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Ornithology in Germany is a serious and very often professional business with very knowledgeable birders young and old. The general trend to an increase of interest in nature and the environment also holds true here, and the numbers of occasional birdwatchers is increasing all the time. But Germany has a long way to go until birding reaches the level of a Volkssport or national pastime as is the case in Holland and the UK.

The diverse landscape, and climate, offer a wide variety of birding from the paradise of the Wadden sea for ducks and waders, the woodland birds of the wide-ranging forests of Central Germany and the raptors and Mediterranean visitors of the Alps to the milder climes of Bavaria and Baden Wuerttemburg with the border inland sea of Lake Constance (Bodensee). The links below are arranged from the general to the particular: form the homepages of the larger nature organisation to local and private sites. They answer most queries but if in doubt mail me david.conlin@proact-campaigns.net If I cannot help I can usually track down someone who can!

Information relating to local trip reports, local clubs etc. can now be found on the new German state pages...

These are accessed by clicking the map or the links immediately below the map. To access these pages in German please click on the link to: Deutsche Version

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top sites

Deutsch-Belgischer Naturpark

Anywhere in the Deutsch-Belgischer Naturpark in the Eiffel region South of Aachen and Cologne, especially the Ruhrsee just East of Heimbach is worth a visit. For example, in October it holds both Kites, 3 Buzzard species, Osprey and Storks all moving through and feeding/loafing about. The woods in and above the upper Ruhr valley south of Monschau are also very productive too.

National Parks

Germany has 13 National Parks, 17 Biosphere reserves (some identical with national parks) and 18 Nature Parks or nature reserves.

contributor

Peter Wells
Contributed a Top Site
p.wells@zen.co.uk

David Conlin
Founder and project manager of Proact campaigns
(Proact, campaigning for birds and their habitats - worldwide)
david.conlin@proact-campaigns.net
http://www.proact-campaigns.net

numbers

Number of bird species:490

useful reading

Bird Paradise, 170 biotopes between the Wadden Sea and Lake Constance

Paul Parey publishing house (42,94 Euro for all 3 volumes)

Birdwatching in Southern Germany - The best birdwatching areas between the River Mosel and Mt. Watzmann

by Christoph Moning & Christian Wagner V?gel beobachten in S?ddeutschland Die besten Beobachtungsgebiete zwischen Mosel und Watzmann Kosmos, Stuttgart 2005 - 200 colour photos and distribution maps, 288 pages - Price: 19,95 Euro
(In German). 74 birding sites with lists of ?interesting species? and precise travel directions are to be found in this excellent guide. ?It soon becomes clear that the authors have first hand experience of the sites and have visited them often? (Birdnet.de 12/2005).
ISBN: 3440104451
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Collins Bird Guide

This is ideal for trips to Germany.
ISBN: 0002197286
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Der neue Kosmos ? Vogelf?hrer

For the adventurous - the German 'Collins', with first class texts from Peter H. Barthel
ISBN: 3440077209
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Die Vogelstimmen Europas, Nordafrikas und Vorderasiens

Birdsong from all over Europe and beyond - booklet in German. 819 Vogelarten auf 17 Audio-CDs See: http://www.vogelstimmen.info

Greifv?gel in Deutschland

Kostrzewa, A\Speer, G - Aula 2001
ISBN: 3891046529
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Vogelparadiese, Band 1, Norddeutschland

North Germany and Berlin-West
ISBN: 3826381513
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Vogelparadiese, Band 2, Sueddeutschland

Volume II, Western and Southern Germany
ISBN: 3826381521
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Vogelparadiese, Band 3, Ost- und Mitteldeutschland

The new Eastern provinces/former GDR)
ISBN: 3826381505
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useful information

*Proact

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Maps

http://www.germany-tourism.de/
Good access to Provinces, cities etc

Rail Travel

http://www.bahn.de/pv/view/index.shtml
Getting about with the Deutsche Bahn. Rail services and timetables

clubs

Birdlife International Deutschland (NABU - Naturschutzbund Deutschland)

http://www.birdlife.de
Equates to RSPB. Address: Herbert-Rabius-Str 26, D-53225 Bonn. Tel: +49 2284036166; claus.mayr@nabu.de

BUND (Friends of the Earth - Society for Environment and Nature Protection in Germany

http://www.bund.net/
With branches at regional and local level throughout Germany

Club 300

http://www.club300.de/
For German rarities - you have to join to get full directions etc. but without membership you get an overview and photos etc.

Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft

http://www.ib.usp.br/25ioc/
The German Ornithologist`s Society (DO-G) is one of the world`s oldest existing scientific societies. The DO-G was founded in 1850. Its original goal - to support and further scientific ornithology on all levels - has remained unchanged...

Deutscher Rat fur Vogelschutz

http://www.drv-web.de/
German Council for Bird Protection equates roughly to BTO
Vogelwarte Radolfzell,Am Obstberg 1, D-78315 Radolfzell. +49 7732 150150; bauer@vowa.ornithol.mpg.de

Federation of German Avifaunists (Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten e.V. - DDA)

http://www.dda-web.de
The Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten e.V. (DDA) is an umbrella organisation for all German avifaunists. The website contains a wealth of information about the DDA and its monitoring programmes. Here you will find advice and information on bird registration and recording projects, some initial results and completed publications, details of competent local contacts or up to date avifaunistic information and schedules.
(translation by David Conlin translations@david-conlin.de)

German Bird Monitoring Trust

http://www.vogelmonitoring.de
A new German-wide trust inspired by the BTO and set-up with Jeremy Greenwood`s advice and moral support. Some English information is available. The Bird Monitoring Trust will coordinate and standardise data from all available sources in Germany...

German Ornithological Society (Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft)

http://www.do-g.de/english/mainhtmlie.htm
The oldest ornithological society in the world. Good ornithological background equates roughly to BOU

Komitee gegen den Vogelmord e.V. (Committee against Bird Slaughter)

http://www.vogelmord.de/
Destruction of biotopes, wild bird trade, hunting, bird trapping and poaching pose a threat to wild bird populations around the globe. The Committee against Bird Slaughter runs international operations against this ruthless plundering of natural resources...

Ornithologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bodensee - Bodensee or Lake Constance

http://www.bodensee-ornis.de/
This Austrian/German/Swiss Working Group, consisting of field ornithologists, is primarily concerned with the analysis and preservation of the Bodensee/Lake Constance region. This includes regular stocktaking of breeding and visiting birds, the investigation of potential and actual threats and the execution of the resulting proposals.

Proact

http://www.proact-campaigns.net/proactmain/id16.html
Conservation and environmental protest and support campaigns...

World Wildlife Fund Germany

http://www.wwf.de/

reserves

National Parks in Germany Europarc Deutschland

http://www.europarc-deutschland.de/
A great central site with interactive map links to all the 13 National Parks, 17 Biosphere reserves (some identical with national parks) and 18 Nature Parks or nature reserves.

Nature Parks - Birding in Westhavelland / Die Vogelwelt des Naturparks Westhavelland

http://www.fedtke.de/
Home to hundreds of thousands of northern geese in winter and important staging area for waders and other waterfowl. A paradise for White Stork, and Black and Red Kite in summer. Healthy White-tailed Eagle population. Some of the last of the North European Great Bustard (Otis tarda) population can be found in the region (Displays on the leks at end of March).

Wetlands

http://www.ramsar.org
Germany presently has 31 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 828,931 hectares...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

2003 [August] Justin Jansen

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/switzerland/switzerland3/swiz-aug-03.htm
Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria & Germany...

tour operators

Birding Pal

http://www.birdingpal.org/Germany.htm
Local birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...

National Park Tours

http://www.nationalparktours.com/index.html

Naturkundliche Reisen

http://www.estland.ee
A German company offering nature tours in Turkey and around the world...

mailing lists

Birdline

http://www.surfbird.de/eurotwitch/
To post to list:birdline@yahoogroups.com
List contact:birdline-owner@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to list:birdline-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Mailing List Discussion Group - Rare bird alerts for Europe and Western PalearcticURL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birdline

GBN - German Birdnet

http://www.birdnet-cms.de
List contact:majordomo@rrze.uni-erlangen.de
To subscribe to list:majordomo@rrze.uni-erlangen.de
To unsubscribe:empty
subscribe germanbirdnet
Discussion Group Discussion of birds in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, in German.

Bird Song Identification

http://www.vogelstimmentrainer.de/Vogelstimmentrainer.htm
The new Bestseller and standard work for learning to identify birds by their song! Bird song identification made easy! Quick audio-visual learning system...

Birder`s Homepage - - Meine Vogelstimmen

http://www.vogelstimmen-wehr.de
Bird calls & song and digitalfotos with wav-, mp3- und avi-files

Birder`s Homepage - Allotments and Small Gardens

http://www.eidner-berlin.de/garten/garten.htm
Record of the development of birdlife in an allotment area in Berlin and notes on the importance of perimeter areas.

Birder`s Homepage - Daniel`s Orni-Corner

http://www.uni-muenster.de/Landschaftsoekologie/ag_bioz/privat/doer/Ornicorner/ornicorner.htm
Extract: Prof. H. Mattes took a photograph of this bunting (Emberiza spec.) in August 1999 in Ussuriland, Russian Far East, in the region of Khasan south of Wladivostok near the Korean border. The habitat was marshy with wet meadows and some reed beds.

Birder`s Homepage - Rudy`s Birding Page

http://www.xs4all.nl/~calidris/index.htm
Welcome to my homepage. This site is an information-page about everything that is linked to my favourite hobby: birdwatching! Surprisingly, even for me, that everything turned out to be mostly gulls!! So they deserve their own Gull-index. Which means my actual birding page is now pretty stagnant...

Birding Germany

http://www.birdinggermany.de
In German only but easy to use for information and tips on the best birding spots in Bavaria, the Lake Constance area and the Upper Rhine. Also contains information on the most sought-after species in Germany (divided in to songbirds and others) such as Crag Martin, Alpine Accentor, Wall Creeper, Black Stork, Golden Eagle and many more.

Ornithologie in Ostbrandenburg

http://www.birden.de
Birding in Eastern Germany with photos, trip reports...

Ornithos An Ornithological Website

http://www.ornithos.de/
The topics of this website are: Trip Reports, Feather Collection, Bird Gallery...

Roland Fiala Bird Songs of Europe

http://www.birdsongs.de
The bird songs of Europe

Translation of Bird Names

http://www.babelbird.de/start_e.html
On this site you can find recent reports of Bavarian birds and other topics - full, informative and colourful. And with links to other local and German sites - information in English

Vivara Naturschutzprodukte

http://www.vivara.de
Alle Produkte werden speziell auf die Ansprüche wild lebender Kleintiere wie Vögel, Igel oder Fledermäuse hin entwickelt und regelmäßig von Ornithologen und Biologen analysiert und getestet

Vogelruf.de [Birdcall Germany ]

http://www.vogelruf.de/
Welcome to Birdcall Germany (vogelruf.de); one of the few general sites in Germany for birdwatchers and ornithologists! General information, projects, identifivation, TV programme tips, web cam, quiz, free stuff, and many useful links. Still developing. Vogelruf is a Proact supporter.

Vogelschutz Online

http://www.naturschutzrecht.net/Online-Zeitschrift/NRPO-200201/NRPO_Vogelschutz.htm
An online Magazine...

artists

Artist - Christopher Schmidt

http://www.naturillustrationen.de/
A brillaint wildlife illustrator - this site is well worth a lengthy surfing session! [Fatbirder]

Artist - Friedhelm Weick

http://www.hawks-and-owls.com
Excellent work from this superb wildlife artists.

Artist - Nikolai Kraneis

http://www.birdsart.de
Bird Art by Nikolai Kraneis

Illustrator - Gina Mikel

http://www.scientificillustrator.com:80/birds.html
Wildlife artist and scientific illustrator...

Photographer - Günther Degenfelder

http://www.degenfelder.com/frame_en.html
Excellent photographs including some from Norfolk in UK...

Photographer - Hans Schick

http://www.ornithos.de/Ornithos/Bird_Gallery/BirdGallery-IndexPage.htm
A Collection of Bird Pictures obtained by Digiscoping...

Photographer - Thorsten Stegmann - Nature Photo Gallery

http://www.naturephoto-gallery.com/
Lots of birds as well as insects, mamals, reptiles and amphibians from this fine German photographer.

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