On a brief journey to Germany, I discovered myself in Offenbach am Essential, and naturally I simply needed to make a while to do some birding. My time was restricted, an hour at most however it must do.
From my lodge room I might see plenty of Pigeons and Crows, however one chicken, having a drink of water on a close-by rooftop, caught my eyes. It’s putting black and white with shimmering green-blue colours coming by way of with the early morning daylight. I had not seen this chicken earlier than and a fast search recognized it as an Eurasian Magpie. One for my lifers checklist, with out having left my lodge room.
Alongside the river banks I might hear plenty of chicken chatter, the Eurasian Blackbird made an look as did the Nice Tit, additional alongside just a few European Robins foraged round.
Proper on the waters edge have been just a few Egyptian Goose, with a heat mixture of brown, chestnut, gray, and cream, daring darkish eye patches that seem like eyeliner, and a particular brown chest patch. One other lifer for me.
Canadian Goose swam within the river, Cormorants sat excessive up on lighting constructions over the river pruning themselves and little question keeping track of the water beneath for a meal..
The European Goldfinch was one other lifer for me, and never straightforward to identify as they appeared to favor staying excessive up within the bushes making it difficult to get photographs.
Though my birding stroll was quick, I nonetheless managed to see three species that I had not encountered earlier than, this to me was a profitable birding journey.
I did miss out on seeing a pair of nesting Widespread Kingfishers that somebody advised me about, however these have been a lot additional up the river than I had time for.
