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well people, i can tell you i did not see the nutcracker. I guess it has found other places to stay. I did have a good day, seen some nice birds just for fun. And i had a great bikeride! Since it was in my village of birth i biked past the house i made my first noise in and i biked through all... -
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I am going for the spotted nutcracker today! It seems to be still there, so let's take a chance! Also a slight chance on carduelis cabaret, something untranslatable. We have common redpoll (grote barmsijs) but also kleine barmsijs (kleine = little). So it's the smaller version of common redpoll... -
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i'm going to Ameland, on a camp with my dispute from my studentunion, so again it's not mainly on birding purpose. Eventhough I'll spend as much time as possible on the beach and in the dunes, i have been checking out the sightings on the isle for a few days now. I could have added a new... -
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Well good luck on that Nancy! I think we do hae a lot of waterbirds and shorebirds. Holland is known for its good foraging places, so especially in winter we have loads of migrators stopping by here. And lots of them are non-passerines indeed. I grew up with the woods myself, so i am much better... -
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Edward, i've never been to the oostvaardersplassen yet, due to lack of transportation, but i'll probably go by public transport sooner or later. We just call Hoopoe 'Hop'. We see them as an ingredient of beer :D -
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Michael, since we were both wondering where the dutch name of Waxwing (Pestvogel = pestbird) came from, i did an online search and found the following on a french site. I translated it to english: It is a translation of its Dutch name (Pestvogel) which points out the invasions that this species... -
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I know, i am very anxious to see a bearded tit but they always seem to be gone asa i appear...My mission for this upcoming winter is at least Waxwing! -
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That's the problem with the waders, they don't impress me very much due to my lack of knowledge on these birds. So i might have seen some of them but can't remember if i did. So i just wait til i see them (again). Then I'll add them to my list. -
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Hi everyone, Fulmar was right on the tree sparrow, error from my side... the other ones michael, i guess you quite understood what i meant, so the errors shouldnt be that huge... Kingfisher, its just flipping through your birdbook and remember whether i have seen it or not, it only deals with 9... -
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I translated it! So here it is straight away: Netherlands Eared Grebe Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Red-necked Grebe Fulmar Petrel Great Cormorant Shag Bittern Great White Heron Grey Heron White Stork Mute Swan Tundra Swan Whooper Swan Greater White-fronted Goose Canada Goose Grey Lag Goose... -
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hey everyone :) Thanx for your enthusiastic replies! I'll start the translation asap. Bedankt Fulmar for the link, i use a link on Dutchbirding: http://www.knutas.com/birdsearch/ 95% of all birds i dont need a tranlating machine for anymore, i did need a translating machine for the birds i saw... -
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Hey my dear friends, i finally put down a list of all the species i've ever seen. Now don't be startled, i really never did that before, i kept it all in my brains. Now i decided to get my birdingbook and type out all the species i have ever seen, for as far as i could remember. It took me...