Rheinaue Park, 04.2024

With spring bird activity in full swing, visiting what has by now more or less become my "local patch", the Rheinaue Park in Bonn, was much more fun than in the winter months (although the park was sometimes very productive, see an earlier post). I was very happy every time I heard the songs of …

Galle garden birding, 04.2021

The unusual circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic made the last several months far from normal. I had two months in Maastricht to get to know the town, meet new people, and have a few university courses. However, the worsening COVID-19 situation and my girlfriend being in Sri Lanka prompted me to do my courses …

Lockdown Birding, 04.-05.2020

After my school was closed in mid-March, the next shock for my classmates, my family and I came when Colombo district was put under lockdown to halt the spread of COVID-19. Initially, the curfews were lifted every two to three days to allow people to buy groceries, but it quickly became clear that this approach …