Lugwigsburg is a city in Baden Wurttenberg, southern Germany, about 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) north of the Stuttgart district, and near the river Neckar and has about 88,000 inhabitants. I stayed here for 10 days, and for 8 days I explored these wonderful parks. I visited two parks the Favourite Park and the Schloss Park. The Favourite Park is in Ludswigburg is a fantastic place to visit. It is widely recognized for its 72 hectares of parkland with established woods, rare trees, meadows, and deer, plus a Baroque castle to enjoy as well. This place can be best enjoyed while visiting in the winter. The castle has been restored but many of the original furniture, walls, and statues are still present there. The Schloss Park has a small loch/lake which you can walk right round. Although quite far and almost separated from Favorite Park by farmland and it is connected to the rest of the grounds by way of pedestrian paths. It has two minor palaces on the estate, along with the main one. The smaller ones were used as hunting lodges. So this park gave me some birds not seen in the Favourite Park such as Common Kingfisher. Palace in the Favourite park. Main path in the Favourite park. Mouflon are wild sheep, a species regarded as one of the two original ancestors of modern-day sheep. Their coat is reddish-brown and short-haired, and a dark stripe runs along their back, with lighter colored patches on the side. They are very wary animals. The males have large horns of a sickle shape, prized by many trophy hunters. Farmland between the two parks. The Schloss park and lake. Grey Herons were seen daily in the Schloss park. 30 species of bird were seen. It was was quality rather than quantity in respect of the birds seen. For example I saw three species of Woodpecker – one which I had not seen before, Middle Spotted Woodpecker. The list of birds seen with comments follows. Great Cormorants were seen on the Schloss park loch, five or six a day. Likewise, Grey Herons were seen daily at the Schloss park loch. Common Buzzards were seen daily in the Favourite park. A Common Sparrowhawk was seen once at the Favourite park. Common Kestrel were seen in the farmlands separating the two parks. Common Moorhens were seen daily at the Schloss park loch. Common Wood Pigeon were seen daily in both parks. Collared Doves were not so common as the Wood Pigeons and only seen in the Favourite park. I had one sighting of Common Kingfisher at the Schloss park. Green Woodpeckers were seen and heard calling loudly daily in both parks. Only a single Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen, a fine male in the Schloss park. I was delighted to see Middle Spotted Woodpeckers in both parks because, in a rare event it was a new species for me! European Robin was seen in both parks daily, but in much lower numbers than Alcossebre. Black Redstarts were also in much lower numbers than seen in Alcossebre. I only saw one Song Thrush in the Favourite park. Common Blackbirds were seen daily in both parks. Both species of Tits that I saw Great Tit and Blue Tit were in good numbers, seen daily. Another species that I don´t see in Alcossebre was the Eurasian Nuthatch, seen and heard daily – with a very distinct call note. Next was Short – toed Treecreeper, another species we don´t get in Alcossebre, Seen a couple of times. Common Magpie, dispite there name were not that common here, just single birds seen. Yet another bird not seen in Alcossebre, was the European Jay – a colour full bird with loud racucous calls. Seen daily in both parks. Jackdaws were seen overflying both parks. There was a flock of 30/40 Rooks seen daily in the Schloss park. Carrion Crows were seen daily in both parks. The Common Ravens were were as common as Carrion Crows and seen daily.
Flocks of Common Starling were seen in both parks. The only Finch seen was the Common Chaffinch, but not very common.
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