Central Europe May

[anatum]

Did a tour of central Europe in May but am not terribly familiar with the birds there. The countries I visited were Switzerland, Serbia, Germany and the Czech Republic. All I have is a 300mm lens so forgive the small images but hopefully there is enough to ID.
I have a lot here, you might want to get a pen and paper out – I hope you do this for fun.
Since I don’t know the rarity of any of these birds, short of White Storks lol, if there is a less common bird please let me know.

1. Mallard Hybrid Germany


2. Domestic duck? Germany


3. Domestic duck? Germany


4. Domestic duck? Germany


5. Eurasian Coot Germany


6. Redstart Czech Republic


7. Unknown Accipiter Czech Republic


8. White Stork Czech Republic


9. Greylag goose Czech Republic


10. Eurasian Kestrel Czech Republic


11. Swallow? Czech Republic


12. Tufted? Czech Republic


13. Shag? Czech Republic


14. Grey Heron Czech Republic


15. Dipper Czech Republic


16. Unknown Czech Republic


17. Unknown Czech Republic


18. Unknown Czech Republic


19. Unknown Czech Republic


20a. Unknown – I think it is the same bird as 20b Czech Republic

20b. Czech Republic


21. Unknown raptor Czech Republic


22. Unknown Czech Republic


23. Thrush Czech Republic


24. Thrush Czech Republic


25. Unknown Czech Republic


26. Thrush chick Czech Republic


27. European Green Woodpecker Czech Republic


28. Thrush? Czech Republic


29. Sand Martin Czech Republic


30. Thrush Czech Republic


31. Kestrel Czech Republic


32. Tit Czech Republic


33. Finch? Czech Republic


34. White wagtail Czech Republic


35. Unknown raptor Czech Republic


36. Unknown Czech Republic


37. Swallow? Czech Republic


38. Eurasian Nuthatch Czech Republic/Serbia


39. Long-tailed tit Czech Republic


40. Shrike Serbia

41. Shrike (female)? Serbia


42. Unknown Serbia


43. Rook?


44. Unknown Serbia


45. Unknown Serbia


46. Whiskered tern Serbia


47. Black redstart male Serbia


48. Black redstart female Serbia


49. Unknown Serbia


50. Eurasian golden oriole Serbia


51. Great spotted woodpecker Serbia


52. Unknown raptor Serbia


53. Red-crested pochard male Switzerland


54. Red-crested pochard female Switzerland


55. Great-crested grebe Switzerland


56. Blue Tit Switzerland


57. Short-toed/Common Treecreeper? Switzerland


58. Unknown Raptor Switzerland


59. Woodpigeon? Switzerland


60. Common blackbird Switzerland


61. Thrush Switzerland


62. Blackcap Czech Republic


63. Red kite Switzerland


64. Great tit Switzerland

[thouc]

The ones where I have something to add.

7. Eurasian Sparrowhawk
11. Collared Flycatcher
13. Great Cormorant
16. Ortolan Bunting, I think
17. Common Linnet
18 Spotted Flycatcher, I think
19. Fieldfare
21. Common Buzzard
22. Eurasian Jay
23. Fieldfare (juv)
24. Fieldfare
25. Chaffinch (fem), I think
26 Fieldfare (juv)
28 Fieldfare
30 Song Thrush
32 Marsh Tit
33 European Serin
35 Common Buzzard
36 Garden Warbler
37 House Martin
40-41 Red-backed Shrike
42 Acrocephalus Warbler, best identified to species by voice
44 Eurasian Jay
45 Acrocephalus Warbler, best identified to species by voice
49 Yellowhammer
52 Common Buzzard
58 Common Buzzard
61 Song Thrush

/Thomas

[anatum]

Thank you Thomas. You are quite the resource!

[Rotarran]

Where in Germany did you go?  I'm going in August myself.  What were among the most common birds you remember seeing?  Like the Equivalent to our Robins for example.

[thouc]

Where in Germany did you go?  I'm going in August myself.  What were among the most common birds you remember seeing?  Like the Equivalent to our Robins for example.

Try the target species in eBird to see which are the most common birds: http://ebird.org/ebird/canada/targets?r1=DE&bmo=1&emo=12&r2=DE&t2=year

[Rotarran]

That was a great idea Thouc, thank you.  I'm hoping to see some interesting stuff there although I'm not exactly going at an ideal time of the year.

[anatum]

Hey Rotarran,

Sorry for the late reply but I was up north on vacation. Yes, what Thomas said is a better idea than my response was going to be. I didn't get out into the country side in Germany so I was restricted to city birds. I went to Nuremburg and Konstanz. Not exactly birding hotspots but Konstanz is on a lake so Great-crested grebes, Coots and Red-crested Porchards will be common water birds. Aside from that, I found lots of swifts (not sure of species), Black-headed gulls and Common blackbirds in most European cities. In Nuremburg I saw 4 Canada geese along a short stretch of river.
If you will be in the south of Germany check out this site I found for Switzerland http://www.vogelwarte.ch/en/birds/birds-of-switzerland/ it has English and pictures.
Take lots of pictures and post them here for Thomas to ID!

Enjoy your trip!