It was a while since my dad took me for a short birdwatching trip. Not overly far from our home, about an hour long drive to a small pond, where he'd seen some interesting waders a couple of days ago. We met another family birdwatching there. This was my first time here and the pond surprised me by how easy it was to see every corner of it. We saw around 5 Little Ringed Plovers (Charadrius dubius), 14 Common Snipes (Gallinago gallinago), 4 Wood Sandpipers (Tringa glareola) and 11 Northern Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus). Also a few White Wagtails (Motacilla alba) and some song birds like European Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) or European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris).
A pair of Common Cranes (Grus grus) calling
Soon we heard the typical etheric calls of Common Cranes (Grus grus) from a nearby field. The two stood just on the horizon quite a distance away. It was awesome to watch them through the scope and see the crane open its beak asif calling, then close it and two secods after the sound of the call reached us :)
When the cranes disappeared, we moved back to the pond. Nothing new to be seen there, except for a Spotter Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata).
Spotter Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
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