These are selected and usually abbreviated reports of birding trips to the east and north-east of Germany in the last ten years. The area covered includes Berlin, the States of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the island of Fehmarn. The most recent trip was further to the west in Schleswig Holstein. These reports give a flavour of what can be seen at different times of year and tips on some of best sites to visit.
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Brandenburg 11 to 14 October 2005
East Germany 14 to 19 May 2006
Anklam and Schwedt, Germany 30 May to 3 June 2007
Poel and the Baltic coast of Germany 21 to 24 Sept 2007
Elbe and West Brandenburg 29 March to 1 April 2008
South Germany – Spreewald 3 to 6 May 2008 added 27 May 2015
Berlin and Uckermark 25 to 30 May 2008
South Brandenburg 28 to 31 October 2008
Oder Bruch, east Germany and Warta mouth, Poland 24 to 27 May 2010 added 9 June 2015
North and South West Brandenburg 13 to 15 June 2010 added June 2015
Berlin and Linum 16 to 17 May 2011 added July 2015
West Brandenburg and River Elbe 15 to 18 July 2011
Brandenburg 2-9 June 2012 A report by John van der Woude
West Havelland, Brandenburg 22 to 24 October 2012
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 16 to 20 September 2013
Brandenburg 15 to 18 October 2013 added Aug 2015
Limosa/Travelling Naturalist Brandenburg Tour 20 to 24 October 2013
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern lakes and polders 2 to 6 June 2014 added 13 June 2015
Fehmarn (Germany) and Falsterbo (Sweden) 12 to 17 September 2014 added 14 June 2015
Limosa/Travelling Naturalist Tour 19 to 23 October 2014
Peene Valley, Mecklenburg Vorpommern 5 to 9 June 2015 report by John van der Woude
Schleswig Holstein 13 to 15 November 2015
Schleswig Holstein North Sea coast 4 to 7 February 2016
Baltic coast of Schleswig-Holstein 22-25 April 2016