Vacation in Holland

                                                             


And so we did go on vacation in our country . I got the chance to do some birding..never enough, but I did see some realy nice birds and some new ones. Forgive me that I put the Dutch names in the list.
Took some pictures, I will add them to it , to give an impression.
Spend 11 days on the house boat nearby Amsterdam.(Spaarndam/Velserbroek) Very nice birding around the boat. My favorite place...Landje van Gruyters and the Dunes.
We did spent 5 days  , nearby the border of German/Belgium.(Withum) SL
Spend two days on the cost nearby Amsterdam .(IJmuiden)Spend 3 days in the center of the country where we lived  in the early days for 28 years.(Beusichem/Heesselt)

The list....
fuut
Aalscholver
blauwe Reiger
Lepelaar(S)

Ooievaar
Knobbelzwaan(S)
Canadese Gans
Bergeend
Wilde Eend
Krakeend(S)

Smient
Slobeend
Kuifeend
Wespendief(St Pietersberg SL) to the right of the black Crow (Zwarte Kraai) NEW!

Buizerd
Fazant(SL)
Meerkoet(S)
Scholekster(S)
Kluut(S)

Kievit(S)
Tureluur(S)

Oeverloper(S) with the white belly and to the right a Tureluur

Wulp(S)
Houtduif
Turkse Tortel
Koekoek
Bosuil (3 young and 1 adult) (SL..Withum)
nachtzwaluw(SL Withum) NEW!!
Gierzwaluw
halsbandparkiet
groene Specht
grote bonte Specht
boerenzwaluw
huiszwaluw
grote gele Kwikstaart(SL Gelderland)

witte Kwikstaart
Heggemus
Snor(S)
rietzanger(S)
grasmus (S)

Braamsluiper (Heesselt)
Zwartkop
Fitis
TjifTjaf
Grauwe Vliegenvanger(SL)
zwarte roodstaart (SL) NEW!
roodborst
Nachtegaal
merel
zanglijster
grote Lijster

staartmees
pimpelmees
Koolmees
Kuifmees
Boomklever
Rietgors
Vink
Putter

Groenling
Kneu

huismus

Spreeuw
vlaamse Gaai
Ekster
zwarte Kraai
Kauw
Blauwborst ( Kennemermeer..Dunes)(was far for my camera ...great singer!)

Bontbekplevier
Nijlgans
Tafeleend
grote gele Kwikstaart
Ruigpootbuizerd(Malden) NEW!
Boompieper



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And friends of us in Heesselt rescued two baby Geese (Grauwe gans)