Many birders experience great excitement
at the prospect of 'seawatching' (a term by which seabird-watching
is colloquially known), and seldom miss the opportunity to partake
in this. It may be performed on a holiday ferry crossing accompanied
by the family or friends, by a chartered pelagic tour with fellow
birders, during a hitch on a fishing vessel, or from a headland
on a windy day. Regardless of where it is done, it is impossible
to describe in words the feeling of excitement and drama during
a great seawatching day. You have to experience it yourself!
Furthermore, seawatching is - for many keen birdwatchers - also
coupled with the greatest identification challenges in modern
field ornithology! Add to this the often unpredictable, occurrence
of seabirds as well the difficulty to know in advance how many
species or what numbers you are going to see on a day at sea
or at a coastal spot. Well, I hope that you will find this web
site covering a few selected seawatching sites both enjoyable
and useful!
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New Zealand 7 Nov
to 11 Dec 2010
The preplanning of my five-week-trip to NZ is finnished by now.
Further info and itinerary will be available on a specific travel
blog in September. The main attraction of this trip is of course
the seabirds, but of course the nature and much more too. |
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Estonia
in May 2010
On 13-22 May we were three Swedish birders that visited Estonia,
mainly to study the passage of seabirds at Pöösaspea,
Ristna (Dagö) and Virtsu. The trip report will soon be
available, but until then you can always check our daily reports
and photos on the Travel
blog»
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Yemen
& Socotra, October 2009
Between 18 October and 2 November we were six Swedish birdwatchers
that visited Yemen and the island of Socotra. We birded eight
days in Yemen and seven days in Socotra. You'll find an enjoyable
day-by-day diary and photo galleries on the Travel
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An
article about seawatching at Cap Vert peninsula, Senegal
The article 'Cap Verde peninsula, Senegal, a seawatching site
of great interest' was recently published in the French journal
Ornithos. Readable in French language with a summary in English.
View
or download the full article here» (PDF 619 KB) |
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