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Monday, November 17th, 2025

Waning Crescent (26 days)
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Monday, November 17th, 2025

Belgien [5503_3_45n]
1
Common Shelduck
15h23
2
Great Egrets
15h23
5
Grey Herons
15h23
Belgien [5503_3_43n]
3
Common Mergansers
15h56
1
Little Grebe
16h04
Belgien [5503_1_24s]
1
Great Egret
Flensburger Innenförde: Wassersleben - Solitüde (WVZ)
24
Red-breasted Mergansers
14h59
23
Little Grebes
15h00
1
Common Moorhen
14h13
1
Common Kingfisher
14h47
Christianskoog [1819_4_60n]
1
White-tailed Eagle
Hirtenstall [1818_2_10s]
1
Great Egret
15h29
1
Sabine's Gull
 12h59
1
Northern Raven
15h26
2
Horned Larks
11h35
Hirtenstall [1818_2_20n]
1
White-tailed Eagle
15h34
Meldorf [1920_1_04s]
42
Common Cranes
1
Green Sandpiper
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N: Odinsloch
2
Whooper Swans
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N: Kronenloch Westteil
8
Whooper Swans
16
Red-breasted Mergansers
12
Little Grebes
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1819_4_47n]
26
Tundra Bean Geese
16h28
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N: Kronenloch Nordostteil
8
Little Grebes
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1819_4_48s]
1
Hen Harrier
Vorland Hedwigenkoog Süd (VD112)
1
Short-eared Owl
11h07
Vorland Hedwigenkoog Süd (VD112) [1818_2_19n]
3
Horned Larks
11h12
Warwerort [1819_4_36s]
1
Great Egret
16h47
Brodtener Ufer: Niendorf - Travemünde (WVZ)
4
Common Mergansers
Documentation with the DAK required1
Great White Pelican
 
6
Great Black-backed Gull
HL: Tremser Teich
2
Common Moorhens
15h57
Krummesse Zentrum [2229_2_19n]
1
Common Merganser
12h05
Lübecker Bucht [1931_3_53s]
3
Whooper Swans
5
Egyptian Geese
3
Red-throated Loons
1
Northern Gannet
09h15
1
Red Kite
1
Little Gull
Schellbruch: Medebekwiesen
9
Canada Geese
14h26
Schellbruch (gesamt) (WVZ)
2
Egyptian Geese
11
Common Mergansers
≥29
Little Grebes
2
White-tailed Eagles
2
Water Rails
1
Common Sandpiper
1
Great Black-backed Gull
2
Common Kingfishers
≥20
Bearded Reedlings
Breitenburger Moor Süd [2123_2_19n]
1
Eurasian Goshawk
Hohenfelder Moor: Nordost [2123_2_19s]
2
Whooper Swans
11h17
3
Bewick's Swans
11h16
~40
Barnacle Geese
11h16
Hörner Au-Niederung: Meierhaus [2123_2_10n]
2
Whooper Swans
10h44
1
Eurasian Goshawk
10h44
2
Water Pipits
10h45
Hörner Au-Niederung: Meierhaus nördlich [2023_4_60s]
1
White-tailed Eagle
15h50
Kellinghusen-Feldhusen [2024_3_33s]
2
Northern Shovelers
15h31
1
Hen Harrier
15h30
Westermoor südöstlich [2023_4_59n]
1
Hen Harrier
Winselmoor: Torfsee
×
Canada Geese
×
Barnacle Geese
×
Common Goldeneyes
2
White-tailed Eagles
Kiel: Hasseldieksdamm Ost [1626_4_46s]
1
European Green Woodpecker
11h01
Kiel: Zentrum, Schrevenpark [1626_4_48n]
Documentation with the DAK required1
Cackling Goose (ssp. hutchinsii)
21h28
1
European Green Woodpecker
16h44
Schrevenpark
~40
Gadwalls
13h57
1
Little Grebe
13h57
Amrum Odde: Haustal
2
Northern Ravens
13h16
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_3_35n]
6
Whooper Swans
 07h55
Beltringharder Koog: Kleientnahme Süd Lüttmoordamm (FN632)
6
Whooper Swans
5
Bewick's Swans
Beltringharder Koog (FN6)/ untere Arlauwiesen [1419_2_27n]
1
Hen Harrier
09h29
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) [1419_1_25n]
1
White-tailed Eagle
Beltringharder Koog gesamt (FN6)
1
Merlin
 07h53
Dagebüller Koog Kirche [1218_3_34s]
1
White-tailed Eagle
11h28
Föhr-Borgsum [1216_4_58s]
1
Water Rail
15h49
Föhr: Borgsumer Marsch/ Vogelkoje
1
Peregrine Falcon
15h15
Garding, Südermarsch/ Hülkenbüll [1618_4_48s]
3
Green Sandpipers
 07h45
Hattstedtermarsch [1419_4_38n]
2
Smews
7
Common Mergansers
4
Northern Ravens
Hauke-Haien-Koog Südbecken (FN33)
134
Whooper Swans
939
Bewick's Swans
Hauke-Haien-Koog Südbecken (FN33) + Vorland [1318_2_28n]
×
Bewick's Swans
10h55
2
Greater Scaups
11h15
Hauke-Haien-Koog Südbecken (FN33) [1318_2_18s]
12
Common Cranes
Heinsbek [1320_2_20s]
4
Whooper Swans
11h41
Högel [1320_2_26n]
13
Whooper Swans
11h26
11
Bewick's Swans
11h20
Karlum Kirche [1119_4_48n]
43
Whooper Swans
14h14
14
Bewick's Swans
14h08
Katinger Watt: Katinger Priel Nord (EE142)
2
Whooper Swans
09h07
30
Whooper / Bewick's Swans
 08h45
1
Common Goldeneye
09h14
3
Great Egrets
09h18
7
Green Sandpipers
08h41
1
Common Kingfisher
09h15
≥1
Pipit, unidentified
09h02
Kotzenbüll Nordwest, Schwarzhof [1619_3_34n]
2
White-tailed Eagles
Neupepersmark südlich[1120_1_25n]
~112
Whooper Swans
13h20
≥17
Bewick's Swans
 12h54
NSG Westerspätinge (FE2)
1
Skua / Jaeger, unidentified
Rickelsbüller Koog (FN1) [1117_2_08s]
1
White-tailed Eagle
09h28
Sönke-Nissen-Koog [1319_3_43s]
1
Snow Bunting
10h10
Südermarsch, Grüntal [1520_3_32s]
1
Hen Harrier
09h59
Südermarsch [1520_4_46n]
3
Stock Doves
09h40
Sylt-Ost, Nössespitze [1116_2_20n]
≥10
Horned Larks
09h28
Sylt-Rantumbecken [1115_2_29n]
4
Little Grebes
12h14
1
Black-tailed Godwit (ssp. islandica)
12h21
Sylt-Wenningstedt [1015_4_39s]
Documentation with the DAK required1
Surf Scoter
11h15
3
Velvet Scoters
11h35
Sylt-Wenningstedt [1015_4_40s]
1
Merlin
10h26
Sylt: Nössekoog Mitte (IS612)
1
Great Egret
15h03
Vorland F-W-Lübke-Koog Nord/ Rickelsbüller Koog (VN1/ VN211) [1117_2_06s]
1
Great Egret
09h28
Vorland St. Peter (VE53/ VE54) [1717_2_20n]
1
Great Egret
11h57
Vorland Hamburger Hallig (gesamt) (VN5)
1
White-tailed Eagle
10h09
Vorland Hamburger Hallig, Halligkopf (VN51/ VN52) [1318_4_60s]
1
Merlin
11h46
Welt/ Katingsiel West [1618_4_60s]
1
Hen Harrier
Buschkoppel [2427_3_42n]
1
Northern Raven
09h34
Glinder Au / Gut Domhorst [2427_3_32s]
1
Red Kite
09h11
1
Black Woodpecker
09h12
Curauer Moor: Südwest [2029_2_28n]
2
Eurasian Sparrowhawks
12h31
Fehmarn: Altenteiler Wald
2
Great Egrets
16h39
1
Water Rail
16h38
Fehmarn: Landkirchen [1532_2_29s]
2
Eurasian Collared Doves
15h25
Feldscheide [1632_1_24n]
1
Hen Harrier
Grömitz: Yachthafen
1
Red-breasted Merganser
5
Little Grebes
4
Red Kites
HL: Petroleumhafen [2030_3_52s]
39
Gadwalls
15h37
Neustädter Bucht: Neustadt - Scharbeutz (WVZ)
~40
Greylag Geese
≥5
Mallards
1
Common Merganser
~150
Eurasian Coots
Neustädter Bucht: Scharbeutz - Niendorf (WVZ)
1
Great Crested Grebe
Niendorf Nord [2030_2_10n]
1
Common Kingfisher
Oldenburg in Holstein [1731_1_04s]
29
Gadwalls
08h08
Appen-Etz, Kiesgruben
4
Pink-footed Geese
14h18
Ausgleichsflächen Wolni-See
2
Egyptian Geese
 14h08
5
Long-tailed Tits (ssp. caudatus); White-headed
 15h13
Elbe Haseldorfer Marsch: Pinnaumündung Süd (PIN01) (WVZ)
12
Whooper Swans
2
White-tailed Eagles
10
Common Cranes
1
Northern Raven
Elbe Haseldorfer Marsch: Bishorster Sand (BIS02) (WVZ)
1
Common Merganser
Elbe Haseldorfer Marsch: Auberg-Drommel (AUB07) (WVZ)
1
White-tailed Eagle
Elbe Haseldorfer Marsch: Hohenhorst Süd (HOH06) (WVZ)
37
Common Cranes
Elbe Haseldorfer Marsch: Bishorst (BIS03) (WVZ)
1
Water Rail
Eschschallen [2323_1_03n]
1
Great Egret
12h29
Feldmark Schenefeld / Ellernholt [2424_2_09n]
1
Red Kite
14h53
Haseldorfer Marsch: Hetlinger Schanzteich (SZSA13) (WVZ)
63
Canada Geese
7
Common Mergansers
4
Great Egrets
1
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Haseldorfer Marsch: Haseldorfer Binnenelbe Nord (HNE17) (WVZ)
1
Common Merganser
Haseldorfer Marsch: Haseldorfer Binnenelbe Mitte (HNE16) (WVZ)
1
Great Egret
Höllenauniederung Heede
1
Great Grey Shrike
Hörner Au-Niederung [2124_1_11n]
11
Bewick's Swans
09h35
1
White-tailed Eagle
09h36
1
Great Grey Shrike
09h34
Hörner Au-Niederung [2124_1_01s]
1
Hen Harrier
10h04
1
Great Grey Shrike
10h03
≥5
Water Pipits
10h04
Hörner Au-Niederung/ Winselmoor Nord [2123_2_10s]
2
European Stonechats
10h06
Hühnerhof [2124_4_49s]
1
Little Owl
06h33
Klein Nordende [2224_3_42s]
1
Great Grey Shrike
15h58
Krückauniederung / Hohenufer [2225_1_01n]
1
Common Kingfisher
NSG "Eschschallen"
2
White-tailed Eagles
12h11
Pinneberg [2324_2_19s]
4
Bewick's Swans
 14h04
See an den Funktürmen (Wolni-See)
42
Canada Geese
14h37
Winselmoor [2123_2_20n]
1
Common Kingfisher
10h06
Alte Schwentine Schmalensee-Belauer See [1927_1_05n]
2
Little Grebes
11h59
Behrensdorfer Weide
1
Eurasian Goshawk
Bottsand: Bodden
17
Common Redshanks
09h12
Dobersdorfer See (gesamt) (WVZ)
34
Gadwalls
13h29
25
Smews
12h35
123
Great Egrets
12h29
7
White-tailed Eagles
13h33
2
Water Rails
12h05
1
Common Moorhen
11h49
1
Common Kingfisher
11h42
Dobersdorf: Lilienthal [1727_2_09n]
1
Black Woodpecker
13h25
Hohwachter Bucht: Behrensdorf (Ostsee) [1629_4_37n]
11
Long-tailed Tits (ssp. caudatus); White-headed
Kitzeberg: Anleger
1
Stock Dove
08h31
Klamp [1729_1_02n]
2
White-tailed Eagles
15h53
Kleiner Binnensee
5
Bewick's Swans
≥100
Common Pochards
1
White-tailed Eagle
1
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lanker See: Kührener Halbinsel [1727_4_58n]
~60
Canada Geese
15h10
Ostsee: Hohw. Bucht nördlich Lippe [1629_4_40n]
1
Velvet Scoter
Ostsee: KI-Förde, Bottsand [1527_4_48n]
~50
Bohemian Waxwings
Passader See (gesamt) (WVZ)
5
Canada Geese
15h06
45
Gadwalls
14h09
3
Common Pochards
14h26
24
Smews
15h02
36
Great Egrets
15h33
≥3
Water Rails
14h30
Pohnsdorfer Stauung gesamt (WVZ)
2
Northern Shovelers
15h51
4
Smews
16h07
1
Common Merganser
16h21
2
Little Grebes
16h25
9
Water Rails
16h35
2
Water Pipits
16h34
Pohnsdorfer Stauung: Mittelpolder
1
Little Grebe
Pohnsdorfer Stauung: Westpolder
3
Water Rails
Postsee: Niederung Alte Schwentine
1
Water Rail
10h11
Trentsee
2
Common Mergansers
Bülk Wiesen
1
European Stonechat
14h30
2
Water Pipits
12h00
Bülk: Leuchtturm
4
Purple Sandpipers
13h00
Dörpsee (WVZ)
≥1
Common Kingfisher
ETS: Sorge südl. Tetenhusener Moor [1622_4_37n]
13
Whooper Swans
09h51
Klein Wittensee Ost [1624_1_05n]
1
White-tailed Eagle
13h23
Kleines Holz
1
Tawny Owl
17h37
Looper Holz [1825_4_39n]
1
Red Kite
12h36
Negenharrie Wald östlich
1
White-tailed Eagle
Ovendorfer Bach östlich Negenharrie [1826_4_36n]
1
Hen Harrier
Schülldorfer See (WVZ)
≥5
Common Mergansers
Duvenseer Moor Nord [2229_3_54s]
4
Northern Shovelers
10h21
Ratzeburg: Vorstadt [2330_2_08n]
1
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
09h56
Salem: Voßberg [2330_2_28n]
1
Rough-legged Buzzard
12h09
Voßmoor / Besenhorster Sandberge [2527_4_39n]
1
Tawny Owl
17h00
Alveslohe / Pinndiek [2225_2_06n]
11
Canada Geese
Ellerau [2225_2_26s]
1
Common Kingfisher
Geschendorf nordöstlich [2028_4_48n]
2
White-tailed Eagles
08h30
Geschendorf [2028_4_47s]
2
White-tailed Eagles
 11h50
Itzstedt-Süd [2126_4_60s]
1
Long-eared Owl
17h05
Schmalensee, Ostbucht[1927_2_06s]
1
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
11h28
ETS: Börm-Querende [1522_3_53n]
10
Whooper Swans
 11h38
Gammellunder See
2
Northern Pintails
14h09
2
Northern Shovelers
14h18
3
Common Mergansers
14h14
1
Water Rail
14h22
1
Common Kingfisher
14h23
Glücksburger Schloßteich (WVZ)
1
Egyptian Goose
12h07
81
Gadwalls
12h05
3
Common Moorhens
11h54
Glücksburger Mühlenteich (Rüder See) (WVZ)
5
Gadwalls
11h31
2
Great Egrets
11h39
Langballigau: Strandteich
1
Common Kingfisher
08h17
Niehuuser See (WVZ)
2
Water Rails
15h12
1
Common Moorhen
15h11
Ostsee: Geltinger Birk, Birknack [1125_3_55s]
3
Red-breasted / Common Mergansers
10h27
1
Razorbill
10h26
Westerwerker See (WVZ)
3
Smews
11h21
Allermöhe - Schleusengraben [2527_1_12s]
2
Egyptian Geese
13h43
Alster, Schwanenwik
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
08h30
Außenalster
1
Common Goldeneye
08h30
Außenmühlenteich / Marmstorf [2525_4_39n]
58
Canada Geese
15h14
2
Northern Shovelers
15h21
2
Common Mergansers
14h35
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