Birdwatching in Germany Birding contacts and birdwatching information Local Birdingpal Contacts Local Birdwatchers Initial Last Name Area Available Language D Poley Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg Weekend German/English D Peleikis Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg Weekend German/EnglishSwedish/Italian F Weiss Konstanz Bodensee, Baden-Wuerttemberg Weekend German/EnglishSpanish/RussianTurkish C Catoni Freiburg Im Breisgau, Bodensee, Baden-Wuerttemberg Weekend Italian/EnglishGerman/French N Koch Malsch, Baden-Wuerttemberg Anytime V Schmidt Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg Weekend O Frost Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg Anytime B Belknap Ansbach, Bavaria Weekend German/English I work in Ansbach, and am here on weekdays, and even some weekends. Otherwise, I go to Bad Kreuznach for the weekend. Both places offer birding in typical German/northern European woodland, maquis, field, and meadow. I have seen rarities around Bad Kreuznach, including a Hoopoe, and once, a few years ago in January, a Snowy Owl! Common birds in both Ansbach and Bad Kreuznach are Great Spotted Woodpeckers, several species of finches and titmice, kites, nuthatches, treecreepers, occasional Hen Harriers, cormorants (Kreuznach only), sawbills (Kreuznach only), Gray Herons, and numerous others. I've only been in Ansbach since the end of January 2008, and already I've discovered a wood containing at least one pair of Black Woodpeckers (Dryocopus martius), one of my favorite birds in Europe, and not that frequently seen. I am American, but can speak enough German to get by. W Nezadal Erlangen, Bavaria Anytime A Hagenmaier Munich, Bavaria Anytime German/EnglishSpanish E Witting Freising/Munich, Bavaria Weekend German/English N Model Ingolstadt, Bavaria Anytime T Hafen Munich, Bavaria Weekend German/English D Roy Penzberg, Munich, Bavaria Anytime German/English D Conlin Berlin Anytime English/GermanFrench S Bode Berlin Weekend German/English R Nessing Mecklenburg/Vorpommern/Brandenburg Anytime F Mueller Frankfurt, Hessen Anytime M Schleuning North Hessen Weekend German/English H Roland Reichelsheim/Frankfurt, Hessen Anytime German/English M Deneke Gifhorn/Vollbüttel, Niedersachsen Anytime German/English K Kühne Harz Mountains, Niedersachsen Anytime German/English R Wynands Hannover, Niedersachsen Weekend German/EnglishFrench/Italian G Rotzoll Hannover, Niedersachsen Anytime German/English D Gruber Hildesheim/Hannover, Niedersachsen Anytime J Kamp Oldenburg, Niedersachsen Anytime German/EnglishRussian/French M Neumann Westerstede, Niedersachsen Anytime German/English J Beninde Bielefeld, Northrhine Westfalia Weekend A Nadirk Münster, Northrhine Westfalia Anytime German/EnglishDutch J Kriegs Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen Weekend German/Englishlittle French/Russian Münster is in the middle of an agricultural area. North of the city there is a large reserve for water birds. Waders roost during migration and many ducks are present throughout the year. Breeding birds include Little Owl and Bluethroat. Some recent observations can be found on our website: www.msorni.de J Azzopardi Odenthal, NRW Weekend German/English W Steiger Zülpich, NRW Kreis Euskirchen Weekend B Belknap Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz Anytime German/English I work in Ansbach, and am here on weekdays, and even some weekends. Otherwise, I go to Bad Kreuznach for the weekend. Both places offer birding in typical German/northern European woodland, maquis, field, and meadow. I have seen rarities around Bad Kreuznach, including a Hoopoe, and once, a few years ago in January, a Snowy Owl! Common birds in both Ansbach and Bad Kreuznach are Great Spotted Woodpeckers, several species of finches and titmice, kites, nuthatches, treecreepers, occasional Hen Harriers, cormorants (Kreuznach only), sawbills (Kreuznach only), Gray Herons, and numerous others. I am American, but can speak enough German to get by. E Gloede-Solbach Betzdorf, Rheinland-Pfalz Weekend D Shirley Bitburg, Rheinland-Pfalz Weekend English A Dapkins Jettenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz Anytime English O Nuessen Bremen Lower, Saxony Weekend German/EnglishSpanish C Lange Bremen, Saxony Anytime German/English M Mahmood Bremen, Saxony Anytime English/German I am a Pakistani National and I have just recently graduated form the university of Bremen , Germany with a Masters degree in Tropical Aquatic Ecology. I also hold a Masters degree in Environmental Sciences from Pakistan with my thesis on Urban Avian biodiversity with special emphasis on the species of concern. Apart from this I have two years professional experience as a a conservation biologist (working with WWF-Pakistan) where i was involved in conducting biodiversity assessment surveys of the wetlands of Pakistan . Im very much interested in working for the conservation of birds in particular as I have prior experience in bird observations, feeding habitat and identification in the field. I would be very grateful if i could provide my services to you. Please keep in mind that im deeply devoted to birds. K Guenther Husum, Schleswig-Holstein Anytime T Herfurth Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein Anytime German/EnglishFrench C Engelhardt Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein Anytime German/English Professional Guides Initial Last Name Area Available Language Local Information Name Description Bayern Club Schleswig-Holstein Club Saxony Club Bavarian Birds RBR Birding Germany Sites Müritz Parks Vogelruf Sites MSOrni Münster Birding Hotspots around the world Sites European Butterflies Butterflies Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Germany Local weather Yahoo Electronic maps MultiMap Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. Field guides recommended by Birdingpals Printable bird check list Trip Reports from Germany Tim Herfurth's guide to Northern Germany Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report from Germany Last update 20/03/2008