| This blog
about discovering birds in north-western Europe will then,
hopefully, be an interesting and enjoyable read for you. The episodes
have been selected based on my own personal likings. I have by no means
attempted to give a complete overview of all the rarities that pulled a
crowd over the last decades, nor of all the birdwatchers involved in
their discovery. Instead, I have picked subjects that illustrate the
various aspects of modern-day birding, as well as some of the recent
developments with regard to bird identification. Most of the anecdotes
relate to birds in my home country, the Netherlands, but generally the
information will be useful throughout the region. |