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The year 2010 turned out to be a good birding year for me. The desire to see 300 species in the Netherlands has been successful and my trips to Ethiopia and Morocco were extraordinary. Every year I try to score 300 species in the Netherlands.

This year I finished at 316 species, a personal best for me. 2010 began with our annual Big Day which we hold on the first of January. This year was chosen for the province of Zeeland and we recorded 103 species including species such as a Black Guillemot and a Ross' Goose. The 200th species was achieved on April 24 and was a Common Sandpiper. The 250th species was brought on May 16 this was a Pygmy Cormorant, a new species for me in the Netherlands. The 300th species of the year followed on 23th of October and was a Yellow-browed Warbler. On the 10^thof December number 316 was added to the list and this was the Greater Yellowlegs.

My Dutch list significantly expanded with 15 species. I am now at 388 species for the Netherlands. This is an overview of the new species:

Baltimore Oriole
Oriental Turtle Dove
Baikal Teal
White-headed Duck
Rustic Bunting
Pallid Harrier
Surf Scoter
Pygmy Cormorant
White-Tailed Lapwing
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Barred Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Daurian Shrike
Nothern Waterthrush
Wallcreeper

Trip to Ethiopia
From January 16 to February 6, I've been to Ethiopia. A beautiful bird-rich country. We recorded 417 species with 115 lifers for me. There is still a large number of photos ready (14,000 +) to be worked upon and I hope that they will be on the site soon.

Trip to Morocco
From April 6 to April 14 I went to Morocco with the Birdwatching club Vogelwacht Uden. This yielded 160 species and 34 new species. Again I have many pictures and I hope to put them on the site soon.

Plans for this year
This year I try to do 300 species in the Netherlands The journey goes to Antarctica this time. This will be in early spring and I will be about 6 weeks on the road.

Overview of 2010 species in the Netherlands in order of date:

001 Eurasian Collared Dove	080 Common Linnet	159 White-tailed Eagle	238 Spotted Flycatcher
002 Ruddy Shelduck	081 Great Spotted Woodpecker	160 Mediterranean Gull	239 Little Stint
003 Eurasian Oystercatcher	082 Hen Harrier	161 Little Gull	240 Wood Warbler
004 European Robin	083 Spotted Redshank	162 Black-tailed Godwit	241 Snow Goose
005 European Green Woodpecker	084 Purple Sandpiper	163 Ruff	242 Little Tern
006 Northern Shoveler	085 Black Scoter	164 Eurasian Whimbrel	243 Zitting Cisticola
007 Red-breasted Goose	086 Common Buzzard	165 Little Owl	244 Yellow Wagtail
008 Eurasian Skylark	087 Great Northern Diver	166 Crested Tit	245 Curlew Sandpiper
009 European Greenfinch	088 Common Moorhen	167 Coal Tit	246 Cetti's Warbler
010 Tufted Duck	089 Stock Dove	168 Bohemian Waxwing	247 Broad-billed Sandpiper
011 Common Eider	090 Blue Tit	169 Willow Tit	248 Common Quail
012 Firecrest	091 Common Snipe	170 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	249 Arctic Tern
013 Eurasian Woodcock	092 Greater Scaup	171 Common Crane	250 Pygmy Cormorant
014 Great Tit	093 Great Black-backed Gull	172 Tree Pipit	251 Marsh Warbler
015 Red-necked Grebe	094 Goldcrest	173 Little Ringed Plover	252 European Honey Buzzard
016 Short-toed Treecreeper	095 Winter Wren	174 Wood Lark	253 Eurasian Penduline Tit
017 Common Shelduck	096 Common Ringed Plover	175 Common Raven	254 Thrush Nightingale
018 Smew	097 Horned Grebe	176 European Stonechat	255 Great Reed Warbler
019 Gadwall	098 Rock Pipit	177 Lesser Redpoll	256 Black Grouse
020 Ross's Goose	099 Black-necked Grebe	178 Yellowhammer	257 Red-backed Shrike
021 Grey Heron	100 Eurasian Magpie	179 Great Grey Shrike	258 Corn Crake
022 Short-eared Owl	101 Greylag Goose	180 Northern Wheatear	259 European Scops Owl
023 Common Blackbird	102 European Golden Plover	181 Black Redstart	260 American Golden Plover
024 Sandwich Tern	103 Eurasian Spoonbill	182 Tengmalm's Owl	261 White-winged Tern
025 Song Thrush	104 Caspian Gull	183 Pied Wagtail	262 White-tailed Lapwing
026 Bar-tailed Godwit	105 Pink-footed Goose	184 Tawny Owl	263 Pectoral Sandpiper
027 Ruddy Turnstone	106 Eurasian Siskin	185 Barn Swallow	264 Caspian Tern
028 Dunnock	107 Northern Goshawk	186 Blue-headed Wagtail	265 Melodious Warbler
029 Western Great Egret	108 Bearded Reedling	187 Osprey	266 Middle Spotted Woodpecker
030 Long-tailed Tit	109 Hawfinch	188 Willow Warbler	267 European Bee-eater
031 Carrion Crow	110 Great Crested Grebe	189 Common House Martin	268 Eurasian Treecreeper
032 Mallard	111 Goosander	190 Rustic Bunting	269 River Warbler
033 Dunlin	112 Mistle Thrush	191 Sand Martin	270 Red-crested Pochard
034 Eurasian Jay	113 Brambling	192 Bluethroat	271 Long-billed Dowitcher
035 Greater White-fronted Goose	114 Common Reed Bunting	193 Blackcap	272 Red-necked Phalarope
036 Eurasian Sparrowhawk	115 Eurasian Bittern	194 Common Swift	273 Marsh Sandpiper
037 Common Chaffinch	116 Rook	195 Red Kite	274 European Nightjar
038 Common Pochard	117 Rough-legged Buzzard	196 Kentish Plover	275 Blue-winged Teal
039 Bewick's Swan	118 Greater Canada Goose	197 Grasshopper Warbler	276 Iberian Chiffchaff
040 Red-throated Diver	119 Jack Snipe	198 Common Greenshank	277 Terek Sandpiper
041 European Herring Gull	120 Lesser White-fronted Goose	199 Lesser Whitethroat	278 Semipalmated Sandpiper
042 Mute Swan	121 Common Kingfisher	200 Common Sandpiper	279 Common Crossbill
043 Common Wood Pigeon	122 Pallas's Leaf Warbler	201 Common Nightingale	280 Short-toed Eagle
044 Common Redshank	123 Grey Wagtail	202 Black Kite	281 Gull-billed Tern
045 Redwing	124 Long-eared Owl	203 Black Tern	282 Northern Gannet
046 Meadow Pipit	125 Grey Partridge	204 Purple Heron	283 Black Stork
047 Eurasian Coot	126 Ferruginous Duck	205 Richard's Pipit	284 Spotted Crake
048 Little Egret	127 Baltimore Oriole	206 Wood Sandpiper	285 Aquatic Warbler
049 Grey Plover	128 White Stork	207 Tawny Pipit	286 Barred Warbler
050 Eurasian Tree Sparrow	129 Eurasian Nuthatch	208 Ring Ouzel	287 Cattle Egret
051 Common Kestrel	130 Oriental Turtle-Dove	209 Eurasian Hobby	288 Great Skua
052 House Sparrow	131 Glossy Ibis	210 Common Cuckoo	289 Parasitic Jaeger
053 Common Teal	132 Baikal Teal	211 Red-rumped Swallow	290 Barn Owl
054 Little Grebe	133 Iceland Gull	212 Common Tern	291 Greenish Warbler
055 Red Knot	134 Marsh Tit	213 Eurasian Wryneck	292 Daurian Shrike
056 Common Goldeneye	135 Hooded Crow	214 Common Whitethroat	293 Manx Shearwater
057 Northern Lapwing	136 Black Brant	215 Pallid Harrier	294 Long-tailed Jaeger
058 Green Sandpiper	137 Horned Lark	216 Savi's Warbler	295 Sooty Shearwater
059 Pale-bellied Brent Goose	138 Whooper Swan	217 Whinchat	296 Leach's Storm Petrel
060 Water Rail	139 Snow Bunting	218 Eurasian Dotterel	297 Sabine's Gull
061 Black Guillemot	140 White-headed Duck	219 Garden Warbler	298 Northern Waterthrush
062 Long-tailed Duck	141 European Serin	220 Montagu's Harrier	299 Lapland Longspur
063 Barnacle Goose	142 Yellow-legged Gull	221 Grey-headed Wagtail	300 Yellow-browed Warbler
064 Great Cormorant	143 Twite	222 Sedge Warbler	301 Rose-coloured Starling
065 Eurasian Wigeon	144 Bufflehead	223 Black-winged Stilt	302 Green-winged Teal
066 Fieldfare	145 Western Marsh Harrier	224 Garganey	303 Black-legged Kittiwake
067 Western Jackdaw	146 Atlantic Murre	225 Whiskered Tern	304 Pomarine Jaeger
068 Peregrine Falcon	147 Black-throated Diver	226 Surf Scoter	305 Razorbill
069 Black-headed Gull	148 Lesser Black-backed Gull	227 Lesser Scaup	306 Citrine Wagtail
070 Pied Avocet	149 Merlin	228 Ortolan Bunting	307 Desert Wheatear
071 Dark-bellied Brent Goose	150 European Shag	229 Velvet Scoter	308 Red Phalarope
072 European Goldfinch	151 Crested Lark	230 European Reed Warbler	309 White-throated Dipper
073 Sanderling	152 House Crow	231 Common Redstart	310 Mealy Redpoll
074 Tundra Bean Goose	153 Greater Flamingo	232 Temminck's Stint	311 Corn Bunting
075 Northern Pintail	154 Common Chiffchaff	233 Eurasian Golden Oriole	312 Wallcreeper
076 Eurasian Curlew	155 Black Woodpecker	234 Icterine Warbler	313 Eurasian Eagle Owl
077 Common Starling	156 Eurasian Bullfinch	235 European Pied Flycatcher	314 Taiga Bean Goose
078 Common Gull	157 Water Pipit	236 Buff-breasted Sandpiper	315 Black-crowned Night Heron
079 Red-breasted Merganser	158 White Wagtail	237 European Turtle Dove	316 Greater Yellowlegs

Created: 31 December 2010