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GPOG Trip Report Bavaria and Bohemia 19-23 April 1995 by Brian Stone |
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Little Grebe |
Several at Lake Maly Tisy |
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Great Crested Grebe |
Common with large numbers at Dvoriste |
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Black-necked Grebe |
12 at Lake Novy Vdovec, 3 at Lake Svet |
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Great Cormorant |
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Great Bittern |
1 booming at Lake Velky Tisy |
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Grey Heron |
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Black Stork |
3 over near Luznice, 2 at Lake Velky Tisy |
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White Stork |
1 at Dvoriste |
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Mute Swan |
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Greylag Goose |
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Eurasian Wigeon |
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Gadwall |
31 on a lake near Stribrec |
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Teal |
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Mallard |
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Garganey |
2 males, 1 female at Lake Dvoriste |
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Northern Shoveler |
A pair on Lake Velky Tisy |
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Red-crested Pochard |
2 males and a female at Lake Maly Tisy |
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Common Pochard |
3 at Lake Koclitrov, a pair on Lake Svet |
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Tufted Duck |
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Goldeneye |
2 pairs on Lake Svet |
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Black Kite |
1 near Lomnice |
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Red Kite |
4 on outward journey |
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White-tailed Eagle |
At least 3 at Lake Velky Tisy |
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Marsh Harrier |
1 at Schlusselfeld,1 just east of Regensburg, Common in Trebon region |
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Montagu's Harrier |
1 male west of Trebon |
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Goshawk |
Up to 3 seen at Mount Boubin |
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Sparrowhawk |
Regular |
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Buzzard |
44 on outward journey. Seen regularly |
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Osprey |
2 from German autobahns, 1 at Lake Koclitrov |
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Kestrel |
Regular |
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Hobby |
1 over at Shlusselfeld |
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Black Grouse |
A male flying over the road near Strazny |
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Grey Partridge |
2 at Le Shuttle terminal, Calais |
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Pheasant |
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Water Rail |
Heard at Lake Velky Tisy |
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Moorhen |
Common |
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Coot |
Common |
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Oystercatcher |
Calais |
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Little Ringed Plover |
A few at Lake Koclitrov, 1 at Lake Svet |
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Grey Plover |
1 at Lake Koclitrov |
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Lapwing |
Mainly en route |
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Ruff |
Many at Lake Koclitrov |
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Woodcock |
1 roding briefly at Flanitzbene |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
A few at Lake Koclitrov |
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Whimbrel |
1 at Lake Koclitrov |
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Curlew |
1 call heard over Zwieslerwaldhaus assumed to be this species |
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Spotted Redshank |
Many at Lake Koclitrov |
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Redshank |
A few at Lake Koclitrov |
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Greenshank |
Many at Lake Koclitrov |
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Green Sandpiper |
1 or 2 at Lake Koclitrov |
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Wood Sandpiper |
Many at Lake Koclitrov |
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Common Sandpiper |
2 at Lake Koclitrov, 3 at Lake Rozmberk |
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Mediterranean Gull |
1 second summer at Lake Koclitrov |
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Little Gull |
1 second year at Lake Novy Vdovec |
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Black-headed Gull |
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Common Gull |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull |
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Herring Gull |
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Great Black-backed Gull |
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Common Tern |
Trebon Lakes |
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Black Tern |
1 at Lake Velky Tisy and another at Lake Novy Vdovec |
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Feral Pigeon |
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Stock Dove |
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Woodpigeon |
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Collared Dove |
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Turtle Dove |
1 west of Trebon |
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Cuckoo |
Heard at Lake Velky Tisy |
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Pygmy Owl |
Close views of two birds at Flanitzbene |
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Tawny Owl |
Regular in woodland |
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Long-eared Owl |
Adults and young seen at two nests in Svet Park, Trebon |
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Tengmalm's Owl |
1 calling on two evenings in woodland at Hradecek south of Trebon |
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Swift |
A few seen mainly en route |
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Grey-headed Woodpecker |
A pair at Zwieslerwaldhaus, 1 possibly calling at Mount Boubin |
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Black Woodpecker |
A pair at Zwieslerwaldhaus. 2 over autobahn north of Frankfurt |
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Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Common in woodland |
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Crested Lark |
Calais |
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Skylark |
Common |
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Sand Martin |
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Swallow |
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House Martin |
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Tree Pipit |
Singing at Schlusselfeld, 1 over near Luznice |
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Meadow Pipit |
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Yellow Wagtail |
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Citrine Wagtail |
1 male at Lake Koclitrov |
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Grey Wagtail |
Several at the car park at Mount Boubin |
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Pied Wagtail |
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Wren |
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Dunnock |
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Robin |
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Bluethroat |
2 singing at Lake Koclitrov, 1 at Lake Velky Tisy, 1 at Lake Svet |
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Black Redstart |
Common |
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Redstart |
A male near Preska |
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Whinchat |
A male at Lake Koclitrov |
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Wheatear |
1 near Luznice |
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Blackbird |
Common |
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Fieldfare |
Breeding commonly in hills but more sparsely near the lakes |
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Song Thrush |
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Mistle Thrush |
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Grasshopper Warbler |
Heard at night near Calais on outward journey and at Lake Velky Tisy, 1 at Lake Svet |
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Savis Warbler |
Heard at Lake Velky Tisy |
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Sedge Warbler |
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Marsh Warbler |
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Icterine Warbler |
1 singing near Preska |
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Lesser Whitethroat |
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Whitethroat |
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Blackcap |
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Chiffchaff |
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Willow Warbler |
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Goldcrest |
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Firecrest |
Zwieslerwaldhaus and the car park at Mount Boubin |
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Pied Flycatcher |
1 along causeway at Lake Velky Tisy |
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Collared Flycatcher |
2 along causeway at Lake Velky Tisy, 3 at Lake Rozmberk |
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Bearded Tit |
Heard at Lake Velky Tisy |
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Long-tailed Tit |
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Marsh Tit |
Most woodland |
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Willow Tit |
Heard in woodland near Trebon |
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Crested Tit |
Zwieslerwaldhaus |
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Coal Tit |
Bavarian woods |
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Blue Tit |
Common |
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Great Tit |
Common |
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Nuthatch |
Most woodland |
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Treecreeper |
Most woodland |
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Short-toed Treecreeper |
Along causeway at Lake Velky Tisy |
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Penduline Tit |
2 pairs nest building at Lake Koclitrov |
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Jay |
Regular in woodland |
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Magpie |
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Nutcracker |
1 at Flanitzbene, perhaps another at Klingenbruun |
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Jackdaw |
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Rook |
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Carrion Crow |
1 Hooded Crow at Lake Novy Vdovec |
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Raven |
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Starling |
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House Sparrow |
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Tree Sparrow |
Flock of about 30 near Preska, smaller numbers seen elsewhere |
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Chaffinch |
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Brambling |
Flanitzbene |
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Serin |
Trebon area |
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Greenfinch |
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Goldfinch |
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Siskin |
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Linnet |
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Redpoll |
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Bullfinch |
Zwieslerwaldhaus |
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Hawfinch |
Flanitzbene, Lake Svet |
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Yellowhammer |
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Reed Bunting |
146 species in total.
Among other fauna were a Red Squirrel at Lake Velky Tisy and Camberwell Beauty Butterflies at the Mount Boubin car park and around the Trebon Lakes.
