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Birdwatching Trip to Holland, January 2001,
Birds seen during the two days:
Nuthatch, Sitta europaea, +5
Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus, 4
Great Tit, Parus major, 1
Long-tailed Tit, Aegithalos caudatus, +10
Robin, Erithacus rubecula, 2
Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, 2
Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea, 2
Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber, +20
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, +10
Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, +5
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, +2000
Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus, +30
Magpie, Pica pica, +30
Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, +100
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, +20
Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, +150
9th-1-2001
We slept in Zierikzee. We woke up, and after having breakfast we took the van
and drove direction Serooskerke. Near Zierikzee we found a group of Brent,
more or less 1000 individuals, and while we were watching it, a group of four
White-fronted Goose passed flying direction to the sea . We took a small road
that reaches the sea and follows the sealine. There was like a small lake close
to the sea plenty of ducks where we saw some Gadwalls, Wigeons and a pair of
Pintails. Following the road we found a group of more or less 800 Barnacles
with one White-fronted Goose and some Greylag Goose. Almost reaching the main
road, we stopped to see some passerines and we found a group of Grey Partridge.
We went to eat something in Serooskerke, and going out of the town a male Merlin
flew in front of the van.
We went to Brouwersdam. We parked in the inland side in a place where there
is water coming from the sea and a kind of small house. We went to the sea coast
and we saw quite a lot of different species. First we birdwatched in a kind
of entrance of sand to the sea that creates a small bay, and we saw one Great
Northern Diver and two Black-throated Diver , one Red-necked Grebe and one Slavonian
Grebe, two males and one female of Long-tailed Duck, lots of Eiders, more than
sixty Common Goldeneye and some Red-breasted Merganser. We talked with some
Dutch birdwatchers that told us that they had already seen seals in the inland
side of the dyke, so we were there and we saw two Seals (Phoca vitulina),
and also Little Gull.
We drove north and we went south by the motorway of the sea side. We did not
see many species in the north part of the dyke, and we stopped at the same place
as before, where we talked with some Belgian birdwatchers that told us that
a good place for Geese is driving east from Scharendijke. We went there and
we drove east as they told us, but we just found a group of Brents, and also
two Spoonbills and a Kingfisher. We went to sleep at Den Bommel, in Goeree-Overflakkee.
A thing that surprised us was the big amount of Common Pheasant that we saw
during the day, and the confident they are.
Birds seen during the day:
Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica, 1
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1
Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, +500
Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, 1
Slavonian Grebe, Podiceps auritus, 1
Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis, 4
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, 3
Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea, +10
Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia, 2
White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons, 5
Greylag Goose, Anser anser, +20
Brent Goose, Branta bernicla, +1400
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, +800
Common Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, +50
Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope, +300
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, +200
Gadwall, Anas strepera, 3
Pintail, Anas acuta, 2
Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata, 2
Common Teal, Anas crecca, 2
Common Pochard, Aythya ferina, 1
Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, +20
Common Eider, Somateria mollissima, +50
Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, 3
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, +70
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, +8
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, +5
Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, 1
Merlin, Falco columbarius, 1
Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix, +8
Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, +30
Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, +50
Common Coot, Fulica atra, +50
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, +100
Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, +50
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, +500
Turnstone, Arenaria interpres, +30
Ruff, Philomachus pugnax, 1
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, +10
Curlew, Numenius arquata, +150
Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, 1
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, +4
Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, +200
Little Gull, Larus minutus, 1
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, +100
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, +10
Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus, +100
Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, 1
Rock Pipit, Anthus petrosus, 1
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, +30
Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, 2
Dunnock, Prunella modularis, +4
Robin, Erithacus rubecula, +10
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, 1
Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos, +5
Redwing, Turdus iliacus, +10
Blackbird, Turdus merula, +30
Great Tit, Parus major, 1
Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus, 3
Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, +30
Jay, Garrulus glandarius, 2
Magpie, Pica pica, +30
Jackdaw, Corvus monedula, +50
Crow, Corvus corone, +5
Rook, Corvus frugilegus, 2
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, +5
Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, +5
10th-1-2001
In the morning we followed the route: Den Bommel - Stad aan't Haringvliet -
Middelharnis - Stellendam. We took different roads that go around that area,
searching in fields for Geese. We saw different groups of Barnacles, 23 Egyptian
Goose, a female Hen Harrier, lots of Wigeons, Mallards and Common Goldeneye,
some Eiders and in Den Bommel we saw one Great Black-backed Gull.
After eating something, we went to Havenhoofd, and in a channel close to the
harbour we saw a pair of Goosander, two Common Gulls and a Green Woodpecker.
Then we went to a harbour south of Ouddorp, we walked direction East birdwatching
and we found a group of Barnacles and a pair of Egyptian Goose. We arrived to
a kind of island where lots of shorebirds moved around or rested, and also some
Greylag Goose rested there. We saw a group of more or less one hundred Brents
on the sea and some Tufted Duck. The shorebirds were quite far away, and we
could only identify properly two Dunlins, some Common Redshank, lots of Golden
Plover and one Purple Sandpiper. A group of Velvet Scoter passed flying. In
that walk we also saw one Great Black-backed Gull, and when we returned to the
car we saw quite well one Purple Sandpiper.
At 16:00 we went to Brouwersdam at the same place as the day before, and we
saw more or less the same. We went to sleep at Srijen, Southwest of Dordrecht.
During the day we saw one Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix).
Birds seen during the day:
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1
Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, +20
Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis, +4
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, +10
Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea, +40
Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, +5
White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons, +8
Greylag Goose, Anser anser, +100
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, +2000
Brent Goose, Branta bernicla, +100
Common Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, +50
Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus, 25
Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope, +500
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, +300
Gadwall, Anas strepera, +30
Pintail, Anas acuta, 4
Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, +100
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, +80
Common Eider, Somateria mollissima, +80
Goosander, Mergus merganser, 3
Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, +8
Velvet Scoter, Melanitta fusca, +30
Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus, 1
Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus, 2
Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, +6
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, +30
Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, +30
Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus, 1
Common Coot, Fulica atra, +200
Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, +40
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, +70
Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, +400
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, +150
Turnstone, Arenaria interpres, +30
Dunlin, Calidris alpina, 2
Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima, 2
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, 1
Curlew, Numenius arquata, +30
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, +10
Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, +50
Common Gull, Larus canus, 2
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, +50
Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus, 4
Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus, +40
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, +8
Green Woodpecker, Picus viridis, 1
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, 1
Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, 1
Robin, Erithacus rubecula, +5
Great Tit, Parus major, 2
Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus, +5
Blackbird, Turdus merula, +20
Redwing, Turdus iliacus, +5
Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, +100
Jay, Garrulus glandarius, 1
Magpie, Pica pica, +50
Crow, Corvus corone corone, +30
Crow, Corvus corone cornix, 1
Jackdaw, Corvus monedula, +300
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, 2
Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, 2
11th-1-2001
After having breakfast we look for the "molenweg", a road that goes around fields
and that some people had recommended us. The place was really good for Geese,
as we saw lots. We saw several groups of Barnacles and White-fronted Goose.
In one group of White-fronted Goose with some Greylag Goose we found a group
of 13 Lesser White-fronted Goose: we saw them very well as they were quite close
to us. We continued going around the area taking different roads, and quite
close to town we found a group of White-fronted Goose with two Bean Goose "rossicus",
and late we saw another Lesser White-fronted Goose in the middle of a group
of White-fronted Goose. That morning we also saw two Egyptian Goose, several
Common Teals and lots of Wigeons.
We went to Strijensas, and leaving the town we found a group of Barnacles and
Greylag Goose, with some White-fronted Goose.
Then we went to Goudswaard, another place that people had recommended us. We
found a group of Barnacles with some Greylag Goose, and two Ross's Goose: one
white morph and the other blue morph. There we met a Dutch birdwatcher that
told us that last week some Red-breasted Goose were seen in another field that
can be seen from a wood hide, so he took us there. There was a group of Barnacles,
and we searched for Red-breasted, but we were not lucky and we found four Lesser
Canada Goose ( probably "minima"), that are not considered wild in Holland.
There we also saw one Rough-legged Buzzard, one Great White Egret and lots of
Fieldfares.
After we went to Oostvoorne, but when we arrived there it was almost dark, we
did a small walk but we did not see anything interesting, just two Snipes.
We went to sleep in Overveen, a small town close to Haarlem.
Birds seen during the day:
Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, +5
Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis, +3
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, +30
Great White Egret, Egretta alba, 1
Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea, +70
Bean Goose, Anser fabalis, 1
Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus, 14
White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons, +1000
Greylag Goose, Anser anser, +1000
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis, 4
Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis, +2000
Ross's Goose, Anser rossii, 2
Common Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, +30
Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus, 2
Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope, +200
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, +200
Common Teal, Anas crecca, +30
Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, +70
Common Eider, Somateria mollissima, +5
Goosander, Mergus merganser, 2
Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus, 2
Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, +5
Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus, 1
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, +30
Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, +20
Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, +40
Common Coot, Fulica atra, +200
Snipe, Gallinago gallinago, 2
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, 2
Curlew, Numenius arquata, +30
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, +200
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, +3
Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, +50
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, +50
Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus, +20
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, +20
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, +5
Robin, Erithacus rubecula, +5
Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, 1
Blackbird, Turdus merula, +25
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, +40
Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos, 1
Great Tit, Parus major, +5
Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, +200
Magpie, Pica pica, +30
Jackdaw, Corvus monedula, +50
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, +5
Crow, Corvus corone, +30
Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, +10
12th-1-2001
In the morning we walked in the National Park of Zuid-Kennemerland. The Park
is quite big, and after walking for a while, we decided to go to the museum
and ask people about where some species can be found. After talking with one
man of the museum, we decided to leave the place. We wanted to go to the seaport
of Ijmuiden, a place that people recommended us for seabirds, but we also wanted
to go to Texel that day to try to see the male King Eider that has been there
for some time. Because of the few light hours, we drove to Texel. During the
walk in the Park and in the Museum we saw Wigeons, Common Pochard, a Green Woodpecker,
some Redwings, Goldcrest, Marsh Tit and Nuthatch.
We took the ferry to Texel at 12:35. We looked for the Nioz harbour where the
King Eider had been usually seen, and it took some time to find the correct
place. First we searched in front of the Nioz building, where we saw one Great
Northern Diver, and then we walked east until we found the Nioz harbour. There
were some birdwatchers there, and after searching for the bird, we asked them
if they had seen it. They told us that the bird was not there and probably had
move to the other side of the "bay", before arriving at Oudeschild, where there
is a kind of sculpture made of green-glass. We came back where we had the car
and we drove there. Once we parked the car, we started looking at every bird
on the sea. There were a lot of Eiders and Tufted Ducks, and after searching
for a while, we found it!!. It was quite far away but we saw it quite well with
the telescopes. In Texel we also saw 37 Brents, two Egyptian Goose, some Great
Black-backed Gull and two Hen Harriers.
After seeing that spectacular species, we went to Amsterdam.
Birds seen during the day:
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer, 1
Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, +10
Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis, 1
Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, +20
Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea, +20
Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, +10
Greylag Goose, Anser anser, +20
Brent Goose, Branta bernicla, 37
Common Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna, +30
Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope, +100
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, +200
Common Teal, Anas crecca, 1
Gadwall, Anas strepera, +50
Common Pochard, Aythya ferina, +20
Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, +80
King Eider, Somateria spectabilis, 1
Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus, 2
Common Eider, Somateria mollissima, +100
Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula, +5
Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus, 2
Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, 1
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, +10
Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, +15
Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, +20
Common Coot, Fulica atra, +100
Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus, +50
Curlew, Numenius arquata, +80
Turnstone, Arenaria interpres, +50
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, +50
Common Redshank, Tringa totanus, +20
Snipe, Gallinago gallinago, 1
Common Gull, Larus canus, +15
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, +200
Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, +100
Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus, +5
Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus, +20
Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, +10
Green Woodpecker, Picus viridis, 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major, 2
Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, +5
Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, 2
Robin, Erithacus rubecula, +10
Blackbird, Turdus merula, +20
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, +30
Redwing, Turdus iliacus, +10
Goldcrest, Regulus regulus, 1
Marsh Tit, Parus palustris, 2
Great Tit, Parus major, +20
Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus, +10
Nuthatch, Sitta europaea, 2
Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla, 2
Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, +100
Jay, Garrulus glandarius, 2
Magpie, Pica pica, +20
Crow, Corvus corone, +50
Jackdaw, Corvus monedula, +100
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, +10
Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, +20
13th-14th-15th-16th-1-2001
We stayed in Amsterdam as regular tourist, visiting the Van Gogh Museum and
buying souvenirs. We drove back to Barcelona, sleeping in Brussels.
Birds seen in Amsterdam and on the way back:
Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, +5
Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea, +5
Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, +10
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, +50
Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, +15
Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, +30
Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, +50
Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus, +30
Common Coot, Fulica atra, +30
Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, +100
Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus, +200
Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, +200
Common Gull, Larus canus, 3
Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus, +20
Tawny Owl, Strix aluco, 1
Robin, Erithacus rubecula, +10
Blackbird, Turdus merula, +30
Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, +10
Great Tit, Parus major, +10
Crow, Corvus corone, +100
Magpie, Pica pica, +50
Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, +100
Jackdaw, Corvus monedula, +50
Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, +20
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, +50
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