Dear all,
I’m planning a day trip to Holland to see some of the rarities and winter guests present there.
The website waarneming.nl is great for updates on what is around and gives the general area of where the birds can be seen but not the exact points from where the birds are seen easiest/best.
The proposed agenda is:
White-headed Duck - Reeuwijksche Plassen - Surfplas / Plas Broekvelden
Bufflehead - Barendrecht - Gaatkensplas
Lesser White-fronted Goose - Oudeland van Strijen
Black Brant - Polder Burgh- en Westland - west
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - Polder Burgh- en Westland - west
Common Crane - Polder Burgh- en Westland - west
Iceland and Glaucous Gull - Oosterscheldekering - Neeltje Jans - west
Greater Yellowlegs - Colijnsplaat - Valkreek en bosje
Could anyone please give me the best observation points for these ? GPS-coordinates would be great but any description or link to a map would be much appreciated too.
Other species we would be interested in seeing are Barnacle, White-fronted, Pink-footed and Bean Geese, Whooper and Bewick’s Swan, Smew, Scaup, Twite, Shorelark and Snow Bunting, Rough-legged Buzzard, Black-necked , Slavonian and Red-necked Grebe, etc….
Do we need to go to specific sites for these or will they be (easily) observed at any of the places listed above.
Are there any Red-breasted Geese with good credentials in the Southern part ?
The above itinerary looks doable but what do the locals think of it ?
Any help with the above would be much appreciated.
I’m planning a day trip to Holland to see some of the rarities and winter guests present there.
The website waarneming.nl is great for updates on what is around and gives the general area of where the birds can be seen but not the exact points from where the birds are seen easiest/best.
The proposed agenda is:
White-headed Duck - Reeuwijksche Plassen - Surfplas / Plas Broekvelden
Bufflehead - Barendrecht - Gaatkensplas
Lesser White-fronted Goose - Oudeland van Strijen
Black Brant - Polder Burgh- en Westland - west
Pale-bellied Brent Goose - Polder Burgh- en Westland - west
Common Crane - Polder Burgh- en Westland - west
Iceland and Glaucous Gull - Oosterscheldekering - Neeltje Jans - west
Greater Yellowlegs - Colijnsplaat - Valkreek en bosje
Could anyone please give me the best observation points for these ? GPS-coordinates would be great but any description or link to a map would be much appreciated too.
Other species we would be interested in seeing are Barnacle, White-fronted, Pink-footed and Bean Geese, Whooper and Bewick’s Swan, Smew, Scaup, Twite, Shorelark and Snow Bunting, Rough-legged Buzzard, Black-necked , Slavonian and Red-necked Grebe, etc….
Do we need to go to specific sites for these or will they be (easily) observed at any of the places listed above.
Are there any Red-breasted Geese with good credentials in the Southern part ?
The above itinerary looks doable but what do the locals think of it ?
Any help with the above would be much appreciated.