Bird species recorded by John Parker (amateur ornithologist) in Hof near Salzburg

Personal words of the author: Since my youth, I have been an enthusiastic amateur ornithologist and have lived in Hof for 37 years, during which I have particularly observed the birdlife in and around Hof. Over these years, 136 different species have been recorded. Among these, 63 species are confirmed breeding birds, and there are an additional 28 species that are probable breeders where confirmation is still lacking. The remaining species are winter visitors or migrants. This is already 15 species more than in 1990, when the Hof Chronicle was published. This wide spectrum of bird species arises from the fact that there are many different habitats in Hof: forests, mountains, the lake, the moor, and the settlements. List of birds that have been recorded in Hof so far - ordered by scientific classification B – Breeding bird W – Winter visitor Z - Rare guest or migrant marked with * - was not included in the Hof Chronicle list in 1989 marked with ? - not confirmed B Carrion Crow, Alpine Accentor, Blackbird, Capercaillie?, White Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Snipe?, Eurasian Coot, Blue Tit, Whinchat, Common Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hooded Crow?, Dartford Warbler, Three-toed Woodpecker?, Jay, Magpie?, Pheasant, Meadow Pipit, House Sparrow?, Crossbill, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Common Redstart?, Water Pipit, Yellow Wagtail?, Bullfinch, Serin?, Yellowhammer, Grey Heron, Spotted Flycatcher, Black Woodpecker?, Great Bustard, Greenfinch, Green Woodpecker?, Goshawk, Linnet, Hazel Grouse?, Crested Tit, Horned Grebe, Black Redstart, House Sparrow, Hedge Accentor, Mute Swan, Hawfinch?, Lapwing, Great Reed Warbler, Nuthatch, Great Tit, Raven?, Cuckoo, Common Swift, Common Buzzard?, Barn Swallow, Mistle Thrush, Blackcap, Red-backed Shrike, Swallow, Ring Ouzel, Wood Pigeon, Reed Bunting, European Robin, Long-tailed Tit?, Black Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Common Firecrest, Sparrowhawk?, Starling, Goldfinch, Mallard, Marsh Tit?, Marsh Warbler?, Nutcracker?, Coal Tit, Collared Dove, Merlin?, Fieldfare, Wryneck?, Meadow Pipit, Winter Firecrest?, Wren, Siskin?, Willow Warbler W Goosander*, Brambling, Common Redpoll, Eider*, Common Pochard, Cormorant*, Lesser Grey Shrike, Canvasback, Red-necked Grebe, Common Scoter, Black-necked Grebe*, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe*, Z Hobby, Kingfisher, Osprey, Green Sandpiper, Rock Pigeon, Scarlet Rosefinch*, Montagu's Harrier*, Teal*, Black-headed Gull, Redstart, Common Swift, Nightingale, Purple Heron, Grey Partridge, Red-footed Falcon*, Red-backed Shrike, White Wagtail, Black Redstart, Golden Eagle, Stonechat, Moorhen, Reed Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, White-tailed Tern, Sand Martin*, Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Quail, Woodcock, Peregrine Falcon, Water Rail, Black-headed Gull*, White Stork, If anyone observes a brood of a bird that has not yet been confirmed (B?), I would be very grateful for a tip. The magpie, for example, is such a bird, of which no breeding has yet been recorded in Hof. Although a commonly occurring bird in the lowlands, the magpie has only been consistently observed in Hof since 1993.