From an aeroplane window....Schiphol birds (1 Viewer)

[lazza]

I have noticed several times, while taxiing on the ground at Amsterdam Schiphol, that the airport seems to hold a remarkable variety of bridlife.

Has anyone produced a survey of bridlife there?

Last week, in a 10 minute taxi to the runway, I noticed three grey heron, two kestrel, several moorhen, a great-crested grebe, and a large, hovering pale-fronted raptor (rough-legged buzzard? but may have just been a hovering buzzard...)

 

[Malloot]

I have noticed several times, while taxiing on the ground at Amsterdam Schiphol, that the airport seems to hold a remarkable variety of bridlife.

Has anyone produced a survey of bridlife there?

Last week, in a 10 minute taxi to the runway, I noticed three grey heron, two kestrel, several moorhen, a great-crested grebe, and a large, hovering pale-fronted raptor (rough-legged buzzard? but may have just been a hovering buzzard...)

No survey on the airport, hunters won't allow birders and thus Schiphol won't allow birders. The manager bird control and the airside operations manager made a book about the flora and fauna of Schiphol Airport a few years ago.

The make a blunt statement; The is very good as a fire starter for your fire place. For example, all gulls got the name seagull!!!!

The raptor you saw is probably a rough-legged Buzzard, when you make the long taxi run you went across the area where this RL buzzard remains every winter.

I live quite close to the airport and for birding the area is very poor.

 

[lazza]

Thanks Malloot. I have to admit, I also saw one of the seagulls

 

[Malloot]

Lol

 

[lazza]

So, on another change of flights last week, I added: curlew (lots of them!), coot, shelduck and lapwing!