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Birds seen in Somogy county, Hungary 2009

01. Black coot / Juvenile
02. Black hooded crow
03. Black stork (Ciconia nigra) / Schwarzstorch
04. Buzzard
05. Common Chaffinch / Buchfink / Fringilla coelebs
06. Common Stonechat, Schwarzkehlchen, Saxicola torquata 
07. Ducks
08. Great Egret
09. Great spotted woodpecker
10. Grey heron, Graureiher, Ardea cinerea
11. Goldfinch
12. Greenfinch
13. Kormorant
14. Little Grebe
15. Long eared owl
16. Marsh harrier, Rohrweihe, Circus aeruginosus
17. Mute Swans with Juveniles
18. Pheasants
19. Red backed Shrike
20. Song Thrush
21. Starling, Star, Sturnus vulgaris
22. Squacco Heron
23. Yellowhammer, Goldhammer, Emberiza citrinella
24. White tailed eagle (Juvenile), Seeadler, Haliaeetus albicilla
25. White Wagtail
26. White Stork / Weisstorch / Cigogne blanche
27. Wood pigeon, Ringeltaube, Columba palumbus
 
 
(and quite a few more which I have to ID first :) )

Somogy county, Hungary - July 19th 2009



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Somogy county, Hungary - July 18th 2009

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Somogy county, Hungary - July 18th 2009

Somogy county, Hungary - 12th of July 2009

Somogy county, Hungary  12th of July 2009

Somogy county, Hungary 12th of July 2009

Somogy county, Hungary 17th of July 2009

Somogy county, Hungary 16th of July 2009

My first cuckoo shot, Sunday 31st of May 2009
Somogy county, Hungary

More pics and Info about cuckoos on my normal Blog

My first male duck (drake Mallard) caught in flight / Meine erste maennliche Ente (Erpel) im Flug


Hungary, Somogy county, April 15th 2009

The other day I was lucky to catch a Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) circling and diving for his prey.

I had the cam on single shot, so I didn’t catch it all.
But maybe better this way, or the quality would have even been worse I guess. I was close (about 50m), but still quite a bit away, so the shots are already quite “pixeled".

Anyhow, it’s the first time I caught one on the hunt.
He didn’t catch whatever he was after, but in the 4th shot you see him with some fur in his beak

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary, Somogy county, April 23rd 2009

Common Chaffinch / Buchfink / Fringilla coelebs

This is the first Common Chaffinch I saw in our yard. Actually, the first one I ever saw.
It really pays off to walk around with your eyes open

They are supposedly around from Jan - Dec.
Height is about 15cm.
The breast is red brown and the neck grey.
I guess this one’s a male. My smart book says that the females are less colourful.
It makes an intense sound, sort of monotone (at least that’s what he did this morning).
It’s a common species everywhere where there are trees. There are over 10 million breeding couples which makes him the most common bird in Middle Europe.

In Deutsch

Hungary, Somogy coounty, May 1st 2009