Dear all,
I am planning a weekend visiting Bruges with my wife over the 23-25 January, driving there and back via Eurotunnel. Saturday we will be doing normal tourist things in Bruges, Sunday morning and early afternoon I have some time for birding in the area around Bruges / on the way back to Calais. I would welcome suggestions as to good places to visit on Sunday the 25th, and any recent sightings in these areas, and if there is anything in central Bruges I should look out for.
I have tracked down references Uitkerkse polders (http://www.uitkerkse-polder.be/tekst_engelsnieuw.html), primarily as good for wintering geese and other wildfowl, can anyone comment on this (or other locations) are particularly good for wintering geese at this time, and are there any other good wintering birds such as Great Grey Shrikes or Rough-legged Buzzards in these areas?
I have had a look at recent sightings on the very helpful http://waarnemingen.be/ (I am still getting used to navigating this), and see that there are reports of 4 Lesser White-fronted Geese in the Stalhille – Weiden area, could anyone provide me directions to where these birds are being seen or recommend how best to bird this area – I haven’t found any info online regarding this – is it a generally good area for birding even if the Lesser-White-fronted Geese are not present?
Thanks, Paul
I am planning a weekend visiting Bruges with my wife over the 23-25 January, driving there and back via Eurotunnel. Saturday we will be doing normal tourist things in Bruges, Sunday morning and early afternoon I have some time for birding in the area around Bruges / on the way back to Calais. I would welcome suggestions as to good places to visit on Sunday the 25th, and any recent sightings in these areas, and if there is anything in central Bruges I should look out for.
I have tracked down references Uitkerkse polders (http://www.uitkerkse-polder.be/tekst_engelsnieuw.html), primarily as good for wintering geese and other wildfowl, can anyone comment on this (or other locations) are particularly good for wintering geese at this time, and are there any other good wintering birds such as Great Grey Shrikes or Rough-legged Buzzards in these areas?
I have had a look at recent sightings on the very helpful http://waarnemingen.be/ (I am still getting used to navigating this), and see that there are reports of 4 Lesser White-fronted Geese in the Stalhille – Weiden area, could anyone provide me directions to where these birds are being seen or recommend how best to bird this area – I haven’t found any info online regarding this – is it a generally good area for birding even if the Lesser-White-fronted Geese are not present?
Thanks, Paul