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Stormy weather
Sound track advice: Stormy weather - Billie Holiday I’ve always considered myself a birder with a camera, rather than a bird...
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20 okt 20192 minuten om te lezen
The Big Black Monster
When the ladies from bird hospital De Wulp sent me the shots of the Grey-cheeked Thrush taken into care last year, it really knocked me...
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14 aug 20192 minuten om te lezen
Save the best for last: ID & age of a mega
In many respects autumn was remarkably slow. But November turned everything upside down! Like in spring (with an Alpine Swift), the girls...
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27 nov 20183 minuten om te lezen
Arctic surprise
There's a big if - but another big redpoll invasion could be in the making. The if depends on stuff like weather conditions, and the...
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10 nov 20182 minuten om te lezen
Redstart headaches: moult & primary spacing
Eastern Black Redstart, 1 cy male, October 2008, Kazakhstan (Arend Wassink) Redstart articles coming up! The ID article on Eastern Black...
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25 feb 20183 minuten om te lezen
Boxing Day: ageing Black-necked Grebe
25 December. Boxing Day! Rinse and I don't need much time to think when were asked to ring a few birds in bird hospital De Wulp. The star...
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25 dec 20172 minuten om te lezen
Ageing Leach's Storm Petrel
Every time I get to see one of those blackish, passerine sized seabirds during gale force winds, my heart misses a beat or two. I just...
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2 nov 20172 minuten om te lezen
Primary moult of a Dutch Bonxie
There are probably not too many primary moult scores for Great Skuas from Holland. But I've got one now! Since we usually only see them...
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2 nov 20172 minuten om te lezen
Ageing spotted crakes
Nearly every year I manage to trap a Spotted Crake or two at my ringing site in Meijendel. Over the years I noticed a helpful ageing...
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26 aug 20171 minuten om te lezen
ageing a calling Iberian Chiffchaff
On 14 July I stumbled upon a calling Iberian Chiffchaff (ca 45th record) in my hometown The Hague. Since calling birds are probably...
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27 jul 20172 minuten om te lezen
ageing and sexing Spotted Redshank
On 21 June Gijsbert Twigt and I trapped a Spotted Redshank in Meijendel, Wassenaar - the first one ever to be ringed at the site, where...
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27 jul 20171 minuten om te lezen
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