The nightingale is a very shy reddish-brown coloured bird species that can only be observed with a little luck and a good deal of patience.

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We roam through the floodplain forest along the Rhone and listen to the birds singing in the morning and try to get some in front of the lenses of our…

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We will observe birds in Leukerfeld that have returned early from their wintering grounds or are making a stopover on their migration north into the mountain regions.