Birding in the Netherlands

Focus on rarities

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When and where

Rare birds can turn up everywhere, but do you know where the true hotspots are in every season?

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Wind directions

Where would you go birding when the wind is blowing from the east? And what about the other directions?

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Species groups

Do you know where Nearctic ducks or other species have been found in the Netherlands?

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Want to see which birds I managed to connect with? Click here.

#patchgold

What is rare here, is usually common elsewhere. Every patch is different and has its own challenging species. This is no different in my little corner of the birding world.

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SEABIRD SUMMERTIME

Even though major rarities can be found year-round, the summer months are often rather quiet. A good opportunity to relax and focus on other things than birding. But don't forget the high potential for vagrant seabirds to occur in summer. Less than 1000 km away, several species are found on a rather regular basis nowadays, that are very rare or not yet recorded off the Dutch coast. Wilson’s Storm Petrel, Black-browed Albatross, Fea’s Petrel, Scopoli’s Shearwater, Brown Booby, South Polar Skua and Bridled Tern are just a few of the examples. So, dare to dream and spend more time at sea this summer!

Thanks to all observers who reported their rare bird discoveries to waarneming.nl or dutchbirding.nl and submitted them to the rarities committee (CDNA).

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