10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2024

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 ). It’s the only Dutch eagle. Our eagle makes Baldy look imparfait, even a bit manqué. So it was this day.

Beavers 142

Beavers Netherlands Eagles Geese 142

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

A bit larger than the Netherlands but with less land than Latvia and Ireland, in terms of territory, we rank 126. With birds like Ornate Hawk-Eagle and Snowcap possible, how can you not take up birding while living in Costa Rica? As far as countries go, Costa Rica is at the smaller end of the spectrum.

Costa Rica 215

Costa Rica Latvia Albatross Netherlands 215

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2013

This timing suites Britain and Netherlands well, I suppose, but Europe is somewhat larger than that.). The grand idea behind the Eurobirdwatch is to get as many people as possible exposed to birds and birding (or, to the virus of birding) – at the time when smaller birds are already gone, and the bigger ones haven’t arrived yet!

Serbia 227

Serbia Europe Netherlands Eagles 227

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2019

And I didn’t pay enough attention because one very dark eagle flew by at the same time, an adult Greater Spotted Eagle. Two hundred yards further, we found another Greater Spotted Eagle! These globally threatened raptors breed from Ukraine eastward through Siberia and only a few come to overwinter here.

Geese 146

Geese Serbia Birds Estonia 146

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Their common names reflect their size, appearance, residence, and sometimes their sound, ranging from the simple to the eponymous: Little Owl, Powerful Owl, Pharaoh Eagle-Owl, Cloud-Forest Pygmy-Owl, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Morepork, Christmas Island Boobook, Blakiston’s Fish-Owl.

Owls 212

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 212

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2017

I also got to spend a few hours in the Netherlands. Lesser Spotted Eagle , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. 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. Marsh Sandpiper , Den Oever, Netherlands.

2016 101

2016 Germany Italy Netherlands 101