On 2 October 2016, our first full day after our arrival in Germany on 1 October, we woke up on board of our ship in the harbour of Greifswald town.
A great black-backed gull on the top of a ship’s mast. A kestrel flying. A black redstart singing.
An old tower near the harbour, a relic of the now disappeared city wall of Greifswald.
A grey heron on the harbour bank.
We went to the coastal area north of Greifswald.
From the car I see hooded crows, and groups of starlings and gray lag geese.
We arrive at the Karrendorfer Wiesen nature reserve.
A dunlin flock.
We walk to a hide.
From the hide: two great egrets flying. Three years ago, in Pomerania, was the first ever nest in Germany of that species.
Pintail ducks. Teal. A goshawk tries to catch ducks.
Far away, a sea eagle.
A great cormorant flies.
We pass a place where during this autumn migration season some 50-70 meadow pipits spend the night.
Bearded reedling sounds from the reed beds.
A marsh harrier flies.
The weather is cloudy, but dry.
Some water buffalo graze here, to prevent the area from becoming overgrown.
We approach Koos island, linked to the continent by a causeway.
Stay tuned!
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