Birding Holland

05/04/2021

Part 2 of the review to the highlights of last winter. Sadly, we weren't able to receive you, but this way we at least try to share some of out best birds and experiences.
It was an exceptionally good winter for Lapland Buntings along the Wadden Sea coast. This species is an annual winter visitor to our country, albeit in relatively low numbers. However, they tend to be quite hard to find and generally 99% of the observations are flybys or birds flushed from rough, coastal terrains.
This year, we found a lot of very cooperative birds that sometimes showed incredibly well. Furthermore, we encountered groups of over 100 individuals, which is quite exceptional as well. Some of our guides have been birding for all their lives but have never seen so many Lapland buntings, so often and at such close range!

01/04/2021

For obvious reasons, we are still not able to welcome you in our country to enjoy our last winter birds as well as the first spring migrants. Hopefully. there's light at the end of the tunnel; like everybody, we can't wait to go back to what it used to be (or at least something approaching it).
However, we haven't just been sitting and waiting for the pandemic to pass; within the possibilities, we've been doing a lot of private birding tours (for one or two guests). Fortunately, we came across a lot of good and beautiful species and were able to put a lot of smiles on a lot of happy faces. Birding is and will always be the best way of distraction!
In the weeks to come, we will show you some of the typical Dutch species we've seen during the last few moths, all during those private birding trips. We start with our logo-bird: RED-BREASTED GOOSE. In total, we saw 9,5 different individuals on several locations along the Wadden Sea coast. Yes, 9,5, because one is a (very rare) hybrid Red-breasted x Barnacle goose ;-)
Hopefully, next winter it's your turn again to enjoy this and all our other birds. As said: we can't wait!

PS: Aan onze Nederlandstalige volgers: jullie zitten waarschijnlijk op de verkeerde pagina. De Nederlandse pagina is Birdingholland.nl

20/12/2020

Due to Covid-19, we hardly receive any foreign guests and therefor this FB-page seems to be hibernating ;-). As soon as this horrible period is over, I'm sure this page will get back to life. For Dutch trip report and bird pictures, like our Dutch page Birdingholland.nl . See you soon!
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Dit is de Engelstalige Facebookpagina, bedoeld voor onze buitenlandse gasten. U zult begrijpen dat deze nu zo goed als stil ligt. Voor Nederlandse excursieverslagen kunt u terecht op onze Nederlandse Facebookpagina: www.facebook.com/birdingholland.nl

30/08/2020

Zo eens in de zo veel tijd herhalen we dit bericht even, omdat we het idee hebben dat velen de verkeerde pagina van een "like" hebben voorzien: mocht u ons willen volgen voor de Nederlands(talig)e vogelexcursies, excursieverslagen, foto's en vogelweetjes, dan moet u niet deze, maar onze Nederlandse Facebookpagina hebben: Birdingholland.nl
De pagina waar u zich nu bevindt is bedoeld voor onze buitenlandse gasten en is derhalve Engelstalig.
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For our Dutch trip reports, pictures and announcements of our group tours, please follow our Dutch FB-page.

Kleinschalige vogel- en natuurexcursies in Nederland - www.birdingholland.nl

14/04/2020

Dear guests, due to corona, all our group tours are cancelled for at least as long as the governmental rules and regulations last. If you happen to be in our country: booking a private tour is still possible. Just send us an email for prices and possibilities!
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Er komen nog steeds mensen bij die eerder op zoek lijken te zijn naar de Nederlandse pagina van Birding Holland. Dit is namelijk de FB voor onze buitenlandse gasten. Zet voor de excursies, verslagen, foto's en nieuws van onze Nederlandse excursies een "like" bij Birdingholland.nl

14/03/2020

We were supposed to receive a Spanish birder this weekend, but due to cancellation of his flight we are forced to postpone his visit. That's a real shame, because some of his main targets are currently showing extremely well along the Wadden Sea coast. These pictures were taken yesterday during a last preparation tour and just before the sad news broke.
Hope to see you soon, Luis!

24/12/2019

Just some pictures of some nice winter species we encountered during our tours of the last few weeks. Merry Christmas to you all!

04/12/2019

As you might know, Birding Holland has two websites as well as two FAcebook pages. This one is for reports and photos of private birding tours (mostly for foreign guests), while Birdingholland.nl is our Dutch page with reports, photos and news about our Dutch group tours (please like that one if you're interested!). The latter is updated more often, because we run Dutch group tours far more often nowadays.
However, this does not mean that we have a certain preference; we like private tours as much as our Dutch group tours, especially when they turn out the way they did last weekend, when both Leo J R Boon and I (Martijn) ran a private tour. Leo guided American birder Ed around and mainly focussed on forest birds. They saw Black Woodpecker, Crested Tit, Marsh Tit, Jack Snipe (not in a forest, of course) and a beautiful Tawny Owl. I had the honour to guide Marian and Diane around in the Oostvaardersplassen reserve with species like White-tailed Eagle, Red-crested Pochard, Bearded Tit (many!), Firecrest, huge numbers of Barnacle Geese, Water Pipit and Whooper Swan, to name a few.
If you're interested in a private birding tour somewhere in our beautiful country, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

26/10/2019

We might end up making ourselves useless by promoting this book, but we are more than happy to take the risk ;-)
Last year we guided Roger White around for a couple of times. His plan was to add a new title to his "A Birdwatching guide to"-series, this time with a book about The Netherlands.
Well, 1,5 years later we received one of the first copies of the result and we have to say: it's a truly fantastic book with a detailed description of all the must-visit birding locations of our beautiful country as well as some great pictures (especially the ones taken by us ;-))
So visit The Netherlands, buy this book, add a Birding Holland guide (we know all the species, all the calls, all the songs and all the recent sightings) and enjoy the best Dutch birding experience possible!

15/09/2019

This spring, our guide Leo J R Boon guided a Brazilian film crew through some of our best en most beautiful nature reserves. The result of the two days of filming can now be seen as part of this impressive production:
http://redeglobo.globo.com/sp/eptv/terradagenteeptv/videos/t/edicoes/v/holanda-pelos-ceus/7921953/
Enjoy and we hope it inspires you to pay a visit to our country as well sometime soon!

Terra da Gente faz registro inédito para o Brasil de refúgio das aves na Holanda.

01/09/2019

***LIKE ONZE ANDERE PAGINA VOOR NEDERLANDSE EXCURSIES***
(Message in Dutch for birders that most probably are on the wrong FB-page)
Er melden zich hier ons inziens nog steeds veel mensen die eigenlijk de pagina van de Nederlandse excursies willen "liken". U zit hier dan niet op de juiste plek (deze is vooral voor buitenlandse vogelaars) maar bedoelt deze: www.facebook.com/birdingholland.nl

Kleinschalige vogel- en natuurexcursies in Nederland - www.birdingholland.nl

23/08/2019

Unfortunately, the five day birding trip "Waders in Friesland" that we run for The Travelling Naturalist Birdwatching & Wildlife Holidays has already come to an end. We've had a superb time, not only enjoying the mindblowing numbers of waders but of course also all other birds that came across. Raptors were amongst the highlights, but also huge numbers of geese, Ruddy Shelducks and (migrating) songbirds were fantastic.
If you'd like to join next year, please have a look at the Naturalist website, with dates in 2020 and 2021 already available: https://www.naturalist.co.uk/tours/netherlands-waders-in-friesland