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Kor Bosch
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A common sandpiper (oeverloper) about a week ago. A small, easy to miss wading bird that allowed me to come pretty close as it was foraging along the shoreline of a local lake. #birds
January 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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On my walk yesterday a kingfisher (ijsvogel) suddenly flew past at quite close range. I was lucky to respond fast enough and got a sharp photograph when he was about to pass me, just as he blinked with his nictitating membrane (knipvlies). #birds
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
On my walk yesterday a kingfisher (ijsvogel) suddenly flew past at quite close range. I was lucky to respond fast enough and got a sharp photograph when he was about to pass me, just as he blinked with his nictitating membrane (knipvlies). #birds
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A group of four twite (frater) has ventured further south than they normally would. These birds only visit the Netherlands in winter, when they tend to stay along the northern coast, so where I live these are considered a rarity. They've now made their home on an unappealing island. #birds
January 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Meadow pipits (graspieper) were foraging in a group along the snowy Beuningse plas on this very cold day, when a common kestrel (torenvalk) saw an opportunity and snatched one. Small lumps of ice were still stuck to the pipit's long claws. #birds
January 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
An image from an earlier winter, but appropriate considering the current weather conditions here. A woodlark I discovered not far from my then-house, foraging for food on a snowy field back in february 2021. It had puffed itself up a bit against the cold. #birds
January 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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The local overwintering robin (roodborst), its belly wet from the snow, visiting my bird feeder.
#birds
January 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The local overwintering robin (roodborst), its belly wet from the snow, visiting my bird feeder.
#birds
January 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
This little owl (steenuil), the bird of the year of the @vogelbeschermingnl.bsky.social, cautiously looks out into the new year.

As a kid I always wanted to see this bird (and never did). Luckily I now see them regularly, and they never disappoint. Here's to many more birds for 2026! #birds
January 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Some photographs from the past year, one per month, all taken in the Netherlands. I'm not highlighting the rarest birds here, or lifers, just some observations and views that were memorable! Photos have alt text with more info. The year in #birds, part 1
December 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A nuthatch (boomklever) in the local woods, earlier this year. Even when you can't make out its plumage, it's an instantly recognisable bird like this, when it's moving down a tree, its needle-like bill pointing out. #birds
December 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A long-tailed tit (staartmees) enjoying a break in the sun from its hyperactive foraging sessions. #birds
December 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Probably my last lifer of the year, a very much lost Hume's leaf warbler (Humes bladkoning), sidetracked from Central Asia. I love phyllos (as the family is affectionately called) so this inquisitive and not very shy bird being present very close to home was a real treat. #birds
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I see wood warblers (fluiter) every year locally, but this obliging bird in May was my first time seeing one on Texel. It never disappoints! Its song may be repetitive but it is captivating and draws you in, its colours fitting in perfectly in a forest in spring sunlight. #birds
December 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Two wigeons (smient) looking for food. At first I thought the male (on the right) was going to share and that this would be a wholesome interacton, but instead he quickly turned to the right so the female wouldn't be able to nibble at his seaweed. #birds
December 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Today I discovered we have a fine 17th century engraving of Arnhem with a man on a unicorn on the opposite bank of the Rhine. However, the description on our site has a typo and instead of saying the man sits on an eenhoorn (unicorn) it says he sits on an eekhoorn (squirrel)...
December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's the time of year where you look back on the things you've done, and in my case, on the animals you've seen. This group of wild boar (everzwijn) storming through a valley covered in flowers beside a reservoir in Spain was one such stand-out moment. #mammals
December 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Vandaag was ik net op tijd voor het mooiste moment van de dag!
December 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A curlew (wulp) after a long hard day working down the mud mines.

De Cocksdorp, Texel, november 2025. #birds
December 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Met onze jubilerende vogelwerkgroep en @sovonvogels.bsky.social e.a. gaven we een boek uit. Zelf deed ik wat redactiewerk. Gisteren kreeg ik het eindelijk in handen. Ik wist al dat het heel leesbaar was, maar het is ook prachtig geworden! Hier te bestellen: sovon.ccvshop.nl/Gelderse-Poort
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
By now I've photographed enough purple sandpipers (paarse strandloper) that I focus more on capturing the scene and less on the bird. This one was foraging amidst heavy winds along the Texel coast, with spray kicking up all around it. #birds #BirdOfTheDay
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On a particularly windy morning (code yellow!) this grey plover (zilverplevier) was foraging in the De Cocksdorp harbour of Texel. It took note of, but tolerated, my presence. Less fancy than its golden cousin, this is still a very impressive bird! #birds #vogels
November 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
One of the highlights of a brief Texel visit was a group of horned larks (strandleeuwerik) that I had the pleasure to watch for a while, early in the morning before the dog walkers showed up. This individual was closely studying a shrub, probably to look for seeds or insects. #birds #vogels
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Yesterday's walk on the local fens was gorgeous and I was even rewarded with a sighting of a great grey shrike (klapekster) which has chosen to winter there this year - the first since I started going to this nature reserve many years ago. It was far away but unmistakable! #birds
November 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Last month I saw a Caspian gull (Pontische meeuw) unsuccessfully chase a black-headed gull for food before being turned away from a landing spot by some cormorants. The bird was ringed in Poland in 2021 and has since apparently spent most of its life at an Oss industrial estate. #birds
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM