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Big Year 2022

30 December 2022
Yellow-browed Bunting | Emberiza chrysophrys
Yellow-browed Bunting | Emberiza chrysophrys

Normally we try to see at least 300 species in a year. We therefore don't have to go after all the species that are sighted. This year it was going to be a little different, although that was not planned with the start of the new year.

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Top of Holland 2022

17 May 2022
Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | Photo made at the Ezumakeeg Zuid
Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | Photo made at the Ezumakeeg Zuid

Due to the corona measures, it was not possible to organize the annual event Top of Holland for 2 years. Fortunately, this year it could be held again on May 14. The aim of the Top of Holland is to search for rare species with as many bird watchers as possible. The discoverer of the rarest species also receives a prize. We have been participating for years under the name “Twitch & Go” and we try to get as many varieties as possible, say a Big Day.

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Easterweekend at the Kamperhoek

21 April 2022
Kamperhoek with sunrise
Kamperhoek with sunrise

The weather forecast for the Easter weekend looked good. Wind from the east with reasonable temperatures every day. Normally this guarantees nice numbers and rarities. Monday and Tuesday before the Easter weekend there had already been significant migration so the expectations for high numbers of birds were somewhat tempered.

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Big Day with a Yellow-billed Loon

23 January 2022
Yellow-billed Loon | Gavia adamsii
Yellow-billed Loon | Gavia adamsii

Alwin Borhem suggested to do a Big Day this coming weekend. The weather forecast was good so why not.

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Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica
Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica

Daily blog 2022

Our daily twitches and short visits are tracked in this blog. Of course the reports are provided with as many photos and possible sound recordings as possible. Enjoy reading!

16-07-2022
Gull-billed Terns in Oude Pekela

Every year the Gull-billed Terns take a break in their journey to Africa near Oude Pekela. They then rest on a sand excavation together with the newborn chicks. The birds come from Germany where a small population still breeds in the mouth of the Elbe. They usually stay here for a few weeks before moving on to Africa. The chicks are still fed by their parents during migration.

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Highlights 2022

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite

Lesser Scaup

Aythya affinis

Lesser Scaup

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Common Nightingale

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Osprey

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Short-eared Owl

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti

Desert Wheatear

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

Atlantic Puffin

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Squacco Heron

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Alpine Accentor

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

Red-footed Falcon

Red-tailed Shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides

Red-tailed Shrike

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

Lapland Longspur

Isabelline Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

Isabelline Shrike

Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus

Pallid Swift

Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka

Pied Wheatear

Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus

Pallid Swift

Yellow-browed Bunting

Emberiza chrysophrys

Yellow-browed Bunting

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Short-eared Owl

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Isabelline Wheatear

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Common Redpoll

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Arctic Warbler

Phylloscopus borealis

Arctic Warbler

Radde's Warbler

Phylloscopus schwarzi

Radde's Warbler

Richard's Pipit

Anthus richardi

Richard's Pipit

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

Red-footed Falcon

Parrot Crossbill

Loxia pytyopsittacus

Parrot Crossbill

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Eurasian Hobby

Rustic Bunting

Emberiza rustica

Rustic Bunting

Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Red-flanked Bluetail

Little Gull

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Little Gull

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Northern Fulmar

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Parasitic Jaeger

Black-winged Pratincole

Glareola nordmanni

Black-winged Pratincole

European Storm Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

European Storm Petrel

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus

Long-tailed Jaeger

Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris

Tawny Pipit

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Common Snipe

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoides

Iceland Gull

Eurasian Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

Eurasian Dotterel

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Zitting Cisticola

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Pacific Golden Plover

Bearded Reedling

Panurus biarmicus

Bearded Reedling

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Western Marsh Harrier

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Gull-billed Tern

Great Snipe

Tringa flavipes

Great Snipe

Dark Whiteface

Leucorrhinia albifrons

Dark Whiteface

White-letter Hairstreak

Satyrium w-album

White-letter Hairstreak

Large Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis polychloros

Large Tortoiseshell

Azure Bluet

Coenagrion puella

Azure Bluet

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Lesser Yellowlegs

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

Northern Goshawk

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

White-throated Dipper

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Purple Heron

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Purple Heron

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Common Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Common Cuckoo

Collared Flycatcher

Ficedula albicollis

Collared Flycatcher

Italian Sparrow

Passer italiae

Italian Sparrow

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Great Crested Grebe

Collared Flycatcher

Ficedula albicollis

Collared Flycatcher

Common House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Common House Martin

Common Swift

Apus apus

Common Swift

Common Swift

Apus apus

Common Swift

Common Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

Common Firecrest

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

European Roller

Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

Griffon Vulture

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Woodchat Shrike

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Roseate Tern

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Common Rosefinch

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Red Kite

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Montagu's Harrier

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Pectoral Sandpiper

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Eurasian Spoonbill

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Red-crested Pochard

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Common Cuckoo

Black-headed Bunting

Emberiza melanocephala

Black-headed Bunting

Common Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Common Linnet

Little Ringed Plover

Charadrius dubius

Little Ringed Plover

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Common Ringed Plover

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Common Shelduck

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

Dunnock

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

Common Whitethroat

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Western Marsh Harrier

Zwarte Stern

Chlidonias niger

Black Tern

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

White-winged Tern

Iberian Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus ibericus

Iberian Chiffchaff

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensis

Meadow Pipit

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Caspian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus hemprichii

Caspian Stonechat

Black Guillemot

Cepphus grylle

Black Guillemot

Common Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Common Linnet

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Woodchat Shrike

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

Mistle Thrush

Western Bonelli's Warbler

Phylloscopus bonelli

Western Bonelli's Warbler

Western Bonelli's Warbler

Phylloscopus bonelli

Western Bonelli's Warbler

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Northern Wheatear

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Great Crested Grebe

Common Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Common Linnet

British Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava flavissima

British Yellow Wagtail

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Western Marsh Harrier

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

Red-footed Falcon

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Long-billed Dowitcher

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Common Greenshank

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Western Yellow Wagtail

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Bluethroat

Bearded Reedling

Panurus biarmicus

Bearded Reedling

Common Crane

Grus grus

Common Crane

Western Cattle Egretv

Bubulcus ibis

Western Cattle Egret

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Western Marsh Harrier

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Peregrine Falcon

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Red-necked Grebe

Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans

Caspian Gull

Italian Sparrow

Passer italiae

Italian Sparrow

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

Yellowhammer

British Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava flavissima

British Yellow Wagtail

Ring Ouzel

Turdus torquatus

Ring Ouzel

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Ring-billed Gull

Dartford Warbler

Curruca undata

Dartford Warbler

Dartford Warbler

Curruca undata

Dartford Warbler

Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus

Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus

Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Song Sparrow

Western Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

Western Swamphen

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Song Sparrow

Little Bunting

Emberiza pusilla

Little Bunting

Little Owl

Athene noctua

Little Owl

Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia adamsii

Yellow-billed Loon

European Serin

Serinus serinus

European Serin