Tour date:
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23 Mei 2011
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Name of area visited:
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Oostvaardersplassen, 5600 ha wetland between the towns of Almere and Lelystad Lepelaarsplas,
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Guide(s):
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Robert de Groot
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Nederlandse naam
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English name
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Wetenschappelijke/Scientific name
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Fuut
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Great crested grebe
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Podiceps cristatus
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Dodaars
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Little Grebe
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Tachybaptus ruficollis
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Purperreiger
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Purple Heron
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Ardea purpurea
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Blauwe reiger
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Grey heron
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Ardea cinerea
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Grote Zilverreiger
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Great Egret
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Casmerodius albus
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Lepelaar
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(Eurasian) Spoonbill
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Platalea leucorodia
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Knobbelzwaan
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Mute Swan
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Cygnus olor
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Grauwe gans
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Greylag goose
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Anser anser
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Grote canadese gans
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Greater Canada Goose
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Branta canadensis
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Bergeend
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(Common) Shelduck
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Tadorna tadorna
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Nijlgans
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Egyptian goose
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Alopochen aegyptiacus
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Smient
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(Eurasian) Wigeon
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Anas penelope
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Wilde eend
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Mallard
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Anas platyrhynchos
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Krakeend
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Gadwall
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Anas strepera
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Slobeend
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(Northern) Shoveler
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Anas clypeata
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Tafeleend
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(Common) Pochard
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Aythya fernia
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Kuifeend
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Tufted duck
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Aythya fuligula
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Bruine kiekendief
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Marsh harrier
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Circus aeruginosus
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Blauwe Kiekendief
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Hen Harrier
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Accipiter nisus
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Buizerd
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(Common) Buzzard
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Buteo buteo
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Zeearend
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White-tailed Eagle
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Haliaeetus albicilla
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Torenvalk
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(Common) Kestrel
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Falco tinnunculus
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Meerkoet
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(Common) Coot
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Fulica atra
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Scholekster
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Oystercatcher
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Haematopus ostralegus
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Kluut
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Avocet
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Recuvirostra avosetta
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Kievit
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Northern lapwing
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Vanellus vanellus
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Tureluur
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Common Redshank
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Tringa totanus
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Kleine Plevier
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Littel Ringed Plover
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Charadrius dubius
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Oeverloper
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Common Sandpiper
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Actitis hypoleucos
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Kokmeeuw
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Black headed gull
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Chroicocephalus ridibundus
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Zilvermeeuw
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Herring gull
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Larus argentatus
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Kleine mantelmeeuw
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Lesser black backed gull
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Larus fuscus
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Visdief
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Common Tern
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Sterna hirundo
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Houtduif
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Wood Pigeon
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Columba palumbus
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Holenduif
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Stock Pigeon
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Streptopelia decaocto
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Koekoek
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(Common) Cuckoo
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Cuculus canorus
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Gierzwaluw
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(Common) Swift
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Apus apus
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Grote bonte specht
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Great spotted Woodpecker
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Dendrocopos major
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Boerenzwaluw
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Barn Swallow
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Hirundo rustica
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Huiszwaluw
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House Martin
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Delichon urbica
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Oeverzwaluw
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Sand Martin
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Riparia riparia
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Gele kwikstaart
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Yellow Wagtail
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Motacilla flava
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Witte kwikstaart
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White Wagtail
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Motacilla alba
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Heggenmus
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Dunnock
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Prunella modularis
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Nachtegaal
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Nightingale
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Luscinia megarhynchos
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Blauwborst
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Bluethroat
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Luscinia svecica
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Merel
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Blackbird
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Turdus merula
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Kleine karekiet (h)
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Reed warbler
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Acrocephalus scirpaceus
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Rietzanger (h)
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Sedge Warbler
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Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
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Spotvogel
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Icterine Warbler
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Hippolais icterina
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Tuinfluiter
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Garden Warbler
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Sylvia borin
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Braamsluiper
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Lesser Whitethroat
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Sylvia curruca
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Zwartkop
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Blackcap
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Sylvia articapilla
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Fitis
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Willow Warbler
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Phylloscopus trochilus
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Tjiftjaf
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Chiffchaff
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Phylloscopus collybita
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Koolmees
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Great Tit
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Parus major
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Pimpelmees
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Blue Tit
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Parus caeruleus
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Spreeuw
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(Common) Starling
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Sturnus vulgaris
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Gaai
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(Eurasian) Jay
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Garrulus glandarius
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Ekster
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Magpie
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Pica pica
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Kauw
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(Eurasian) jackdaw
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Corvus monedula
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Zwarte kraai
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Carrion Crow
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Corvus corone
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Huismus
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House Sparrow
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Passer domesticus
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Vink
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Chaffinch
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Fringilla coelebs
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Groenling
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Greenfinch
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Carduelis chloris
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Kneu
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Linnet
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Carduelis cannabina
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Putter
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Goldfinch
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Carduelis carduelis
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Rietgors
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Reed Bunting
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Emberiza schoeniclus
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Total species seen: 66, 2 (h)=only heard, 68 in total.
Highlights of the day:
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Natuurbelevingscentrum. Meeting place. We walked to the observation hill to the east of the centre. Some movement on the nest of White-tailed Eagle visible. Little Ringed plover. Many Deer, Konik horses and Heck cattle.
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Oostvaardersdijk (Kwelplas , southern part), Shelduck and a far off Pochard.
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Trekvogelveld Great egret, The area has now dried up completely, the number of waders getting to zero, apart from a lone Lapwing. Linnet flying past.
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Oostvaardersdijk. (northern part) Some Common Tern and Black headed Gull. Small numbers of Cormorants flying along and across the dike.
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Path towards Zeearend hide. Big carp under second bridge. Great spotted Woodpecker, Bluethroat. Little Grebe in summer plumage. Wren singing its hart out.
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