It is not frequent for me to travel on purpose solely to observe / photograph birds. So far, I have done a couple of times to the South of Germany. For a while now, though, almost every time I travel, I try to have at least a compact tele-lens with me and visit some good place for birding, when possible.
![Mönchsgrasmücke (Blackcap) Sylvia atricapilla [Baden-Württemberg, Germany]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/382bded8-cbce-4eda-95f9-e597f034b16f_rw_1920.jpg?h=098a2aa926d7d91f208dd7adc2256b4d)
Mönchsgrasmücke (Blackcap) Sylvia atricapilla [Baden-Württemberg, Germany]
![Rauchschwalbe (Barn Swallow) Hirundo rustica [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/c8494907-d269-4eeb-8aa1-2f363757187e_rw_1920.jpg?h=081e9092ff39d8a7a177cafc14e1e118)
Rauchschwalbe (Barn Swallow) Hirundo rustica [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]
![Rauchschwalbe (Barn Swallow) Hirundo rustica [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/748601bd-6a79-4e41-bf31-9792f5798a28_rw_1920.jpg?h=13194095634b776e2033d441ebcff113)
Rauchschwalbe (Barn Swallow) Hirundo rustica [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]
![Bienenfresser (Bee-eater) Merops apiaster [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/4dde707f-7be8-4b19-9c1d-4aaa4dd69165_rw_1920.jpg?h=eddad7dc379bf1022182ae48f54e006d)
Bienenfresser (Bee-eater) Merops apiaster [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]
![Bienenfresser (Bee-eater) Merops apiaster [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/b4bc9c00-77fb-48bb-80c4-8e69a1fc34af_rw_1920.jpg?h=c3dc61e04c0abbdf2c769e92b4115a28)
Bienenfresser (Bee-eater) Merops apiaster [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]
![Bienenfresser (Bee-eater) Merops apiaster [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/f9583837-e251-4760-b61d-030febb0205b_rw_1920.jpg?h=d2535cd4a54d021486f116cceb03a174)
Bienenfresser (Bee-eater) Merops apiaster [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]
![Braunkelchen (Whinchat) Saxicola rubetra [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/59732be8-2d74-45f3-b3c8-70c910dad220_rw_1920.jpg?h=619c307d11c3f4d3039ec82903c0a88c)
Braunkelchen (Whinchat) Saxicola rubetra [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]
![Schwarzkelchen (European stonechat) Saxicola rubicola [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/7ca076ff-0551-458d-a04a-5d545ea8a082_rw_1920.jpg?h=69a4d12dfc23f76f6bf0c68d6fdc0e90)
Schwarzkelchen (European stonechat) Saxicola rubicola [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]
![Gartenrotschwanz (Redstart) Phoenicurus phoenicurus [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/93160a67-febc-42b1-ac6d-3e0928704621_rw_1920.jpg?h=8474465f7ddedf110802e016007acce8)
Gartenrotschwanz (Redstart) Phoenicurus phoenicurus [Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland]
![Habich (Goshawk) Accipiter gentilis [Andalucia, Spain]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/805d5214-8da5-4bb7-b4b3-55e095ad6cb6_rw_1920.jpg?h=39bbfe33b36cadd3931a619b2c6c6419)
Habich (Goshawk) Accipiter gentilis [Andalucia, Spain]
![Steinadler (Golden eagle) Aquila chrysaetos [Andalucia, Spain]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/398051ad-ca5b-491d-9902-1c05251c7df2_rw_1920.jpg?h=afe99310f195a041704861f345b13da6)
Steinadler (Golden eagle) Aquila chrysaetos [Andalucia, Spain]
![Madeirabuchfink (Madeira chaffinch) Fringilla maderensis [Madeira, Portugal]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/8adc4495-3331-4db0-9ef2-a0c3619b1bed_rw_1920.jpg?h=f3b492437918ead8b0af396aa634bf46)
Madeirabuchfink (Madeira chaffinch) Fringilla maderensis [Madeira, Portugal]
![Rothuhn (Alectoris rufa) Red-legged Partridge [Madeira, Portugal]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/15526461-bc4a-4231-aff3-6accb607a9e3_rw_1920.jpg?h=3e421cfb6d920b4fe892d7bcfd300c9e)
Rothuhn (Alectoris rufa) Red-legged Partridge [Madeira, Portugal]
![Wintergoldhähnchen (Wintergold hen) Regulus regulus [Azores, Portugal]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/360c248b-2149-4476-9b05-7ab9e331b751_rw_1920.jpg?h=3c3970579ea169db0e2cb8ce4412af36)
Wintergoldhähnchen (Wintergold hen) Regulus regulus [Azores, Portugal]
![Küstenseeschwalbe (Artic Tern) Sterna paradisaea [Iceland]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/1edcc7f7-5969-4aa4-b0cd-644709352b46_rw_1920.jpg?h=2717ab6f9b91cdac544d3b2ecc17b0c6)
Küstenseeschwalbe (Artic Tern) Sterna paradisaea [Iceland]
![Nachtreiher (Night Heron) Nycticorax nycticorax [Kanazawa, Japan]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/03b6f659-6839-420e-a745-3a7974a4edb4_rw_1920.jpg?h=24fb8671d4d51a82cdf9b0f64615ab5e)
Nachtreiher (Night Heron) Nycticorax nycticorax [Kanazawa, Japan]
![Flussuferläufer (Common Sanpiper) Actitis hypoleucos [Tokyo, Japan]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/3820b6af-135d-495e-bbad-4dc71db7e502_rw_1920.jpg?h=096bce732adbcf86ad48aece0ff5fdf7)
Flussuferläufer (Common Sanpiper) Actitis hypoleucos [Tokyo, Japan]
![Bachstelze (White Wagtail) Motacilla alba [Tokyo, Japan]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/35e6f478-3450-4fbf-8d10-9474c7628236_rw_1920.jpg?h=e6c9f6a35bcc4a338da80c05ad580b34)
Bachstelze (White Wagtail) Motacilla alba [Tokyo, Japan]
![Silberreiher (White Egret) Ardea alba [Tokyo, Japan]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/2395a350-9bf1-4cbd-88c8-7f47e42fa4a2_rw_1920.jpg?h=3fd4708cb349bf052ead1cedaf645ac9)
Silberreiher (White Egret) Ardea alba [Tokyo, Japan]
![Orpheus bülbül (Brown-eared Bulbul) Hypsipetes amauratis [Tokyo, Japan]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/f0f0e531-875b-4ccc-a8c2-794a09fb445b_rw_1920.jpg?h=ac60252ad48fcdaae2a8eb1aa4fd1697)
Orpheus bülbül (Brown-eared Bulbul) Hypsipetes amauratis [Tokyo, Japan]
![Löffelente (Northern Shoveler) Spatula clypeata [Tokyo, Japan]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/bbfa6909-6ce3-415b-951a-7bf388f8de23_rw_1920.jpg?h=557e6aad138d050c907983669cf9533d)
Löffelente (Northern Shoveler) Spatula clypeata [Tokyo, Japan]
![Steinschmätzer (Northern Wheatear) Oenanthe Oenanthe [Malta]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/28cdf146-941c-4442-ae67-b314333119b6_rw_1920.jpg?h=d575e13e57fd047d1032c9c79c93ae7c)
Steinschmätzer (Northern Wheatear) Oenanthe Oenanthe [Malta]
![Zistensänger (Zitting Cisticola) Cisticola juncidis [Malta]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/5a735c25-c703-42b3-96f0-105f0d69ad05_rw_1920.jpg?h=abd3b07d1bb1b96da3a3def489bbbd99)
Zistensänger (Zitting Cisticola) Cisticola juncidis [Malta]
![Samtkopfgrasmücke (Sardinian Warbler) Curruca melanocephala [Malta]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/d0fb8275-aa10-4f6d-a255-153184b43e40_rw_1920.jpg?h=2776406b4c564ed775309840c2d96e97)
Samtkopfgrasmücke (Sardinian Warbler) Curruca melanocephala [Malta]
![Alpenstrandläufer (Dunlin) Calidris alpina [Malta]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/7d0f6ba1-0803-498b-80bc-1732a9ba4325_rw_1920.jpg?h=54e33994dc05ba44e959b46fe2b3e787)
Alpenstrandläufer (Dunlin) Calidris alpina [Malta]
![Flussuferläufer (Common Sanpiper) Actitis hypoleucos [Malta]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/e65ce43a-e19a-4971-b6e5-62aeb9277dd6_rw_1920.jpg?h=0108ab9f4448356023faa2852bd24374)
Flussuferläufer (Common Sanpiper) Actitis hypoleucos [Malta]
![Sandregenpfeifer (Common Ringed Plover) Charadrius hiaticula [Malta]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2db754b9-daa2-4b0e-af41-fb4a4df46c4c/babdeb69-8a79-4b3e-9a06-b12c955f8b11_rw_1920.jpg?h=c12c4eabe1ad60a68f1e4872de72c3d8)
