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Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

Waning Gibbous (20 days)
moonrise at 0h14, moonset at 9h07
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Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

Fischerhude [2820_3_44s]
1
White Stork
Feldflur NE Geesow [2752_1_25n]
1
Long-eared Owl

Monday, February 17th, 2025

Niederlande [4801_1_05s]
2
Smews
14
Little Grebes
12
Great Crested Grebes
2
Horned Grebes
Canal d'Alsace/Rhein-km 271 [7612_1_04s]
8
Common Mergansers
Brickeln [1921_3_54n]
2
Egyptian Geese
Eidersperrwerk Süd [1719_1_21n]
4
Snow Buntings
Hellschen [1819_1_03n]
2
Egyptian Geese
Hohenhörn NOK [1921_2_29n]
1
White Stork
 
Meldorf [1920_1_04s]
1
Green Sandpiper
Meldorf: Hafen
≥5
Common Mergansers
≥1
Little Grebe
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N: Kronenloch Westteil
12
Whooper Swans
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1919_2_09n]
15
Whooper Swans
1
Common Goldeneye
1
Smew
8
Little Grebes
Meldorfer Speicherkoog N (FD1) [1919_2_08n]
6
Whooper Swans
16
Smews
6
Common Mergansers
2
Little Grebes
Reinsbüttel [1819_1_15n]
10
Whooper Swans
Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal: Oberbüssau [2129_4_48s]
7
Common Mergansers
HL-Karlshof [2130_1_04n]
1
Common Kingfisher
HL-St. Lorenz Süd [2130_1_21n]
2
White-tailed Eagles
1
Common Kingfisher
HL: A1 Abfahrt Genin [2129_4_49n]
1
Common Kingfisher
HL: Burgtorfriedhof [2130_1_03s]
1
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
HL: Stadtpark [2130_1_13n]
1
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
HL: Tremser Teich
3
Common Moorhens
HL: Vorwerker Hafen
1
Grey Wagtail
Ostsee: HL-Bucht, Brodtener Ufer Nordost [2031_1_03n]
≥40
Red-breasted Mergansers
3
Little Grebes
1
Red-necked Grebe
1
Horned Grebe
2
White-tailed Eagles
Schellbruch (gesamt) (WVZ)
2
Egyptian Geese
3
Northern Shovelers
7
Smews
31
Common Mergansers
14
Little Grebes
1
Hen Harrier
1
White-tailed Eagle
3
Water Rails
4
Great Black-backed Gull
×
Bearded Reedlings
18
Water Pipits
 
Breitenburger Moor (Anstaufläche)
~900
Bewick's Swans
Hohenlockstedt [2023_2_16s]
1
Common Kingfisher
Itzehoe [2023_1_24s]
2
Northern Ravens
Siebenecksknöll [2124_1_03n]
≥3
Whooper Swans
~800
Bewick's Swans
Störniederung: Rantzau-Zufluss [2023_4_48n]
4
Common Mergansers
Kiel: Kronshagener Weg [1626_4_47n]
1
European Green Woodpecker
Kiel: Tröndelsee [1627_3_51s]
2
White-tailed Eagles
Kieler Förde: Wik - Seegarten-Brücke (WVZ)
3
Canada Geese
1
Domestic Duck (Bastard)
2
Red-breasted Mergansers
10
Little Grebes
1
Common Moorhen
Amrum Odde (IA4) [1216_3_51s]
≥11
Long-tailed Ducks
≥5
Common Goldeneyes
≥5
Red-throated Loons
Amrum Odde: Kniepsand (IA42)
3
Northern Ravens
Beltringharder Koog: Kleientnahme Süd Lüttmoordamm (FN632)
2
Common Goldeneyes
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) + Vorland [1419_3_43n]
9
Common Goldeneyes
Beltringharder Koog (FN6) + Vorland [1419_3_33s]
9
Smews
Beltringharder Koog: Lüttmoorsee (FN62)
≥10
Smews
Beltringharder Koog (FN6)/ Arlauschleuse [1419_4_37n]
2
Common Mergansers
1
Common Kingfisher
ETS: Treenemarsch Süderhöft, Schwabstedter Osterkoog S [1621_1_15n]
2
Common Mergansers
Föhr-Alkersum [1217_3_51n]
1
Hen Harrier
Föhr-Alkersum [1216_4_60n]
1
Northern Raven
Föhr-Midlumer Vorland (IF13), Vogelkoje [1217_1_23s]
1
Rough-legged Buzzard
Föhr-Oevenum [1217_3_33n]
1
Hen Harrier
Föhr-Oldsum [1216_4_38n]
1
Peregrine Falcon
Föhr-Ost [1217_3_44s]
1
Peregrine Falcon
Föhr: Hafen Wyk
3
Common Goldeneyes
7
Red-breasted Mergansers
1
Common Merganser
Forst Langenberg Fischteichkette
1
Eurasian Woodcock
1
Common Kingfisher
Hallig Langeneß (IH1), Peterswarf [1317_4_39n]
1
White-tailed Eagle
Hauke-Haien-Koog Mittelbecken (FN32) + Vorland [1318_2_16n]
2
Smews
Hauke-Haien-Koog Süd (FN33)/ Ockholmer Westerkoog [1318_2_29n]
1-3
White-tailed Eagles
Hauke-Haien-Koog Südbecken (FN33)
1
White-tailed Eagle
Husum [1520_1_03n]
1
White-tailed Eagle
Immenstedt [1421_1_22s]
1
Eurasian Goshawk
2
Long-eared Owls
Langenhorner Neuer Koog [1219_4_56n]
6
Whooper Swans
Langenhorner Heide Nordwest [1319_2_26n]
1
White-tailed Eagle
Langenhorner Neuer Koog [1219_3_52n]
1
Northern Raven
Mildstedter Tannen/ Mühlenau
1
Water Rail
Neuer Störtewerker Koog [1219_3_45s]
1
Hen Harrier
Nordstrand [1518_2_10s]
1
Great Egret
Nordstrand [1518_2_20n]
1
Hen Harrier
Nordstrand, Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog [1419_3_43s]
1
Northern Raven
Südermarsch [1520_1_24n]
1
Hen Harrier
Sylt-Ost, Nössekoog [1116_1_13s]
1
Pink-footed Goose
Sylt-Ost, Archsum [1116_1_14n]
1
Great Egret
1
Hen Harrier
Sylt: Hörnum-Hafen
1
Long-tailed Duck
1
Red-breasted / Common Merganser
Sylt: Rantumbecken Schönungsteich
3
Whooper Swans
Teich am Lagedeich, Rödemis (FE82)
1
Smew
2
Common Kingfishers
Tönning Mitte [1619_4_47s]
12
Long-eared Owls
Vorland Simonsbergerkoog (VE12) [1519_2_29n]
21
Bewick's Swans
Vorland Nordstrand-Süderhafen (VN81/ VN821) [1519_2_16s]
2
Egyptian Geese
Vorland Nordstrand Nord (VN71) [1419_3_42n]
1
White-tailed Eagle
Vorland St. Peter Nord: Strandsee (VE512)
≥2
Water Rails
Vorland St. Peter Mitte (VE52) + Ort [1617_4_57n]
1
Green Sandpiper
Vorland St. Peter Nord (VE51) [1617_4_37n]
~80
Snow Buntings
Vorland Sönke-Nissen-Koog Nord (VN422) [1319_3_31s]
90
Corn Buntings
Westerhever-Leikenhusen [1617_2_20n]
3
Horned Larks
1
Lapland Longspur
~250
Snow Buntings
Wyk Föhr, Flugplatz
≥1
Northern Raven
Bredenbeker Teich [2327_1_12n]
24
Canada Geese
1
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
1
Northern Raven
Gut Neverstaven nördlich [2127_4_36s]
1
White-tailed Eagle
Hahnheide Südwest [2328_4_56n]
5
Canada Geese
Curauer Moor: Westl. Malkendorf [2029_2_19s]
17
Bewick's Swans
Eichholzniederung
3
Canada Geese
1
Red Kite
1
White-tailed Eagle
Fehmarn, offshore [1432_3_35n]
9
Velvet Scoters
2
Red-necked Grebes
1
Red-throated Loon
Fehmarn, Grüner Brink Ost [1433_3_52n]
≥1-10
Eurasian Oystercatchers
3
Eurasian Curlews
1
Bar-tailed Godwit
1
Common Snipe
1
European Stonechat
4
Water Pipits
4
European Rock Pipits
Fehmarn: Grüner Brink [1433_3_41s]
2
Red-breasted Mergansers
≥40
Twites
Fehmarn: Puttgarden Fährbahnhof [1433_3_54s]
3
Red-breasted Mergansers
 
Fehmarn: Markelsdorfer Binnensee
1
Common Ringed Plover
Fehmarn: Markelsdorfer Huk
~100
Twites
Fehmarnsundbrücke Süd [1632_2_07n]
2
Red-breasted Mergansers
Grüner Brink: Sandhaken
≥60
Common Shelducks
 
1
Wader, unidentified
4
Common Ringed Plover
 
6
Eurasian Curlews
 
3
Common Redshanks
4
Lesser Black-backed Gulls
8
Water Pipits
Grüner Brink: große Lagune
1
Black-tailed Godwit
≥18
Twites
Hemmelsdorfer See Nord [2030_2_18n]
×
Common Pochards
Hemmelsdorfer See:Herrman-Löns-Turm (Rundblick)
1
Water Rail
Heringsdorf, offshore [1732_2_06n]
≥3
Red-breasted Mergansers
HL: Petroleumhafen [2030_3_52s]
8
Gadwalls
4
Common Moorhens
Lütjenbrode [1632_1_23n]
2
White-tailed Eagles
1
Eurasian Curlew
1
European Green Woodpecker
1
Mistle Thrush
Oldenburg in Holstein [1731_1_04s]
19
Gadwalls
2
Common Moorhens
Ostsee: Fehmarnsund, Großenbrode Strandlagune [1632_1_15n]
6
Gadwalls
2
Eurasian Oystercatchers
2
Common Ringed Plover
1
Kentish Plover
Schwinkenrader Forst
1
Black Woodpecker
Timmendorfer Strand [2030_2_08s]
11
Great Egrets
Appen nördlich [2324_1_15s]
1
Hen Harrier
Elbe Haseldorfer Marsch: Auberg Nord (AUB05) (WVZ)
7
Common Goldeneyes
Elbe Haseldorfer Marsch: Pinnaumündung Süd (PIN01) (WVZ)
1
White-tailed Eagle
Elbe Haseldorfer Marsch: Bishorster Sand (BIS02) (WVZ)
1
White-tailed Eagle
Elbe Haseldorfer Marsch: Bishorst (BIS03) (WVZ)
1
Eurasian Woodcock
Grüner Damm, Holmerberg [2323_4_50s]
2
Northern Ravens
Haseldorfer Marsch: Hetlinger Schanzteich (SZSA13) (WVZ)
13
Great Egrets
2
White-tailed Eagles
Hetlingen [2323_4_59n]
2
White Storks
Marsch W Holm [2323_4_50n]
1
Common Kingfisher
Wedel mit Geestkante [2424_1_02s]
≥1500
Barnacle Geese
Wedeler Marsch: Scharenberg (WVZ)
4
Canada Geese
Wedeler Marsch: Idenburg und Brunnenschutzgebiet (WVZ)
1
European Green Woodpecker
5
Northern Ravens
Wedeler Marsch -Nordwest [2323_4_60n]
1
European Green Woodpecker
Jarbek [1627_4_39s]
1
Common Moorhen
Laboe: Sandbänke Neustein
1
Egyptian Goose
×
Gadwalls
~2
Eurasian Oystercatchers
~4
Eurasian Curlews
Lanker See: Probstenwerder
2
White-tailed Eagles
Lebrader Teiche
1
Black Woodpecker
Ostsee: KI-Förde, Neustein [1527_3_45s]
×
Eurasian Oystercatchers
Ostseeküste: Bottsand-Wendtorfer Schleuse
~10
Gadwalls
1
Common Redshank
8
Purple Sandpipers
Pohnsdorfer Stauung gesamt
1
White-tailed Eagle
Rixdorfer Teiche (gesamt) (WVZ)
12
Common Shelducks
Selenter See (gesamt) (WVZ)
25
Canada Geese
1
Pink-footed Goose
2
Domestic Ducks (Bastard)
2
Red-crested Pochards
15
Smews
49
Common Mergansers
27
Little Grebes
26
White-tailed Eagles
1
Water Rail
1
Great Black-backed Gull
1
Caspian Gull
1
Common Kingfisher
Stauen (Forst)
1
Mistle Thrush
Tresdorfer See (WVZ)
23
Canada Geese
2
Domestic Ducks (Bastard)
11
Smews
2
Common Mergansers
2
White-tailed Eagles
1
Common Kingfisher
Warderholz (Forst)
1
Red Kite
Borgdorfer See
4
Common Shelducks
Buckener Au-Niederung [1924_1_04s]
0
Bewick's Swan
Buckener Au-Niederung [1924_2_06n]
2
White-tailed Eagles
Buckener Au-Niederung [1824_4_56s]
1
Northern Raven
Bülk [1527_1_22s]
7
Eurasian Curlews
Bülk Wiesen
1
Common Snipe
Bülk: Leuchtturm
1
Common Shelduck
≥5-7
Gadwalls
≥20
Red-breasted Mergansers
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
≥6-18
Purple Sandpipers
1
Black Guillemot
≥1-6
European Rock Pipits
Documentation with the DAK required1
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
 
Eiderniederung: Marutendorf
2
Common Mergansers
2
Bearded Reedlings
Grauel westlich [1923_2_20s]
1
Eurasian Woodcock
Hatzberg (Wald)
≥5
Red-breasted Mergansers
Ostsee: Dän-Wohld, Hatzberg [1527_1_22n]
≥15
Red-breasted Mergansers
Rendsburg Nobiskrug [1624_3_53n]
4
Common Goldeneyes
~9
Common Mergansers
1
Great Black-backed Gull
Schlei: Ulsnisland - Missunde (WVZ)
24
Smews
44
Common Mergansers
Strande [1527_3_31s]
×
Canada Geese
1
Eurasian Oystercatcher
1
Eurasian Collared Dove
Strande: Nord [1527_3_31n]
1
Eurasian Curlew
Surendorf (Marinedepot)
≥20
Canada Geese
2
Greylag Geese
~14
Mallards
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