After my earlier put up on my sighting of a Wallcreeper close to Bonn, I suppose I shouldn’t write a second put up on the identical chicken. Nonetheless, I visited the identical web site once more to see the chicken, and was shocked with two surprising sightings. The Wallcreeper itself confirmed fairly effectively once more – tho not in addition to final time – on the cliff face above the vineyards on the Drachenfels. The climate was not as sunny as final time however watching the chicken by way of the scope was once more very rewarding – I don’t assume I’d ever become bored with the erratic wing-flicking that seems as a sudden flash of pink in opposition to the rocks!
Nonetheless, for a very long time I used to be much more impressed by two Peregrine Falcons. You may assume that no birder price his or her salt would favor watching Peregrine Falcons when there’s a Wallcreeper in view, however the two birds seemed to be courtship (the 2 falcons, that’s, not the Wallcreeper and falcon…), as they circled above and perched on the cliffs, chased one another, and known as. I’ve by no means had the possibility to look at these birds so effectively and will admire their stunning barred plumage and spectacular invoice and talons.
One other spotlight was when one other birder knowledgeable us of a Eurasian Eagle-Owl that roosted in a vine on the cliff. I used to be impressed how the chicken was discovered it because it was extremely effectively camoulaged. In all probability a birder desperately looking for the Wallcreeper. The owl may very well be noticed extraordinarily effectively, and once more I used to be very completely happy to get my greatest sighting of this species, which I’ve seen a couple of occasions earlier than however normally at a distance or at nightfall. This species breeds fairly shut by in a quarry within the Siebengebirge and I’m planning to go to this web site on an upcoming weekend as I anticipate them to have began occupying their nest.
I used to be very completely happy to be refreshed by wonderful sightings of two species that may be anticipated within the space however which however supplied very particular views. I’m wanting ahead to visiting this spot once more, now primarily as a result of I’ve nonetheless not been profitable in finding the native inhabitants of Rock Buntings, which is estimated at 1-3 pairs. This species is far more dependable not very far south in vineyards alongside the Rhine, however it might be extra rewarding to seek out the species right here given that it’s the northernmost fringe of its vary. Not for lengthy although maybe, as I might think about that the vary will stretch northwards because the area warms with local weather change…
