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Holland

Sandwich Terns Sterna sandvicensis ŠChris Schenk http://home.tiscali.nl/chrisschenk/

Holland is a small (42000 km2) industrialised country and with just over 16 million inhabitants; it is the most densely populated country in Europe. Nevertheless, it has a lot to offer to (foreign) birdwatchers and with nearly 470 bird species seen and a surprising variety of habitats, it is certainly worth a visit. With almost 800 kilometers of coast line and nearly half of the country below sea-level it is no wonder that (coastal) wetlands make up some of the best birdwatching areas, especially since the Netherlands are located on one of the main migration routes for waders. However, being on the continent Holland also profits from various range extensions of Middle-European or eastern species. Common Rosefinch [the colonisation of The Netherlands by Scarlet Rosefinch has more or less stopped - for unknown reasons]. and Penduline Tit are now well established breeding birds and many birders are hopefull that Eagle Owl, Greenish Warbler and Thrush Nightingale will follow this same pattern. Eagle Owl certainly seems to have colonised the extreme south of the country.

Holland is an easy country to do as a birdwatcher with good facilities such as an increasing number of hides at the right places. Easy (usually free) access to most reserves and a good network of roads, although the traffic jams in the Western part of the country can be frustrating. Birdwatching is popular in Holland and when out in the field you will certainly meet other birders who are usually happy to give you information on local birds. Twitching is also increasingly popular and there is a national Bird-line and various web-sites with daily updates of rarities seen. Many Dutch birders use pagers and/or mobile phones but the whole scene is still far more relaxed than in the UK and any bird attracting over a 100 twitchers is still considered a massive twitch (or dip!).

Dutch Computer Birding

The Netherlands are full of both birds and personal computers. This is an ideal combination that should produce interesting web sites on birds and birding, or so you would think. Indeed, a number of excellent sites can be found, but many regional sites, with information where you can actually find the birds are, unfortunately for non-Dutch birders, only in Dutch. A number of computer whiz-kid birders have had some good ideas for web sites but, it seems, lacked either the knowledge or the stamina to see their project through. A number of other cyber birders seems to have dedicated their efforts to web sites featuring foreign sites. Nonetheless the Fat Birder has selected some interesting sites from the Low Countries for those of you without any knowledge of the Dutch language.

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top sites

Delta

The South-West of the country with the estuaries of the rivers Scheldt and Meuse is usually simply refered to as The Delta. It as a wide open country with many dams and lakes attracting large numbers of geese and other waterfowl in winter. A perfect place to see migrating birds which follow the coast line is at Breskens. Large numbers of common migrants and a surprising variety of rarer birds have been seen here at Parnassia. Another good site in this area, although completely artificial and under the smoke of petro-chemical industry is the Maasvlakte, the man-made extension of the Rotterdam harbour area projecting into the North Sea. Due to its position this area catches a lot of migrants.

Lapelaarplassen

Lapelaarplassen Reserve is in Flevoland, near to Lelystad, north of Amsterdam - it is similar in some ways to Stodmarsh in the UK, with a mere, reedbeds, scrubby willows and rough pasture behind the sea wall. Autumn species include Brambling, Chiffchaff, Water Rail, S/T Treecreeper, Smew, Bewick`s Swan, Marsh Tit, Egyptian, Greylag, White-fronted, Brent and Bean Goose, Red-Necked Grebe, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Goosander. It is easy to get to from Amsterdam, and would suit any birder touring to Amsterdam who wanted to get some convenient birding in whilst in the area.

Lauwersmeer

Arguably the best bird-site in The Netherlands the wetlands of the Lauwersmeer and the surrounding grassland are worth a visit at any time of the year. The number of geese to be found at Anjumer Kolken can be breathtaking. The most common species to be found are Barnacle, Dark-bellied Brent and White-fronted Geese, but smaller numbers of all other species can also be found. Every year most of the rare geese visiting the Netherlands (Red-breasted Goose, Ross`s Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose and Black Brent) are reported in this area. Because of it`s proximity to the intertidal mudflats of the Waddensea the Lauwersmeer attracts large numbers of waders. Some of the rarest waders have been reported in the area like Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint and Lesser Yellowlegs. Interesting Breeding birds include Montague`s Harrier, Golden Oriole, Bearded Tit and Marsh Warbler. The harbour of Lauwersoog, where the ferry to Schiermonnikoog departs, is one of the few places along the northern coast where sea-watching can produce some good birds.

Oostvaardersplassen

This large wetland in the central reclaimed area of The Netherlands is a popular place to visit both by Dutch birdwatchers and by foreign visitors. It can easily be reached (even if you have only a couple of hours to spend birdwatching in the Netherlands) and there are some excellent hides in the area. In spring and summer many marshland species can be seen here such as Bluethroat, Savi`s warbler, Spoonbill, Great White Egret, Bittern, Black Tern etc. Many waders can be seen during migration and in september 1991 the first Great Knot for the Netherlands was found here. Another first for the OVP was the first Dutch breeding record of Melodious Warbler in 1990. In winter it is one of the best places to see White-tailed Eagle.

The Friesian Islands

The five inhabited Friesian Islands are all very good places for birdwatching although Texel is probably most famous as a hotspot for Dutch rarities. Indeed with 13 new species for the Dutch list and 36% of all rarities ever recorded on the islands it`s fame is certainly well deserved. However, the other islands should not be underestimated. Part of Texel`s fame is due to the fact that it can easily be reached by a regular ferry (allowing you to take your car) and because it is home to the annual Dutch Birding week. The smaller islands, however, are less disturbed by agriculture and tourism and have produced some of the best rarities ever found in the Netherlands such as the Myrtle warbler and Baltimore Oriole on Vlieland and the Northern Mockingbird on Schiermonnikoog. This is not to say that the Islands are only interesting to those looking for vagrants. The numbers and the variety of waders and other birds which can be seen here at the intertidal mudflats and on migration are impressive. Indeed, during the last national bird census Schiermonnikoog had more species of birds (264) than any other square in the Netherlands.

Veluwe

In the centre of the country you will find the National Park Hoge Veluwe with it`s extensive forests and heathland. Here and in much of the surrounding woodland you will find most of the characteristic woodland species such as woodpeckers and certain birds of prey like Honey-Buzzard and Goshawk. Sometimes more southerly species turn up in this area such as Short-toed Eagle and Grey-headed Woodpecker. More or less the same species can be expected somewhat further north in the province of Drenthe. Tengmalm`s Owl has been reported here and the south-eastern corner of the province has by far the largest population of Red-backed Shrike in the Netherlands at Bargerveen. A Black-winged Kite spent most of the summer of 2000 at this reserve.

contributor

Peter Wells
Added a Top Site
p.wells@zen.co.uk

Jaap Schelvis
Alkumaheerd, Wirdumerweg 1, 9917PA Wirdum (Gn) The Netherlands
(Alkumaheerd Bed & Breakfast)
jaap.schelvis@planet.nl

Jan-Joost Bouwman
Contributor to Dutch Computer Birding
(Netherlands)

numbers

Number of bird species:468

useful reading

All-Year Atlas of Birds in the Netherlands in Brief

All-Year Atlas of Birds in the Netherlands in Brief A Summary of Species Accounts 36 pages, 2 maps. Stichting Uitgeverij SOVON 1992
ISBN: 22329
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Atlas van de Nederlandse Broedvogels 1998-2000

SOVON Vogelonderzoek Nederland 2002. Atlas van de Nederlandse Broedvogels 1998-2000. - Nederlandse Fauna 5. Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum Naturalis, KNNV Uitgeverij & European Invertebrate Survey-Nederland, Leiden.
ISBN: 9050111610
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Common and Scarce Birds of the Netherlands

(Dutch-English Edition) RG Bijlsma et al Series: AVIFAUNA VAN NEDERLAND 2 496 pages, col photos, figs, tabs, maps. Dutch Birding 2001
ISBN: 9074345212
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Rare Birds of the Netherlands - Zeldzame Vogels van Nederland

With Complete List of all Species - Met Vermeldign van alle Soorten Arnoud B Van Den Berg and Celia AW Bosman Series: AVIFAUNA VAN NEDERLAND 1 397 pages, col photos, b/w photos, figs, tabs, maps. Christopher Helm 2001
ISBN: 0713664126
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Vogels Nieuw in Nederland

(Birds New to the Netherlands) 144 pages, col photos. Zomer En Keuning Boeken 1990

useful information

*Proact

Coordinator: Jan-Joost Bouwman
Members: 37
Join us at http://www.proact-campaigns.net/team
Contact your coordinator via mailto:info@proact-campaigns.net

Eco Tourist Travel Report Service

http://www.ecotouristservices.nl/
The TRS collection exists of reports from the period 1986 - 2000. The level and qualities of these documents meet the requirements maintained by our organisation. A report made in 1986, containing reliable drawings of the visited areas, can be just as useful as a recent report which has adequately composed descriptions of the locations. It is inevitable that changes occur in the infrastructure of an area, making the guidance of a report less reliable in certain aspects. That is why birdwatchers should write down their recent experiences during their trips or immediately afterwards, and add well-drawn maps of the locations visited as they have established the conditions. For many nature-conservation groups TRS is a source of recent information on (endangered) nature areas. You, the travelling birdwatcher, in particular can afford essential information for other birders and for organisations in nature conservation.. For writing a report which could benefit others, read the instructions in the section how to compose a valuable travel report.

clubs

Avifauna Groningen

http://www.avifaunagroningen.nl/
The website of a local/provincial bird society with impressive galleries of pictures, sounds and videos of birds seen in the province of Groningen. A useful feature of the site is that it gives detailed maps of the atlas-blocks mentioned at the recent sightings.

Aviflevoland - Flevoland District 7 Nieuws

http://www.aviflevoland.nl
Local birdnews from the province of Flevoland, Netherlands...

Birdclub Katwijk

http://www.birdclubkatwijk.nl/
Web site of a very active Bird club, whose members have found many good birds in their home patch. It includes a mystery bird competition, recent observations in the club`s area (coastal village 25km north of The Hague); club information and links - in English

Birdclub Katwijk

http://www.birdclubkatwijk.nl/
A site devoted to the birds seen in Katwijk, the Netherlands. Incl complete list of all species recorded (with much data) in this coastal village, recent sightings, photo-gallery (the rare stuff) and more.

Birding Group Goor

http://www.nivongoor.nl/
Welcome on the homepage of the birding group of the Nivon in Goor. Goor is a little town in the eastern part of Holland, in the province of Overijssel. We hope you will have much fun with our pages. The Nivon, Dutch Institution for Peoples-development and Nature friends work, is a national club who is occupied with active recreation, nature-experience, holidays and courses. The division on Goor counts ca. 300 members and has a various of activities as nature walks and cycle tours, excursions, dia- our filmlectures and courses. Just one part of it is the birding group.

Club Van Vogelkundigen

http://www.clubvannederlandsevogelkundigen.nl/
Voor wie is de Club? Voor de gevorderde amateur of professionele ornitholoog, die: op een kleinschalige en ook comfortabele manier kennis en ervaring wil uitwisselen over vogels. Dat is niet alleen beperkt tot de Nederlandse en West-Europese vogels. Ook ervaring in andere gebieden zijn welkom; in een overzichtelijke groep met elkaar op excursie wil gaan. Dit gedurende een dag (een special) of een weekend; een zekere kameraadschap, een prettige stemming en ook gezelligheid zoekt; een goede kennis van en over vogels heeft. Beginners raden wij aan zich eerst via locale vogelwerkgroepen deze kennis eigen te maken.

Commissie Dwaalgasten Nederlandse Avifauna (CDNA)

http://www.dutchbirding.nl/comm/cdna/cdna.html
Dutch Rarities Committee - The CDNA is a committee of the Dutch Birding Association (DBA) and the Netherlands Ornithological Union (NOU)...

Dutch Birding Association

http://www.dutchbirding.nl/
The web site of Dutch Birding (the magazine) and the Dutch Birding Association. The site includes information on the magazine, membership of the association, Masters of Mystery (one of the best mystery bird competitions around); news from the Dutch rarities committee, bird reports with pictures, sounds, e-mail service (great place to find an e-mail address of a certain person, anywhere on earth). One of the best birding sites in Holland. Language: English.

GoForNature

http://www.gofornature.nl
Foundation which organize nature trips to Poland...

Haagse Vogelbescherming

http://www.haagsevogels.nl/
De Haagse Vogelbescherming stelt zich ten doel de bescherming van de in het wild levende vogels en hun leefgebieden op het grondgebied van de gemeenten s-Gravenhage, Wateringen, Rijswijk, Voorburg-Leidschendam, Voorschoten, Wassenaar, Nootdorp en Monster.

Kerkuilen Werkgroep Nederland

http://www.uilen.org
Site about Barn Owl and Little Owl in the Netherlands (other owl species will be added in the future)

KNNV Afdeling Voorne

http://www.knnv.nl/voorne/index2.html
Met o.a. recente waarneming op Voorne Putten en omstreken

Natuur- en Vogelwacht

http://www.nvwa.nl/
Een regionale natuurvereniging uit de Alblasserwaard. Op deze site worden wekelijks de vogelwaarnemingen uit de regio bijgewerkt

Natuur- en Vogelwacht Rotta

http://rotta.fol.nl/
Natuur- en Vogelwacht Rotta is een natuurbeschermingsvereniging die werkzaam is in het recreatiegebied De Rottemeren, alsmede in de omliggende gemeenten Moerkapelle / Zevenhuizen, Bergschenhoek

Natuur- en Vogelwerkgroep de Krimpenerwaard

http://www.nvwk.nl/
Een actieve vereniging met als speciaal gebied de Krimpenerwaard. Een typisch veen-weide gebied met een rijke flora en fauna. De vereniging is actief met vogels, planten, vlinders en libellen.

NBV de Steltkluut

http://www.steltkluut.nl/
Recent sightings, local information and other wild-life items about the eastern half of Zeeuw Vlaanderen.

Nederlandse Ornithologische Unie

http://www.nou.nu/
Welkom op de website van de Nederlandse Ornithologische Unie. Op de website vindt u informatie over onze activiteiten en achtergronden...

Netherlands Biodiversity Information Facility

http://www.nlbif.nl/
Promoting Access to Biodiversity Information...

Netherlands Institute of Ecology

http://www.nioo.knaw.nl/
The NIOOs core task is to carry out fundamental ecological research to the highest international standards, which are safeguarded by the KNAW board. Thus, once every five years, the NIOOs performance is evaluated by experts from various countries; during these reviews, explicit performance criteria are applied in order to determine whether or not the institute`s activities should continue.

Netherlands Ornithologists Union

http://nou.natuurinfo.nl/website/index.htm
Info on a conference etc.

Nivon Vogelwerkgroep Goor

http://www.nivongoor.nl/
Uitgebreide informatie over het werk van deze vogekwerkgroep. De groep houdt zich bezig met nestkastcontroles (900 stuks), weidevogelbescherming, bos- en kerkuilen en ringwerk.

SOVON

http://www.sovon.nl/eng/engindex.htm
Bird census in Holland; very interesting site for active Dutch bird census types. Language: Dutch

Telpost Buytenpark Zoetermeer

http://home-1.worldonline.nl/~vdrtol/buytenpark/Buytenpark.html
Sightings etc...

Twentse Vogelwerkgroep

http://www.tvwg.nl/
Op de site van de Twentse vogelwerkgroep vindt je uitgebreide informatie over de werkzaamheden van de vereniging. Tevens wordt de waarnemingenlijst 3x per week geactualiseerd.

Vogel- en Natuurwacht Zuid-Flevoland

http://website.webcenter.lycos.nl/www.degrauwegans.nl/
Another typical local birding site with information on what to see in Zuid-Flevoland. This is an excellent birding area in the new polders and the site gives detailed information about the places to visit and what you can expect to see there. Recent sightings can be found under Waarnemingen-aktueel.

Vogelbescherming Nederland

http://www.vogelbescherming.nl/
P0 Box 925, NL-3700 AX Zeist. + 31 30 6937700 birdlife@antenna.nl
The Birdlife International partner in Holland. (In Dutch)

Vogelbeschermingswacht Noord-Veluwe

http://www.vbwnoordveluwe.nl/
Another local site, this time about birdwatching at the Noord-Veluwe, the northern part of the central wooded area of the Netherlands, with the usual features such as recent sightings, information about excursions, local projects etc...

Vogels in en rond Arnhem

http://www.vogelwerkgroeparnhem.nl
A very thorough local site about the area around Arnhem with a lot of information, not only about birds but also some attention is paid to insects and bats.

Vogels

http://home.hetnet.nl/~ericenannemiek/
Website met bijzondere vogelwaarnemingen in Midden-Brabant die dagelijks wordt bijgewerkt. De site is van lokale vogelaars voor iedereen die op de hoogte wil blijven van de in Midden-Brabant aanwezige bijzonderheden

Vogels in de Kempen

http://www.vogelsindekempen.nl/
Bijzondere vogelwaarnemingen in de Kempen, Zuidoost-Brabant. De site wordt dagelijks bijgewerkt!

Vogelwacht de Alblasserwaard

http://www.nvwa.nl/
We are a local association in the west of the Netherlands, the Alblasserwaard. Our association has about 900 members. Our main goal is to inform the public about nature and enviremont in our own region, the Alblasserwaard...

Vogelwacht Dordrecht

http://www.vogelwacht.eu/
De Stichting Natuur- en Vogelwacht is een vrijwilligersorganisatie die in 1983 is opgericht. De algemene doelstelling van de stichting is: Natuurbescherming in de ruimste zin van het woord, of anders gezegd: Het beschermen van inheemse planten, dieren en landschapstypen in Nederland. De Bosuil (Strix aluco)is het logo van de stichting.

Vogelwacht Kollum

http://www.vogelwachtkollum.nl
News, reports etc...

Vogelwacht Uden e.o.

http://www.vogelwachtuden.nl/
Vogelwacht Uden; werkgebied Uden e.o., met name in de Maashorst werkgroepen: Kerkuil, Oeverzwaluw, Nestkast, Inventarisatie, PR Op site div bijzondere waarnemingen van Uden e.o.

Vogelwerkgroep Amsterdam

http://www.vogelwerkgroepamsterdam.nl/
In Amsterdam bestaat een vogelwerkgroep die zich al tientallen jaren bezighoudt met allerlei activiteiten op vogelgebied. In deze regio zijn ruim 300 soorten vogels gesignaleerd. Ook de vogeltrek is binnen de grenzen van de gemeente Amsterdam te zien...

Vogelwerkgroep de IJsselstreek

http://members.chello.nl/j.kuipers48/vwgdeijsselstreek.html
Website of the local birdsociety active around Deventer.

Vogelwerkgroep de Kempen

http://www.homepages.hetnet.nl/~vwgdekempen/
Vogelwerkgroep De Kempen is opgericht in 1974 en houdt zich bezig met het bestuderen van de vogels die in het wild in de Kempen (Zuidoost-Brabant) voorkomen...

Vogelwerkgroep de Krimpenerwaard

http://www.nvwk.nl/
De Natuur- en Vogelwerkgroep de Krimpenerwaard (NVWK) is op 7 maart 1979 als vereniging statutair opgericht en heeft daarbij in haar statuten als doelstelling genomen: het verrichten van onderzoek naar het treffen van beheersmaatregelen ten aanzien van en het geven van voorlichting met betrekking tot de flora en fauna van de Krimpenerwaard en alles wat daarmede in de ruimste zin verband houdt.

Vogelwerkgroep Den Haag

http://www.vwgdenhaag.nl/
News, picture gallery etc...

Vogelwerkgroep Den Haag

http://www.vwgdenhaag.nl/
Site over vogels en vogeltrek in en rondom Den Haag, met regelmatig bijgewerkte telgegevens van de trektelposten de Vulkaan en Scheveningen

Vogelwerkgroep Losser

http://www.oelemars.com/
Homepage van de Vogelwerkgroep Losser. Naast nestkastprojecten voor Steenuil, Kerkuil en Grote Gele Kwikstaart ook een eigen vinkenbaan/ringstation.

Vogelwerkgroep Neede

http://www.geocities.com/vogelwerkgroepneede/index.html
This local site about the area around Neede gives some extra infromation about ringing programs for Little Owl and Tawny Owl as well as the usual local information.

Vogelwerkgroep Nijmegen

http://www.vogelwerkgroepnijmegen.nl
Well laid out site with good descriptions of the best places for birding around Nijmegen complete with nice pictures and a useful map. Local checklist, recent sightings, info on the local magazine etc.

Vogelwerkgroep Ridderkerk en Barendrecht

http://vwgrenb.tiscaliweb.nl/
Welkom op de website van de Vogelwerkgroep (VWG) Ridderkerk en Barendrecht. De VWG maakt onderdeel uit van de Natuurvereniging Ridderkerk. Op deze site kunt u onder meer informatie vinden over...

Vogelwerkgroep Stad en Ambt Doesborgh

http://home.wanadoo.nl/gewoonjansen/vogels/
Another really nice website about a relatively small area between Rheden en Doetinchem. Apart from the usual local features which are all present this site also pays some attention to environmental issues and the voluntary efforts of the VWG to help managing agricultural areas in a nature-friendly way.

Vogelwerkgroep Texel

http://home.planet.nl/~witte005/
De Vogelwerkgroep Texel is opgericht in 1982 en kwam voort uit een groep wadvogeltellers die de 2 jaren ervoor elke maand een telling hadden uitgevoerd. Tegenwoordig telt de vereniging 225 (per 14-3-2003) leden in binnen- en buitenland...

Vogelwerkgroep Twentse

http://www.tvwg.nl/
Op deze site vindt u informatie over de Twentse Vogelwerkgroep, vogelrijke natuurgebieden in Twente, verrekijkers en telescopen, digitale fotografie/videografie door een telescoop (het zogenaamde digiscoping); waarnemingen en nog veel meer...

Vogelwerkgroep Vlietland

http://www.xs4all.nl/~sjaak/vwgvl/en/index.html
The site of the birdclub - Vlietlanden. Mostly information about Vlietlanden en Starrevaart. Vlietlanden which is an area of marshlands between The Hague and Leiden. It includes Vogelplas Starrevaart, a man-made lake with a very fancy hide. This lake, which was created as compensation for loss of habitat due to the building of a highway, has been the site of a number of rarities in its first year. English version.

Vogelwerkgroep Walcheren

http://www.birdingzeeland.nl/
Local site about the island of Walcheren as well as a site (also in English) about birdwatching and birdmigration in the province of Zeeland.

Vogelwerkgroep Wierhaven

http://www.wierhaven.nl
Another local bird society presenting (in Dutch) the birding features of a particular region, in this case the former island Wieringen and the newly reclaimed polder area Wieringermeer. Lots of information about the region, pictures of birds, plants and insects and under Waterstanden you can easily check the tide which can make the difference between miles of birdless mud and closely packed flocks of thousands of waders.

Vogelwerkgroep Zoetermeer

http://www.vwgzoetermeer.nl/
met actuele waarnemingen en informatie over vogels en het vogels kijken bij Zoetermeer

Vogelwerkgroep Zuid-Kennemerland

http://www.vwgzkl.nl/
News, articles etc...

Vogelwerkgroep Zwolle

http://www.vwgzwolle.nl/
Moet er gewoon bij! Staat erg goed actueel bulletinbord op!

VWG Koudekerk / Hazerswoude e.o.

http://www.vogelsrijnwoude.nl/
Deze site geeft inzicht in onze activiteiten op vogelgebied en onze resultaten: veel vogeltellingen en -waarnemingen maar ook publicaties en observaties over de ontwikkelingen in ons gebied

VWG Midden Brabant

http://home.wanadoo.nl/vwgmidbrabant/index.htm
vogelwerkgroep midden-brabant

VWG Ridderkerk-Barendrecht

http://vwgrenb.tiscaliweb.nl/
Het werkgebied van deze VWG betreft de gemeenten Ridderkerk en Barendrecht op het eiland IJsselmonde in Zuid-Holland

VWG Zuidlaren

http://www.ivnzuidlaren.nl
A typical website for a VWG (Vogelwerkgroep) or local bird club with lots of information about the area around Zuidlaren in the north of the province of Drenthe: recent sightings, checklists, excursions, maps, birdcounts and pictures.

Waarnemingenarchief VWG-Alkmaar

http://home.wirehub.nl/~elczdavde/
Everything you always wanted to know about birdwatching around Alkmaar...

Werkgroep Roofvogels Nederland

http://www.werkgroeproofvogels.nl/
Website of the Dutch working group on Raptors with information on many aspects of the birds of prey breeding and wintering in the Netherlands...

Zouweboezem

http://home.hetnet.nl/~blauwekiek/index2.htm
Purper-reiger Blauwekiek Porseleinhoen

observatories

Ooievaarsbuitenstation Zegveld

http://www.ooievaarszegveld.nl
Site about a Stork breeding station

Vogel Ring Groep Schiermonnikoog

http://www.vogelringschier.nl/enindex.html
Schiermonnikoog is one of the Dutch islands in the Waddensee on the coordinates 53.29N 06.11E. It is about 14km long and 2.5km broad...

Voorne Bird Observatory

http://members.lycos.nl/radioactiverobins
Here at Voorne Bird Observatory we wondered if we could in any way add basic knowledge which could be used for future monitoring and evaluation. We decided that the migrant birds from Scandinavia which come our way each autumn could provide us with answers on the spread of fallout indirectly over Europe and Africa as well as the long term effects on the organisms involved...

VRS Castricum Bird Ringing Station

http://www.vwgmidden-kennemerland.nl/vinkenbaan2/vinkenbaaneng.htm
Bird ringing station VRS Castricum is one of the so-called Dutch Vinkenbanen. It is situated near the coast of the North Sea in the sandy dunes of Holland (52.32 N 04.37 E). The owner of the area is the water supply company NV PWN. The station is operative since 1960.

museums

Zoological Museum Amsterdam - Bird type specimens online

http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/zma3d/
The bird collection of the Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam holds over 60,000 skins, including 23 holotypes, 112 paratypes and 16 syntypes. To increase the accessibility of the collection, a pilot project (funded by NLBIF) has been launched with the aim of digitizing the most valuable specimens. The 3D images on this website allow bird skins to be viewed from all angles.

reserves

De Lokkerij

http://www.delokkerij.nl
Site about the breeding station for white Storks near De Wijk in the north of the Netherlands with basic information about White Storks and opening hours of the station. (The station hit the national news in 2003 when a couple of reintroduced French Griffon Vultures found out that they could simply eat the stork chicks from the nests. This led to an interesting discussion whether or not one reintroduction program should be allowed to kill of another program).

Natuurkaart.nl

http://www.natuurkaart.nl
This site presents an interactive map of the Netherlands which gives information (in Dutch) about 1000 nature reserves...

Wetlands

http://www.ramsar.org
The Netherlands presently has 38 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 691,228 hectares...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

2000 [December] - Roland van der Vliet

http://www.naturalist.co.uk/reports2000/holland.php
As nobody experienced delays during the trip to Holland, we could do some late afternoon birding near Nijkerk before heading for the hotel. The Nijkerk area is famous for its wintering Bewick`s Swans of which we saw several flocks in the fields. The nearby lake did not contain much waterfowl (which is unusual, I must add), although we located a Little Grebe and several Common Goldeneyes. Maybe the very mild weather during the autumn had something to do with this? It sure caused some very exciting sightings later on during the trip! Undoubtedly the sighting of the day was a hunting Peregrine which later sat on its post, to be admired by all.

2001 [January] - Arnau Bonan Barfull

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/netherlands/neth2/geese.htm
We slept in Zierikzee. We woke up, and after having breakfast we took the van and drove direction Serooskerke. Near Zierikzee we found a group of Brent, more or less 1000 individuals, and while we were watching it, a group of four White-fronted Goose passed flying direction to the sea . We took a small road that reaches the sea and follows the sealine...

2001 [May] - Ivan Steenkiste - Texel

http://users.skynet.be/wielewaal/
My wife and I visited Texel, the most southern part of the Wadden Islands, a chain of small islands located in the North of The Netherlands. Texel is about 25 km long and 4 km wide - it is a famous resting place during the migration season but the island also welcomes lots of breeding birds such as Terns, Gulls, Godwits, Oystercatchers, Redshanks, Greylag geese, etc. In Winter, Texel is known for being a safe reserve for thousands of Brent geese.

2004 [April] - Pat & Judy Hayes - Texel

http://www.realbirder.com/Texelreport.htm
The island of Texel forms part of the Dutch Wadden Islands, which are situated in the Wadden Sea a 20 minute ferry ride from the Dutch mainland, which is accessed from the port of Den Helder a 1 hour drive from Schipol airport...

2004 [July] - Hans Schick - Texel and in Delft

http://www.ornithos.de/Ornithos/Trip_Reports/Netherlands-Texel2002/Netherlands2002-Excursions.htm

2005 [January] - Roberto Lerco

http://www.robertolerco.com/trip/olanda_2005.htm
iaggio invernale in Olanda. In questa stagione trascorrere una settimana in Olanda puň offrire buone opportunitŕ per il birdwatching. Noi abbiamo avuto la nostra "dose" di oche, raritŕ & uccelli nordici vari...

2005 [May] - Chris Hall

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/netherlands/netherlands3/netherlands-may-05.htm
What a fabulous sight the Dutch bulbfields are in spring, a patchwork of the most intense shades of scarlet, orange, yellow and mauve, woven into neat blocks like a panoramic tapestry. From a botanical feast, to a gastronomic spread, laid out by the Hardersluis Hotel, where we spend three nights enjoying superb meals and first class service...

2006 [October] - Chris Hall

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/netherlands/netherlands-4/netherlands-oct-06.htm
We expected a staggering number of birds on this trip and thats exactly what we found, with birds in their thousands! We began at Balgzand, where a high tide shorebird roost included countless Shelduck and Pintail, some 900 Curlews and an estimated 2000 Avocets, gleaming brilliant white in the bright morning sunshine on our backs. What a lovely way to start...

2007 [April] - Travelling Birder

http://www.travellingbirder.com/tripreports/view_birding_tripreport.php?id=207
...During a short hike we say three more bluethroats. One was very close by. At the birdshelter we saw a fox and lots of deer, more bluethroats, marsh harrier and common snipes at less than 4 metres. On our way back to the car we saw another bird of the wishlist a marsh tit...

2007 [February] - Travelling Birder

http://www.travellingbirder.com/tripreports/view_birding_tripreport.php?id=198
...First encounter was a common buzzard and short-toed treecreeper.In a canal just before our first look-out at the grote praambult we saw our first objective, a couple of smews...

2007 [March] - Travelling Birder

http://www.travellingbirder.com/tripreports/view_birding_tripreport.php?id=204
...During the lunch we had a beautiful view of mating northern shovelers. There for 200-300 northern shovelers present at our lunch spot. We had a good view of a little ringed plover just 30 meters away...

2008 [August] - Birding Holland - Oostvaardersplassen and Zeeland

http://www.birdingholland.com/oostvaardersplassenandzeeland
While visiting their daughter in the Netherlands, Bob and Ione wanted to go birding for a few days. They didn't want to drive themselves, nor did they want to browse the internet for birding locations in the Netherlands, so Bob started looking for a birding company that could provide a hassle free trip and found Birding Holland...

2008 [January] - Birding Holland - Target Birding

http://www.birdingholland.com/targetbirdingintheNetherlands
Over the years Ive traveled to Europe over a dozen times, always finding time to bird while there. Ive done pretty well, but I was never able to find a Black Woodpecker until I went birding with Pieter at Birding Holland. He not only showed me my first Black Woodpecker but also some other long-time targets: Black Stork and Red-crested Pochard...

2008 [July] -Birding Holland - Zeeland & Texel

http://www.birdingholland.com/zeelandandtexel
Dennis and Sarah had visited the Netherlands before, but in order to see as many as possible of the bird species they had not seen before as possible, they decided to hire a birding guide from the Netherlands to help them with this...

2008 [May] - Birding Holland - Big Day

http://www.birdingholland.com/bigday-bigbirds
Having visited Europe once before, Bob and Barbara decided to return for a family visit in Germany. Their plan was to bird a few sites in Germany (Kühkopf and Rieselfelder Münster) and then move on to the Netherlands to visit the magnificent wetland reserve Oostvaardersplassen...

2008 [September] - Pieter

http://www.birdingholland.com/zuidhollandandairportsurroundings
On his way back from a meeting in Eastern Europe, Bill wanted to see some of Hollands birding highlights. He considered renting a car and driving to the birding areas himself, but after looking at the Birding Holland website (www.birdingholland.com), he concluded that going on a private tour would be comparable in price, but much better in experience...

DBTRS (Dutch Birding Travel Report Service)

http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/travelreports.html
Travel reports produced by Erling Jirle. Home of the famous DBTRS, one of the best birding Travel Report places anywhere. Index of reports available, plus an on-line order form. In English

John van der Woude`s Trip Reports

http://home-1.worldonline.nl/~jvanderw/
Birds, birding sites, logistics, private birdwatching, mainly Neotropics (Central and South America); with photos of sites and with some bird sounds.

tour operators

Birding Holland

http://www.birdingholland.com/
If you want to go birdwatching in the Netherlands [Holland], Birding Holland can help you to get more out of your birding experience. Fully flexible birding tours, experienced guides, low rates and terrific birds...

Birding Pal

http://www.birdingpal.org/Netherlands.htm
Local birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...

Deception Tours

http://deceptiontours.nl/index.php/en/
Bird information, bird stories, pictures of birds seen on Vlieland. The best bird island in the Netherlands to find rare migration birds..

Flevo Birdwatching

http://www.birdsnetherlands.nl
Birdwatching in the Netherlands without a trip to the Oostvaardersplassen is like going to Paris and skipping the Eiffeltower. The Oostvaarderplassen is a must for birdwatchers who are visiting the Netherlands. Flevo Birdwatching Tours offers you a full day of birdwatching in this great wetland reserve. I will show you the best spots for birdwatching. Together we will search for the birds. The number of species depends on the weather and time of year. Between 50 and 80 are numbers to be expected...

Natuurbeleven

http://www.natuurbeleven.nl
The Netherlands, especially the numerous wetlands, are home of the largest concentrations of birds in North-Western Europe. Because of its situation in a corner of the Eurasian continent and the great variety of wetlands, millions of birds concentrate in this area in all months of the year. The country offers an astonishing variety of habitats in a small area, thus creating ample opportunity for birdwatchers to see many species in a short time. A typical trip with NatuurBeleven in spring should give you around 125 species.

places to stay

Alkumaheerd B&B

http://home.planet.nl/~schel267
The Alkumaheerd is a typical 17th century farmhouse situated in the north-east of the province of Groningen close to some of the best birdwatching sites in the Netherlands. Since 2000 we have been running a Bed and Breakfast especially for birdwatchers (and anyone else interested in the nature or landscape of the region). Because of our local knowledge we can always help you to find the birds you would like to see, whether you are just starting your birdwatching carreer or you are an experienced birder seeking that one bird to get your WP-list to 600.

Farmer`s campsite Wetland

http://www.wetland.nl
The campground is situated on the edge of the National Park De Groote Peel. In days gone by this area was a nearly impenetrable marsh. In this watery nature moor-peat developed which was used as fuel by the local inhabitants. In later years peat was exploited on a large scale. Around 1930 the area around the campsite was reclaimed and brought under cultivation as grassy meadows and fertile acres.

mailing lists

EBNNL - EuroBirdNet Holland

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Mailing List Discussion Group Discussion of Dutch & European birds and bird watching, including identification.

Ornithological Society in the South of West-Flanders

http://natuur-forum.be/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=716&whichpage=9
The ornithological society in the South of West-Flanders in Belgium has a very active dutch language forum...

Vogels in de IJsseldelta

http://www.inde-ijsseldelta.nl/waarnemingen/
Birds in the IJssel-estuary (Netherlands)...

Aegchwal

http://www.geocities.com/aegchwal/
Hier een pagina van twee Wageningse biologen die de rest van Nederland/de wereld willen laten meegenieten van onze waarnemingen. Naast onze waarnemingen, die uit heel het land kunnen komen, ook nog de nodige fotos

Altijd Scherp; Altijd Scoren

http://www.geocities.com/avg_w
A remarkable site with a wide variety of topics ranging from daily accounts of migration accounts at Blauwe Kamer in Dutch, English, French and German to a review of snackbars close to bird areas. The section Trip reports (in English) at the bottom of the main page is definitely worth a look.

AviFlevoland

http://www.aviflevoland.nl/
Birds of the Netherlands in particular birds in the lowlands. Local news, extensive description of species, etc...

Bird Bytes

http://www.ornitaxa.com/
This is the top (root, home) page to my web pages on bird taxonomy, as well as a bit on EuroBirdNet Netherlands. I try my best to keep the information contained as up-to-date as possible, but work and family life usually take priority, as well as birding itself obviously...

Birds & Windows

http://members.home.nl/jo-seegers/birds/pages/birds.html
Regularly birds crash against windows of our house. In most cases they survive the crash, but not always. We did the utmost to prevent this from happening, but nothing seems to help. We will place a scan of every bird, that does not survive a crash on the web. We hope that the list does not grow too much and too fast.

Birds in the Lauwersmeer

http://www.lauwersmeer.com/
Information about birding in the northern part of the Netherlands. You can also find an up-to-date list of nice or rare birds that have been seen here and a lot of bird pictures.

Birds of Prey

http://home.wanadoo.nl/r.goedegebuur/roofvog/roofidxe.html
On line guide...

Birdshome

http://www.birdshome.nl/
Homepage of Rona and Alfred Wolk. The section Hutten (Hides) can be useful, even though it is in Dutch. A sort of good hide guide; hides are organised by province. A number have additional information in the form of maps. Language: Dutch

Delta Birding

http://www.deltabirding.nl/
This site contains recent counts of Viz-Mig at Breskens in the southwest of the Netherlands...

eleonorae.nl

http://www.eleonorae.nl
Information about the birding area Scherenwelle and the ringing activities at the Constant Effort Site (CES). Lots of nice pictures and ringing statistics.

Gelatik

http://people.zeelandnet.nl/gelatik/
Homepage of Tobi Koppejan with many beautiful pictures of birds both in the Netherlands and abroad.

Henk Merts Homepage

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/henkmerts/index.htm
Description: huge collection of links in the field of Nature and the Environment. Mostly Dutch oriented. Well worth checking out even though the Language is Dutch. Excellent coverage of Dutch bird-links (vogels) Language: Dutch

IVN Vecht & Plassengebied

http://www.geocities.com/ivn_vogels/
Vogels; fotos, zang, aantallen...

John van der Woude`s Homepage

http://home-1.worldonline.nl/~jvanderw/
Birds, birding sites, logistics, private birdwatching, mainly Neotropics (Central and South America); with photos of sites and with some bird sounds.

Natuurlijk-Erp

http://members.home.nl/natuurlijk-erp/
The world of Digiscoping

Noord-Holland Ranking

http://www.kleine-alk.nl/NH-ranking/
Site where twitchers can keep track of their number of bird species seen in the province Noord-Holland.

Ooievaars Overijssel

http://www.ooievaars-overijssel.nl
Site about occurence and reintroduction of White Stork in the province Overijssel.

Telpost Parnassia

http://www.vwgzkl.nl/parnassia/
Met name bij zuidoostelijke winden haasten trektellers in Zuid-Kennemerland zich naar hun post om landtrek te gaan tellen. De verwachtingen zijn hoog gespannen en alle zintuigen staan op scherp. Deze pagina`s geven een beeld van hetgeen zich afspeelt in de zeereep van de Kennemerduinen.

Teus Luijendijk`s Birding Homepage

http://teus.mijnhomepage.nl
Pictures, competitions, reports etc...

Trektellen

http://www.trektellen.nl/default.asp?land=1
Migration counts and ringing records The Netherlands, Flanders and France...

Twitchers only homepage

http://www.j.vdlaan.freeler.nl
Jan van der Laan, one of Hollands leading twitchers tells all about the new species he has seen since 1994 (which are often new for a lot of the Dutch twitchers); with discussion and pictures, both rather amusing ones of twitchers, and nice ones of the birds. Great site to reminisce on species seen or dipped. Language: English

Vivara natuurbeschermingsproducten

http://www.vivara.nl
Vivara natuurbeschermingsproducten is gespecialiseerd in het ontwikkelen van natuurbeschermingsproducten, zoals vogelvoer, voederhuisjes en nestkasten. Laat u verrassen door de originele producten en handige tips waarmee u de natuur in een handomdraai bij u thuis brengt...

Vogelaar Pagina Netherlands

http://vogelaar.pagina.nl/
Portal site to a large number of sites (more or less) interesting to any given birder.

Vogelbescherming

http://www.vogelbescherming.nl/
On line magazine...

Vogels

http://www.birds.tk
Op deze site kan je meer informatie vinden over vogels in je tuin, in het bos... De foto's zijn zelfgemaakt hierdoor is deze site een beetje uniek ;) veel kijk en lees plezier. This is a Dutch site about birds.

Vogels van Groningen & Drenthe

http://www.noordlaarderbos.nl
Homepage with information about birdwatching in the provinces Groningen en Drenthe with special emphasis on woodpeckers in the Noordlaarderbos...

Vogels-en-meer

http://www.vogels-en-meer.mysites.nl
Website met info over vogels, gratis adverteer optie, exclusieve leden club, checklistservice, leuke artikelen en een maandelijkse nieuwsbrief!...

Vogeltrektellingen Nederland

http://www.trektellen.nl
This is a portal site to most of the websites which give information about visual migration in the Netherlands. By clicking the map [Kaart] on the opening page you can easily select a location. All records are presented in Dutch, English, French and German and the site gives lots of statistics, both in tables and graphs.

Vogelwereld

http://www.vogelwereld.nl/
Goede middag vogelliefhebber, Welkom op de website van vogelwereld.nl...

Vroege Vogels

http://vroegevogels.vara.nl/
Radio Nature programme with interesting website...

Waarneming.nl

http://www.waarneming.nl
Waarneming stands for record/observation and this site aims to give you as many of these as possible in a way that you can easily check out the latest rarities, find all records of certain species, see which species are to be expected in a certain area etc. Not only birds, but also mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects.

Zeeuwse Vogelaar

http://www.zeeuwsevogelaar.nl.vg/
This is another site with information about birdwatching in Zeeland. A map shows the location of some hides (observatiehutten).

artists

Artist - Dirk Moerbeek

http://www.dirkmoerbeek.nl/
Field sketches, some of them worked out, of rare birds in The Netherlands. Etc.

Gallery - Bird Pix

http://birdpix.nl/
This site is in English & Dutch - some great images - and you can post your own.

Gallery - wildlife-art.nl

http://www.wildlife-art.nl/
An appropriate name for an impressive web-site which gives an almost encyclopedic overview of the best Dutch wildlife artists...

Library - Cursorius - Photo & Video Library

http://www.cursorius.com/
A site for photo & videos about birds, also included ID photo pages on eg. Canada Geese, Wheatears and of course Gulls! The name Cursorius Photo Library was adopted in 1995. Cursorius is the Latin name for the genus Courser, a group of birds from the deserts and semi-deserts of Africa and Asia. The first published photographs from the Cursorius Photo Library appeared in Birding World (Vol 9:3) in March 1996 and in Dutch Birding (Vol 18:2) in April 1996...

Naturezoom

http://www.naturezoom.nl
Photos of birds and wildlife from the Netherlands

Photographer - Andrew George - AGPhoto

http://www.agfoto.nl/
Dutch Nature Photographer...

Photographer - Arjen Drost - Nature View

http://members.fortunecity.com/natureview/vogels/
Many pictures taken by Arjen Drost.

Photographer - Bas de Bruijn - Digiscoping

http://bpbruijn.fuan.nl/
A gallery and more from the Dutch birder/photographer...

Photographer - Ben van den Broek

http://home.hetnet.nl/~benvandenbroek/
Som very fine images from this Dutch digiscoper...

Photographer - Chris Schenk

http://home.tiscali.nl/chrisschenk/
Another homepage of a photographer (who also does slideshows). Several galleries of beautiful pictures of birds and mammals both in the Netherlands and abroad with a clear preference for high arctic places...

Photographer - Chris van Rijswijk - Bird Shooting

http://www.birdshooting.nl
Personal homepage with about two dozen recently taken attractive pictures of (rare) birds in the Netherlands...

Photographer - Christian Biemans

http://www.biemans-photography.com/main.html
...welcome to my website which is all about wildlife and nature photography. I`m a dutch wildlife photographer living in the west part of Holland...

Photographer - Dennis Binda WildlifePics

http://www.wildlifepics.eu
Bird and mammal photogaphy

Photographer - Dick Hoogenboom

http://www.dickhoogenboom.nl/
I was born in 1958 in a little place called Alkemade and now I'm living in a bigger city called Alphen aan den Rijn. I started nature photography when I left the army at the age of 23. As a self-taught man, I learned a lot from many photographers in the world. I'm joining two nature photography clubs, one local club and one called the NVN (The Dutch Nature Photographers Association).

Photographer - Edwin Leemans

http://www.pbase.com/niwde
Here you can find my best pictures of birds and animals. All photo's are of wild animals and are taken in the Netherlands. New photo's are added regularly,click "Recent" or "Galleries" to see the latest images

Photographer - Erik Beek

http://beekjes.nl
Excellent photographs...

Photographer - Erik Kleyheeg

http://www.pbase.com/kleyheeg
Kleyheeg Natuurfotografie [nature photography from this Dutch photographer]

Photographer - Han Boumeester

http://www.hanbouwmeester.nl/
My name is Han Bouwmeester and I live in the picturesque and very photogenic area of Twente, which is situated in the east of the Netherlands. My knowledge of nature and the love for it was inspired by my late grandfather Frits. He was the founder of our local bird-watching group that is still active today, 40 years after it started. My father continued the work of my grandfather and passed on his skills to both my brother and myself...

Photographer - Hans Martens

http://www.wildpicture.com/firstframe.htm
This site is dedicated to Wildlife and Nature Photography. I would like to show the beauty of nature by means of photography. Besides photo galleries there is lots of information for wildlife enthusiasts and special sections about wildlife photography. All wildlife photographs on this website are made by myself and all animals shown on the photographs are wild animals photographed in the wild...

Photographer - Harry Leurmans

http://www.leurmans.dds.nl/index.html
My name is Harry Leurmans. Born 21-3-1929. As a small boy I was already interested in nature. I have been a photographer for more than 30 years. In many countries I had expositions. Photographs were published in specialty magazines. Also as founder and cofounder of several nature photography clubs in the Netherlands I visited many countries in Europe to take pictures with Nature as the subject...

Photographer - Jan Bosch

http://www.birdpictures.eu/
Most of the pictures on this site are taken in National Park Lauwersmeer in the north of the Netherlands...

Photographer - Jan Smit

http://www.aves.nu/
This site is dedicated to Nature Photography. With this site I will give you a showcase of my work...

Photographer - Jos Eijsackers

http://www.pbase.com/eijsackers
Some very fine nature photos from this Dutch photographer

Photographer - Ken de Haan

http://www.birdphotography.info/
Hi, I am Ken de Haan, and I would like to welcome you to www.birdphotography.info. I enjoy taking pictures of birds. Since I have read The art of Bird Photography from Arthur Morris my pictures started to look better because I then knew more about correctly exposing a bird, Tips and Techniques and so on. After reading the book I bought the new Nikon 80-400 mm VR lens which is nowadays my every time lens I use for photographing birds...

Photographer - Klaas van Haeringen

http://www.pbase.com/klaasvanhaeringen/root
Welcome to my Pbase photogallery, which contains a variety of nature images, mainly from the Netherlands

Photographer - Lesley van Loo

http://www.ltdphoto.com/top.htm
Photographs of birds, mainly Holland, but also from trips around the world

Photographer - Luc Hoogenstein

http://www.pbase.com/luchoogenstein
Welcome to my gallery of nature photography! My name is Luc Hoogenstein, and this gallery gives you an impression of ecological encounters I witness with my camera...

Photographer - Menno van Duijn

http://www.mvdphoto.com/index.htm
Welcome, my name is Menno van Duijn. I was born (29.03.1983) and raised in Katwijk, the Netherlands. I got interested in birds on the age of four. My parents bought me an English birdbook which they translated into Dutch. On the age of 10 I met some other local birders who took me along...

Photographer - Paul Cools

http://www.pbase.com/paulcools666
Nature pix from Netherlands and beyond...

Photographer - Rein Hofman

http://www.birdfocus.nl
Some really excellent pictures from this bird photographer...

Photographer - Rene de Heer Nature as Art

http://www.naturepics.co.uk/
Rene has been a nature photographers for 20 years. His main interest is bird photography but given the chance he will also try his luck with mammals and landscapes.

Photographer - Richard Burgmeijer

http://www.richardburgmeijer.nl/
Some excellent bird portraits...

Photographer - Richard Diepstraten

http://www.pbase.com/Richard2051
My name is Richard Diepstraten, living in the Netherlands. Started in 2005, I love taking my camera outside for shooting mostly insects and since last year also birds. I think it's a great hobby, and like to share my pictures with you!

Photographer - Rick van der Weijde - Corotauria Natuurfotografie

http://www.pbase.com/corotauria
...lot's of photo's of birds and other wildlife all around the world

Photographer - Rien van Zuijlen natuurfotografie

http://www.rienvanzuijlen.nl
Another excellent Dutch photographer

Photographer - Rob Versteeg

http://home.planet.nl/~vers0539/home.htm
A selection of BIRD-photographs 1995 - 1998 Š by Rob Versteeg

Photographer - Ruud Altenburg

http://www.illustrated-db-discography.nl/birds/
This page has pictures of gulls in Amsterdam and abroad, breeding Peregrines in Amsterdam and illustrated reports of two excursions...

Photographer - Walter Appels

http://pbase.com/walter_appels2006
Welcome to my gallery. My name is Walter Appels and here you can find a large variety of my pictures. Most of the pictures are taken in the Netherlands but also on various locations in Europe and the rest of the world, I focus mainly on wildlife and nature photography.

Photographer - Wim de Groot

http://www.pbase.com/wimdegroot
Really excellent crisp photographs from Afrca and India as well as Holland

Photographers Nagtegaal Family

http://www.pbase.com/tonbenrob
The pictures shown on this site are made by Ton, Ben and Rob Nagtegaal. Although most pictures on this site are of birds and animals living in the wild, we also included some action shots of ourselves. Ton Nagtegaal began bird watching in the late 80's, taking us - his twin sons Rob and Ben - with him, the interest for wildlife photography especially birds started years later in 2005.

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