FOK3 expedition to Lake Constance, 2024

The original plan was to start in Stein am Rhein, but there were few migrant birds there, so we stuck to Triboltingen and Altnau. I should have taken my huge telephoto lens, as the birds were often far away near the German shore, where there were no human observers to disturb them. Also we didn't walk around, so the weight wouldn't have been a problem. That explains the poor pictures of interesting birds! (More infos to what we learned in the German version of this page.)
Voegel gemeldet durch Michael Furrer in ornitho.ch: Mute swan, Mallard, Gadwall, Red-crested pochard, Common goldeneye, Red-breasted merganser, Goosander, Little grebe, Great crested grebe, Black-necked grebe, Great cormorant, Grey heron, Common buzzard, Eurasian coot, Black-headed gull, Common gull, Yellow-legged gull, Eurasian green woodpecker, Great spotted woodpecker, Common blackbird, Marsh tit, Eurasian blue tit, Great tit, Short-toed treecreeper, Eurasian magpie, Carrion crow, House sparrow, Common chaffinch. A total of 12 species is included.

FOK3 at Lake Constance:

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Common whooper / Singschwan (Cygnus cygnus)

Also known as: Whooper swan, Singschwäne
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♫ 2024-12-07 10:28:00 Whooper swan, Altnau am Bodensee. Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz (song)

Background - here's a guide to Ermatingerbecken.



2024-12-07 10:30:45 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 6.625
ISO 320
Exposure 1/100

Carrion crow / Rabenkrähe (Corvus corone)

Also known as: hooded crow, Aaskrähe, rabenkraehe

Auch ein Rabenkrähe hat was zu fressen gefunden am Bodensee. 2024-12-07 11:34:47 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 400
Exposure 1/400
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Common whooper / Singschwan (Cygnus cygnus)

Also known as: Whooper swan, Singschwäne

Vorne mit dem langen geraden Nacken müsste das Singschwäne sein. 2024-12-07 11:36:24 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 500
Exposure 1/400
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Mallard / Stockente (Anas platyrhynchos)

Alternate classification: Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica
Also known as: Northern mallard

Natürlich gibt's auch Stockenten bei Altnau. 2024-12-07 12:00:05 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 250
Exposure 1/400
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Junger Hockerschwan plus Erwachsene. 2024-12-07 12:00:12 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 320
Exposure 1/400

Northern pintail / Spiessente (Anas acuta)


Spiessente plus 2 Hockerschwäne. 2024-12-07 12:01:46 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 250
Exposure 1/400
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Zwei Spiessenten, Altnau. 2024-12-07 12:04:49 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 250
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TBI - wir haben einige Weihen gesehen, ist das eine Art?



TBI - wir haben einige Weihen gesehen, ist das eine Art? 2024-12-07 12:11:56 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 200
Exposure 1/400

Northern pintail / Spiessente (Anas acuta)


Spiessente paar - aber das Männchen sollte einen braunen Kopf haben, nicht schwarz? 2024-12-07 12:13:41 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 200
Exposure 1/400
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Great crested grebe / Haubentaucher (Podiceps cristatus)


Haubentaucher, Altnau. 2024-12-07 13:14:49 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 250
Exposure 1/400
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Arctic loon / Prachttaucher (Gavia arctica)

Also known as: Black-throated loon, Black-throated diver

Prachttaucher paar, er im Schlichtkleid im Winter, Altnau. 2024-12-07 13:15:56 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 250
Exposure 1/400
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Common goldeneye / Schellente (Bucephala clangula)

Alternate classification: Anas clangula

Schellente, Altnau. 2024-12-07 13:28:47 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 200
Exposure 1/400
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Western marsh harrier / Rohrweihe (Circus aeruginosus)

Also known as: Marsh harrier, Eurasian marsh-harrier

Rohrweihe, Altnau. 2024-12-07 13:32:02 Bodenseeregion und Ostschweiz Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 9.625
ISO 200
Exposure 1/800
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Tundra swan - Wikipedia / Zwergschwan (Cygnus bewickii)

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Eurasian coot / Blässhuhn (Fulica atra)

Also known as: Common coot, Taucherli, Blässhühner
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Common kingfisher / Eisvogel (Alcedo atthis)

Alternate classification: Gracula atthis
Also known as: Eisvögel
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Gadwall / Schnatterente (Mareca strepera)

Alternate classification: Chaulelasmus streperus, Anas strepera
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