Birding North-east Germany
Male Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
It was quite incredible really. It felt like I was a participant in the performance of a master magician actually - because how else had Jochen got all those birds to appear? Jochen, I have to say, looked a little relieved. The next few hours were superb birding though as some presumably rather rain-soaked and energy deficient raptors got stuck into the local rodents.
As well as raptors the fields were pretty much full of
Skylarks
Lapwings
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