Little gull Veerpolder dip feeding seemingly finding the odd insect despite the cold
Polders Poelgeest Leiden NL brisk NB NW wind. Quick dash to check out the 1st winter little gull on the Veerpolder also first sedge warbler rattling away. #birding #dutchbirding
2 redshank Veerpolder Polders Poelgeest
Alder fly
Polders Poelgeest Leiden NL brisk SW wind still few migrants despite change from easterlies two redshank were checking out Veerpolder, two avocets a male wigeon were also new in + singing blackcap 7 herring gulls stealing greylag eggs 100 black headed gulls at nesting colony #birding #dutchbirding
Polders Poelgeest Leiden NL cold north east wind an odd looking pink footed goose was on the Klass Hennepoelpolder early am bill extremely bright and extensive also 2 hawfinch flew north + 50 starling & 6 fieldfare white wagtail 4 chiffchaff v few black tailed godwits < 9 #birding #dutchbirding
Spoonbill probably from Huys de Warmond colony c3k away
Classic limosa black tailed godwit
Harmonious avocets
Polders Poelgeest Leiden NL west wind cool. Good to be back on the patch after 3 weeks of great birding in South Africa. Elusive bluethroat on Klass Hennepoelpolder 1st avocets 203 black tailed godwits 2 pairs lapwing 2 oystercatcher 4 chiffchaff flyover spoonbill common snipe #birds #dutchbirding
Yesterday in the street market area of f the Pijp district of Amsterdam I came across up to 7 grey herons scavenging fish off cuts from the fish merchants rubbish pile prior to the boxes being collected by refuse collectors. Never seen this behaviour before have others ? #birds #dutchbirding
European Jay a relatively common bird at Polders Poelgeest but never easy to see well
White fronted geese big movement of c200 SE over Polders Poelgeest
Polders Poelgeest Leiden wind SE big movement of greater whitefronts early am c200 all SE a raven over a scarcity here nfy 23 wigeon over siskin green woodpecker greylags vocal and seeking nest positions c250 this morning + a few barnacles #birds #dutchbirding
Klass Hennepoelpolder Polders Poelgeest
Polders Poelgeest Leiden SE wind no cloud no rain! First returning oystercatcher & 1st two lesser blacked gulls signs of spring + no sign of wintering stonechat. Teal flock frisky 5 pintail greenfinch in song red necked grebe unreliable am& back at Koudenhoorn 2 white stork over #birds #dutchbirding
Red necked grebe Leede river Polders Poelgeest actively catching small fish
Just awake spoonbill amongst pintail and greylags
4 of the 11 pintail on Veerpolder double figures a good tally for Polders Poelgeest a further female is on the Klass Hennepoelpolder
Polders Poelgeest cold E wind. The red necked grebe reappeared on the Leede river after going missing for over a week nfy and new for my PP list also an early spoonbill, pintail 11, pochard 21, white front over female goshawk hunting 9 barnacle geese N 44 tufted duck 2 stonechat #birds #dutchbirding
Male goosander on the Joppe
The Tengnagel a thin grazed strip between the Joppe lake and the Zilt canal (left hand side water body) dogs prohibited, picture looking back to De Strengen island
Drake goosander - common merganser as now called
De Strengen & Tengnagel peninsular Warmond NL bitterly cold am SE wind a male goosander nfy accompanied by sound of c100 greater white fronted geese &200 barnacles + great egret grey wag 2+ common gull 30 + wigeon. Polders Poelgeest stock dove nfy 7 pintail 8 pochard 11 shelduck #birds #dutchbirding
One of the two bitterns started to fish and caught a small fish
Two bitterns Klass Hennepoelpolder Polders Poelgeest
Polders Poelgeest Leiden NL bright sunny morning SW wind. An amazing morning Joost found two bitterns on Klass Hennepoelpolder & I later found a third there which was more elusive many happy people inc non-birders. Also Siberian chiffchaff & firecrest + 2 confiding water rails #birds #dutchbirding
Polders Poelgeest Leiden NL S wind. A bittern found early am eventually gave itself up flying off W + passerine passage mid am with 6 redpoll 4 siskin 2 brambling 4+ skylark 4 meadow pipit 10+ redwing. Stonechat still present a woodcock great egret snipe 2 pintail 5 pochard #birding #dutchbirding
Klass Hennepoelpolder Polders Poelgeest remnants of the snow most of which melted in the nights heavy rain although 75% of water bodies frozen
Yes it's a woodlark honest !
Polders Poelgeest Leiden NL NE wind rain/ sleet. Raw. A woodlark found ydy by @hermverm.bsky.social still present tdy 1st on deck here flyovers usual + good year birds in the form of woodcock 1st winter GBB gull kestrel reed bunting buzzard +2 pintail shelduck snipe 12+ robin #birds #dutchbirding
Great cormorant in the snow - aalscholver in de sneeuw. #birds #dutchbirding #snow
Great cormorant in the snow - aalscholver in de sneeuw.
#birds #dutchbirding #snow
Common blackbirds looking for food. It starts snowing ...... Merels in de vuurdoorn. De eerste sneeuw valt ..... #birds #dutchbirding #snow
Common blackbirds looking for food. It starts snowing ...... Merels in de vuurdoorn. De eerste sneeuw valt ..... #birds #dutchbirding #snow
Common blackbirds looking for food. It starts snowing ......
Merels in de vuurdoorn. De eerste sneeuw valt .....
#birds #dutchbirding #snow
Let it snow decorated pebble looking towards the windmill on Klass Hennepoelpolder Polders Poelgeest Leiden
Polders Poelgeest NL the quaint decorated pebble says it all cold raw morning NW wind snow flurries and hail 39 species to start year off no raptors waders or woodpeckers no sign of heard only dusky warbler but 2 stonechat grey wagtail little grebe great egret water rail cettis #birds #dutchbirding
Spot the water rail this one found shelter in the small wood by the historic shipyard Klass Hennepoelpolder
Adult common gull Jachthaven field Veerpolder
Adult common gull
Last knockings am at Polders Poelgeest Leiden NL W wind. Black ice made biking to Poelgeest & then walking round v hazardous🥶. Most waters frozen common gull great egret 3 buzzard 5 water rail all visible & vocal. Firecrest en route at sewage works pair of stonechat Veerpolder #birds #dutchbirding
Squacco heron 12th June 2025 Klass Hennepoelpolder Polders Poelgeest
Almost year end on the patch at Polders Poelgeest NL 136 species for the year & 9 new species +siberian chiff not on Dutch list.Self found squacco heron standout + hawfinch crossbill hen harrier icterine warbler sandwich tern bar tailed godwit ringed plover & nuthatch #birds #dutchbirding
Keep - Brambling #BirdOfTheDay #Grounded #birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling
Keep - Brambling
#BirdOfTheDay #Grounded
#birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling
Spreeuw - starling #birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling
Spreeuw - starling
#birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling
2 of the 3 Eurasian spoonbill heading SE over the Klass Hennepoelpolder Polders Poelgeest
Polders Poelgeest Leiden East wind. 3 spoonbill over south-east constituted the first December record here just managed a record shot as they flew over the windmill. Still a few greater white fronted geese S but at least 80 heading back north-east little change otherwise #birds #dutchbirding
In a dune lake of Terschelling we saw about 30 common teals today. In een duinmeer vlakbij het Groene strand zagen we ongeveer 30 wintertalingen. #birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling
In a dune lake of Terschelling we saw about 30 common teals today. In een duinmeer vlakbij het Groene strand zagen we ongeveer 30 wintertalingen. #birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling
Today we saw about 30 common teals in a dune lake of Terschelling.
In een duinmeer vlakbij het Groene strand zagen we ongeveer 30 wintertalingen.
#birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling 🦉
December 19th, by surprise in harbour of West Terschelling we met this common murre. That makes my day. Tot onze grote verrassing zwom een zeekoet op z'n gemak in de haven van West. Een goed begin van een vogelweekend. #birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling 🦉
December 19th, by surprise in harbour of West Terschelling we met this common murre. That makes my day. Tot onze grote verrassing zwom een zeekoet op z'n gemak in de haven van West. Een goed begin van een vogelweekend. #birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling 🦉
December 19th, by surprise in harbour of West Terschelling we met this common murre. That makes my day.
Tot onze grote verrassing zwom een zeekoet op z'n gemak in de haven van West. Een goed begin van een vogelweekend. #birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling 🦉
Vogelen op Terschelling in december. Eider in de haven van West. A few days for birding on the isle of Terschelling, The Netherlands with a commomeider in the harbour of West village. #birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling
Vogelen op Terschelling in december. Eider in de haven van West. A few days for birding on the isle of Terschelling, The Netherlands with a commomeider in the harbour of West village. #birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling
Vogelen op Terschelling in december. Eider in de haven van West. A few days for birding on the isle of Terschelling, The Netherlands with a common eider in the harbour of West village. #birds #dutchbirding #Terschelling
Greater white fronted geese over Klass Hennepoelpolder
One of the larger flocks of greater white fronted geese over Veerpolder Polders Poelgeest
Greater white fronted geese
Polders Poelgeest Nr Leiden East wind brought passage of greater white fronted geese 310 over S & SE with a few SW skeins of 42,29,40,68,15,8,69 & 39 + 38 wigeon & a great crested grebe S goshawk took a moorhen siberian chiffchaff still present 5 pintail 4 common snipe #birds #dutchbirding
Cattle egret keeping its feet warm
3 of the 4 cattle egrets Warmond
The old Gazelle bike at the cattle egret site Warmond
Oude Tower, Warmond NL a detour from Poelgeest this morning for the four cattle egrets who have taken up residence on the edge of Warmond village still relatively rare in Zuid Holland area so four quite a novelty #birds #dutchbirding
Juvenile rose coloured starling Lage Mors Weg Leiden
Damp grubby old morning in Leiden NL. A juvenile rose coloured starling 4 minutes bike ride from home was a bonus. Loafing in trees and visiting back garden feeders in Lage Mors Weg. A very poor looking bird but the damp misty conditions probably didn't help. #birds #dutchbirding
Siberian chiffchaff Klass Hennepoelpolder Polders Poelgeest picture courtesy of Herman Vermulen
Polders Poelgeest Nr Leiden mild light SW wind. Siberian chiffchaff for its 2nd day good views picture thanks to @hermverm.bsky.social 2nd record + firecrest common chiffchaff siskin 3 redwing 2 groups greater white fronted geese over 27 & 9. 70 wigeon over 2 pintail 6 snipe #birds #dutchbirding
Short-toed treecreepers Klass Hennepoelpolder
Short-toed treecreeper
Dog sick slime mold on phragmities Klass Hennepoelpolder Polders Poelgeest
Polders Poelgeest Leiden NL cold foggy brisk walk round couple of greater white fronted geese over 5 pintail 14 shelduck still a common chiffchaff 2 short toed treecreepers(absent spring & summer here) 10 common snipe 20 + teal buzzard 5 cettis 3 water rail little grebe jay #birds #dutchbirding
Female hen harrier Veerpolder Polders Poelgeest
Polders Poelgeest Leiden cold southerly wind a female hen harrier hunting on Veerpolder (8th record) was my 168th species here it stayed hunting for 30 minutes revealing the snipe in the Leede reed bed also 6 pintail a super close woodcock and 2 peregrine over male stonechat #birds #dutchbirding
Firecrest
Rain front clearing Veerpolder Polders Poelgeest
Polders Poelgeest Leiden mid am NE wind after rain.Late autumn fare with 2 firecrest 2+ stonechat 20 common snipe siskin chiffchaff small flock of chaffinch feeding by boatyard 11 shelduck great egret common buzzard kestrel little grebe.Duck no's generally well down this autumn #birds #dutchbirding
