Everyone his own Glossy
Glossy Ibis | Zwarte Ibis The trend of famous people having their own Glossy is not so special anymore. This year we had an influx of Glossy Ibises (Zwarte Ibis) in the Netherlands. Some odd 40...
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White-crowned Wheatear | Witkruintapuit – Oegstgeest, The Netherlands, october 7th, 2014 Last monday a White-crowned Wheatear was reported. Birders in The Netherlands were excited, since it would be...
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Last week I decided to go for a ‘twitch’ again. A Desert Wheatear was spotted close to our international airport, Schiphol (Amsterdam). It would be my fourth in The Netherlands, number five in all if I...
View ArticleYou’re wired!
One could argue that this antenna-equipped bird looks like a remote-controlled Turkey. But it’s not, it’s a Great Bustard. A rarity in The Netherlands. Question is, of course, how ‘wild’ is this bird?...
View ArticleLone Wolf
Crested Larks in The Netherlands have become extinct as a breeding species. Until the mid 70’s is was quite a common and widespread bird in our country. But the numbers have declined rapidly since...
View ArticleRoss’s Goose NL
For quite a while, a Ross’s Goose hung around in The Netherlands, not too far a drive from where I live. Ross’s Goose is a rather small, white goose and to me one of the most delicate geese species. It...
View ArticleAquatic Warbler
The Aquatic Warbler to me has always been an unreliable and skulky bastard. So, good to have it off my chest ! Because, for years, I have been trying to get a descent view and photo of this rare...
View ArticlePectoral SP
What makes one drive to the far province of Zeeland, only to lay next to a smelly, almost dried-out murky pond (at 30 degrees Celsius)? Exactly ! An almost hand-tame Pectoral Sandpiper, a species I...
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