A few quick shots from a short visit to Kiel, northern Germany. This was my first outing with the new 300mm f2.8 lens, but in my very limited birding time I didn't really find suitable targets - birds kept too far away from me. Most shots here are from Aschau, a small village on the Baltic coast.
Canada x Greylag Goose hybrid
Barnacle Goose
Adult Mute Swan
Female Common Goldeneye (ssp. clangula )
Adult male Common Goldeneye (ssp. clangula ) in breeding plumage
Adult male Common Goldeneye (ssp. clangula ) in breeding plumage
Male Common Goldeneye (ssp. clangula ) assuming breeding plumage
Male Common Goldeneye (ssp. clangula) assuming breeding plumage
Eclipse male Red-breasted Merganser
Female Red-breasted Merganser
Pair of Red-breasted Mergansers in eclipse plumage
Pair of Red-breasted Mergansers in eclipse plumage
Immature Eurasian Coot (ssp. atra )
A flock of Dunlins (presumably ssp. alpina) in non-breeding plumage
A flock of Dunlins (presumably ssp. alpina) in non-breeding plumage
A flock of Dunlins (presumably ssp. alpina) in non-breeding plumage
Immature Eurasian Curlew (ssp. arquata) in first winter plumage
Juvenile European Herring Gull (presumably ssp. argenteus)