Little Swift at Westkapelle
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On Tuesday morning around 9.30 a report comes in of a real Little Swift flying above the Vroon near Westkapelle. A few days ago there was also a Little Swift near Antwerp that stayed around for 2 days. With this in mind, there was no doubt and the ride to Westkapelle started immediately.
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Marmora's Warbler
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On April 20, a Ross' Gull was discovered in the jetty of Scheveningen that still counts for our April monthly list. If the bird would be reported again the next day, we wanted to try it. The day went a little different than we had expected.
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Kick-off annual list 2021
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A new year and our intention is to start this off well in terms off birding. There are a number of nice varieties in the Netherlands and on this basis plans were made for the next three days.
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Looking back at 2020
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2020 has become an extremely bizarre year, mainly dominated by the Corona virus. Nevertheless, there was still plenty of birding to do in the Netherlands. Outside the Netherlands this year birding was almost impossible and our usual trips to faraway places had to be cancelled. So no expansion of the world list. Let's look back at what we did see in our own country.
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Looking back at 2019
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2019 is already over and it is time for an overview. It was an exceptionally good year for our Dutch list. We took it a bit easier with the annual list, but ended well over 300 species. The website has also been modernized and given a new look.
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Dutch Birding autumn weekend
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Friday morning around half past eight we left for Texel for the fall event of Dutch Birding. This is an annual attempt to find rare birds with as many birdwatchers as possible. The best kind of the weekend is also rewarded with a beautiful binoculars.
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Cinereous Vulture in the Netherlands
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After a reasonable number of reports off Cinereous Vultures in Belgium and the Netherlands we also got a chance to add this bird to the Dutch list.
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Top of Holland 2019
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According to tradition, we again participated in the Top of Holland (ToH) this year. The Top of Holland is an event that searches for the rarest bird in the provinces of Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen. The person who finds the rarest bird will receive beside the honour a prize.
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