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28 FEBRUARY - 3 MARCH 2003 |
During
the last weekend of February 2003 we paid a long-weekend visit to the island of
Terschelling together with our local birding group. Terschelling is one of the
Wadden Islands located in the Wadden Sea just north of the province of
Friesland. The ferry to the island leaves from the town of Harlingen and takes
about two hours. Harlingen is about a 1½ hours drive from Amsterdam. From our
home in the south of Holland it took about 2½ hours. Generally there are about 6
to 8 ferries per day. There is also a possibility to take the fast ferry which
takes about 45 minutes. The boat trip itself is already a nice starting point
for birding opportunities and you will probably see seals on the sandbars at low
tide. The island has enough choice in accomodations and restaurants, and once on
the island all birding spots can be easily reached by bycicle. During winter the
island is teeming with wintering waders, ducks and geese.
Great
Crested Grebe (5) Fuut Great
Cormorant (2) Aalscholver Mute
Swan (5) Knobbelzwaan Greylag
Goose (500+) Grauwe
Gans Canada
Goose (3) Canadese
Gans Barnacle
Goose (50+) Brandgans Brant
(500+) Rotgans Common
Shelduck (50+) Bergeend Eurasian
Wigeon (100+) Smient Gadwall
(10) Krakeend Green-winged
Teal (30+) Wintertaling Mallard
(100+) Wilde
Eend Northern
Pintail (50+) Pijlstaart Northern
Shoveler (2) Slobeend Common
Pochard (15+) Tafeleend Tufted
Duck (15+) Kuifeend Common
Eider (400+) Eidereend Common
Goldeneye (6) Brilduiker Red-breasted
Merganser (1) Middelste
Zaagbek Gray
Heron (4) Blauwe
Reiger Eurasian
Spoonbill (4) Lepelaar Northern
Harrier (7) Blauwe
Kiekendief Eurasian
Sparrowhawk (1) Sperwer Common
Buzzard (4) Buizerd Rough-legged
Buzzard (4) Ruigpoot
Buizerd Eurasian
Kestrel (3) Torenvalk Peregrine
Falcon (5) Slechtvalk Ring-necked
Pheasant (5) Fazant Common
Moorhen (5) Waterhoen Eurasian
Coot (200+) Meerkoet Common
Snipe (1) Watersnip Eurasian
Curlew (200+) Wulp Spotted
Redshank (2) Zwarte
ruiter Common
Redshank (50+) Tureluur Ruddy
Turnstone (25+) Steenloper Sanderling
(20+) Drieteen
Strandloper Dunlin
(50+) Bonte
Strandloper Eurasian
Oystercatcher (500+) Scholekster European
Golden-Plover (150+) Goudplevier Common
Ringed Plover (5) Bontbekplevier Northern
Lapwing (500+) Kiviet Mew
Gull (100+) Stormmeeuw Great
Black-backed Gull (25+) Grote
Mantelmeeuw Herring
Gull (100+) Zilvermeeuw Lesser
Black-backed Gull (5) Kleine
Mantelmeeuw Black-headed
Gull (50+) Kokmeeuw Common
Guillemot (2) Zeekoet Stock
Pigeon (10+) Holenduif Common
Wood Pigeon (20+) Houtduif Eurasian
Collared Dove (5) Turkse
Tortel Black-billed
Magpie (30+) Ekster Eurasian
Jackdaw (25+) Kauw Rook
(10) Roek Carrion
Crow (50+) Kraai Eurasian
Blackbird (50+) Merel Fieldfare
(30+) Kramsvogel Redwing
(6) Koperwiek Song
Thrush (8) Zanglijster Mistle
Thrush (2) Grote
Lijster European
Starling (100+) Spreeuw European
Robin (4) Roodborstje Whinchat
(2) Paapje Stonechat
(1) Roodborsttapuit Eurasian
Treecreeper (2) Boomkruiper Winter
Wren (4) Winterkoninkje Long-tailed
Tit (20) Staartmees Goldcrest
(10) Goudhaantje Willow
Tit (1) Matkop Great
Tit (10) Koolmees Blue
Tit (10) Pimpelmees Sky
Lark (10) Veldleeuwerik House
Sparrow (10) Huismus White
Wagtail (1) Bonte
Kwikstaart Tree
Pipit (2) Boompieper Meadow
Pipit (100+) Graspieper Common
Chaffinch (10+) Vink European
Greenfinch (2) Groenling
Eurasian
Siskin (25+) Sijs European
Goldfinch (5) Putter Eurasian
Linnet (1) Kneu Yellowhammer
(1) Geelgors Reed
Bunting (3) Rietgors Corn
Bunting (1) Grauwe
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Species
List
Between brackets = approx. number of birds
recorded