10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2011

One of Britain’s recent colonisers the Mediterranean Gull begins to arrive in bigger numbers every year as post-breeding dispersal takes hold. To date individuals have been recorded from nine different countries in Europe; our Med Gulls are coming from Germany, Holland, Poland and other countries as far east as Serbia.

Poland 157

Poland 2009 France Europe 157

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2023

My winning picture was of a Wryneck, photographed in an apple tree in an orchard in Poland the previous year. As the Wryneck is a lost breeding bird in Britain it’s also a bird of special interest to us Brits and one I never tire of photographing.

Cyprus 246

Cyprus Portugal Birds Estonia 246

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2019

For one, it’s made not in Poland, Russia, or Scandinavia, but in France, a country better known for distilling spirits from grapes and apples. Deciding what to drink on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day? This may be your Anser. A few things make this Grey Goose stand out from the rest of the vodka flock.

Geese 143

Geese France Branding Poland 143

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

245 bird species regularly breed in Germany. Brandenburg is home to some high populations within Germany: The Uckermark stretches between the rivers Havel and Oder (border to Poland) – a diverse landscape shaped by the last ice age with… Source The eastern states are particularly rich in species.

Poland 244

Poland Germany Breeding Birds 244