Birding spots in the Hague (1 Viewer)

[Byronix]

Hey all,

I’ll be in The Hague for a few days next week for work, and would like to get in some quick birding while there. Any recommendations for good winter birding spots that are easily accessible from the city center? (I’ll only have a couple of hours free) Thanks!

 

[PeterBird]

You might want to try the piers of Scheveningen harbour. Easily reachable from the Hague city centre by public transport and, depending on the day, of course, a good spot for waders, gulls, etc.

 

[Byronix]

Thanks Peter, I had my eye on the harbour, good to know there's something of interest there. Main targets for this trip would be waders, sea ducks and divers - I think I've already seen most of the likely gulls to be found in the Netherlands.

 

[PeterBird]

Here’s a link for the sightings there the last few days:
https://waarneming.nl/gebied/view/134479?lang=en&local=nl
I hope you’ll have a good time there!

 

[Byronix]

Very nice morning of birding in The Malieveld, on my walk from the center to Scheveningen, and then along the beach and pier. Totaled 31 species, including three lifers!

* lifer

1. Canada Goose (Malieveld)
2. Egyptian Goose (all over the place, including on highway medians)
3. Mallard (Malieveld)
4. Tufted Duck* (Malieveld)
5. Common Eider (Scheveningen, male, flying far out at sea)
6. Little Grebe (Scheveningen, swimming in the harbor)
7. Great Crested Grebe (Scheveningen, swimming in the harbor)
8. Great Cormorant (all over)
9. Gray Heron (all over)
10. Eurasian Moorhen (Malieveld)
11. Eurasian Coot (Malieveld)
12. Eurasian Oystercatcher* (Scheveningen on the rocks and beach)
13. Ruddy Turnstone (Scheveningen, all over the harbor, they were amazingly tame and were approaching fisherman for scraps)
14. Black-headed Gull (all over)
15. Mew Gull (all over)
16. Herring Gull (all over)
17. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Scheveningen, several swimming or perched near harbor)
18. Rock Pigeon (all over)
19. Common Wood-Pigeon (Malieveld and on highway medians)
20. Common Kingfisher (Scheveningen flying over the harbor)
21. Rose-ringed Parakeet (all over)
22. Eurasian Magpie (all over)
23. Eurasian Jackdaw (all over, including on the beach)
24. Carrion Crow (all over, including on the beach)
25. Eurasian Blue Tit (all over)
26. Great Tit (Scheveningen in a small garden on an alley south of the beach)
27. Eurasian Blackbird (all over)
28. European Starling (all over, though not as common as I expected)
29. Dunnock* (one seen in a garden a couple of km from the beach)
30. Brambling (two seen in a garden a couple of km from the beach)
31. House Sparrow (all over)

Thanks again for the suggestion, Peter!