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Oostvaardersplassen

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However – and I am not saying this out of misplaced national pride – there is one bird in the Netherlands that proves Jefferson wrong and Buffon right: the White-tailed Eagle (or Sea Eagle ). The rooms are floating in a pond and the pond provides a home for a Eurasian Beaver family. It’s the only Dutch eagle. So it was this day.

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Sandpiper family reorganization on the way

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A recent proposal ( 555 ) to the AOU’s South American Classification Committee deals with newly published information about relationships within the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae, and what it means for the classification of these wonderful, fascinating birds.

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Birding Heligoland in Early September

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By Luca Feuerriegel Family holidays to nature reserves and the abundance of nature books including bird guides at home paved the way for Luca to be a committed birder by the time he was in his early teens. Luca recently completed his BSc in the Netherlands and currently spends his time working (and birding!)

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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

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But, unlike most books focused on a bird family, this one is organized geographically. Otto Plantema resides in the Netherlands, is a scientist by trade (he has a Ph.D. A scientific analysis of the bird family was written by Lloyd S. Netherlands: Oliver Plantema, 2020. by Otto Plantema.

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Chacachacare Island

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In fact, the habitat on Chacachacare recalls that of the desert islands of the Netherlands Antilles. Tobago of course bears a closer geological relation to the aforementioned Netherlands Antilles than it does to Trinidad. Strewn with cacti and dry forest, Chacachacare even has a natural saline pond! Northern Scrub Flycatcher.

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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016

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My trips abroad were limited to short family vacations to the Cote d’Azur during the first days of January and a week-long vacation to northern Tuscany / Italy in May. I also got to spend a few hours in the Netherlands. Marsh Sandpiper , Den Oever, Netherlands.

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Killingholme Haven Pits

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He was the most loving father you could wish for and life will never be the same for any of us now, but we treasure all of the time we spent together and especially when we could all be together at the family home for a few days that one last time. Skrins, Friesland, The Netherlands. Skrins, Friesland, The Netherlands.

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