The Egyptian Vulture is, by appearance, a small, slender and scruffy Old World Vulture. Widely distribute across Europe, Asia and Africa. Find infos on breeding, food, mortality and threats. Read more.
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Common Crane Migration and most important Wintering Ranges
Essential reading about migration and wintering ranges of the Common Crane in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
The White-tailed Eagle Europe’s largest sea eagle
The huge White-tailed Eagle was close to extinction in the 1980s and has made a remarkable comeback since then. Today the species is no longer endangered and can frequently be watched in the baltics and northern Europe. Read more
The Bald Eagle – The Great Symbol of North America
The Bald Eagle is probably the best known representative of the sea eagles. Because of its unique appearance it is also the symbol of North America. Read more on conservation, distribution and breeding.
African Fish Eagle – The Powerful Voice of Africa
The African Fish Eagle is a noisy bird of prey known as the voice of Africa. Learn about biology, breeding an d distribution
Bearded Vulture – Meeting the Lammergeier at Gemmi Pass
We followed the Bearded Vulture and went to Gemmi Pass in the Swiss Alps. Although late in the year, we were quite lucky to have some eventfull days with plenty of sightings of these beautiful birds.
Gemmi Pass – Meeting Crow and Raven in the mountains
When being out and about in the Alpine region one will most probably have an encounter with crow and raven, especially with Red-billed Chough and Alpine Choughs. Ravens mostly keep their distance to us humans, whereas Red-billed Choughs and Alpine Choughs are anything but shy. We went to the Swiss Gemmi Pass and met withContinue reading “Gemmi Pass – Meeting Crow and Raven in the mountains”
Climate Change – Observations in the Alpine Range
Climate change is most visible in the alpine range. There we can compare images of the past with the landscape we see today. Look at the images and find out for yourself what is happening. Essential reads.
Marine Pollution – Fishing nets killing Seabirds
This article highlights aspects of marine pollution and the effects on sealife seabirds. Coastal breeding colonies in some parts are covered with plastic material brought in by birds for nest building.