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Birding on Texel in Late October

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Although not as exciting as Helgoland, which I covered here recently , Texel is an excellent location in its own right. Bohemian Waxwing The morning of my second day was partly devoted to a Long-tailed Duck in the Mokbaai at the island’s southern tip.

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Review: Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change

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From there, we learn of the effects of season creep on Great Tits and winter moth caterpillars in the Netherlands, the increasing gap between male and female migration dates in Africa-wintering Barn Swallows and the lengthening migration of Barred Warblers as their breeding grounds shift north.

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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016

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I also got to spend a few hours in the Netherlands. Lesser Spotted Eagles breed regularly with around 100 pairs in Germany, but unless you know where the territories are you are unlikely to see them. Hybrid dabbling duck , Rieselfelder Münster, Germany. Marsh Sandpiper , Den Oever, Netherlands.

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