10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2011

This wonderful Yellow Wagtail ( Motacilla flava ) was entered by user geerta (Netherlands) early on in the competition and was one of the first photos in this year’s competition that really made me sit up. Well, who could not enjoy that wealth of colour?

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2011 Puffins Costa Rica Netherlands 247

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Black-tailed Godwit ( Limosa limosa ) in the Netherlands cc-by Frank Vassen Sandpipers The birds known as peeps, stints, knots, turnstones (which were once awarded their own family!),

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Family North America Netherlands New Zealand 234

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

A bit larger than the Netherlands but with less land than Latvia and Ireland, in terms of territory, we rank 126. As far as countries go, Costa Rica is at the smaller end of the spectrum. With good reason, lots of birders visit Costa Rica and we also have a good sized local birding community.

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Costa Rica Latvia Albatross Netherlands 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2023

Before starting Birdingplaces.eu , Chris van der Heijden worked for BirdLife in The Netherlands. During his birding travels through Europe, he came up with the idea for Birdingplaces: why was it so hard to get good birding info in most countries? Yes, it was possible.

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Europe Netherlands Namibia Cuba 263

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Otto Plantema resides in the Netherlands, is a scientist by trade (he has a Ph.D. Netherlands: Oliver Plantema, 2020. The quality of the photographs is supported by the book’s nice, thick paper and a size that’s not enormous, like some photography books are these days, but not too small. by Otto Plantema.

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Penguins Georgia Albatross New Zealand 279

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2013

This timing suites Britain and Netherlands well, I suppose, but Europe is somewhat larger than that.). The grand idea behind the Eurobirdwatch is to get as many people as possible exposed to birds and birding (or, to the virus of birding) – at the time when smaller birds are already gone, and the bigger ones haven’t arrived yet!

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Serbia Europe Netherlands Eagles 244

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

Brown-throated Parakeet is a pretty common species across much of Central American and northern South America, true, but Aruba, just like the other two islands that make up the Netherlands Antilles, has its very own endemic subspecies, arubensis. Is it it’s own species?

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South America Netherlands America Sparrows 224

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2023

At that time Arjan had a brief visit to his homeland, the Netherlands, which boosted his morale, but also offered a chance to repack his backpack: “After three months of nonstop travel, I know exactly what is unnecessary and what is lacking. Slowly but surely, I start to realize that breaking the world record could become a reality.”

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Papua New Guinea Guinea Suriname Brazil 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2014

The situation was still much the same in 1995, when a friend and I went on a short birding trip to the Netherlands in winter, specifically to see geese. The Netherlands were far away. Of course I considered it to have been blown there from the Netherlands. Still, this was not much of an issue, nothing we discussed.

Germany 150

Germany Netherlands Geese Kenya 150

Critter News

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Tags: animal research Netherlands.

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Netherlands Medical Research Animal Rats 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 22, 2008

In one of the biggest undercover inquiries into pig-farming, CIWF visited 60 farms across five big pork-producing states, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary and Britain. Overall, Spain had the worst conditions, followed by the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary and Britain. Jaime Oliver is doing a show about the issue in Britain.

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Pigs Europe Investigation Factory Farm 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

From there, we learn of the effects of season creep on Great Tits and winter moth caterpillars in the Netherlands, the increasing gap between male and female migration dates in Africa-wintering Barn Swallows and the lengthening migration of Barred Warblers as their breeding grounds shift north.

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Netherlands Buffalo Science Penguins 182

Critter News

JULY 22, 2011

This could halt production of kosher and halal meat in the Netherlands – and lead to similar campaigns in other European countries. Excerpted from the Irish Times. THE DUTCH parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban the ritual slaughter of livestock.

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Livestock Slaughter Slaughtered Netherlands 100

Critter News

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Representatives from the Federal Russia Customs, Far East Customs Directorate, Far East Operative Customs, Siberian Customs Directorate, General Customs Directorate of China, TRAFFIC Russia and TRAFFIC China met from 16–18 November in Vladivostok, through a programme supported by WWF Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK.

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Russia China Trafficking Netherlands 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Scientists at Eindhoven University in the Netherlands have grown in-vitro meat, using cells from a live pig to replicate growth in a petri dish. From an opinion piece in the Times of India. They haven't been able to actually taste the pork they've grown because of lab rules. Nevertheless there's potential here for two giant breakthroughs.

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Meat Factory Farm Factory Farming Netherlands 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2019

Barnacle geese breed mainly on the Arctic islands of the North Atlantic, while the nearest wintering areas also lie along the northern coasts of Europe: the Netherlands and the Baltic Sea (Estonia, Finland, Denmark and Sweden). But this wasn’t a Greylag nor a White-fronted, we almost ran over a Barnacle Goose – a rarity I mentioned earlier.

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Geese Serbia Estonia Ukraine 200

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

I’ve since seen individual Red-breasts in winter in the Netherlands (with Brent), in Estonia on spring passage (always with Barnacles), and on the Swedish island of Öland in autumn (again with Barnacles). That was in October 1991.

Bulgaria 130

Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 30, 2007

25 well-known scientists, philosophers and politicians from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United States informed in a comprehensible manner and on a high level about the current status on animal ethics studies, answered open questions and introduced their approaches.

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Germany Animal Ethics Switzerland Netherlands 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2023

The Dutch Island of Texel is well-known amongst European birders due to the exciting number and quality of birds it attracts during spring and autumn migration times. Although not as exciting as Helgoland, which I covered here recently , Texel is an excellent location in its own right.

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Birds Groups Ducks Rights 246

Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Unfortunate, but the court decided she would not survive being returned to the wild. Here's an excerpt from the online Boston Globe.

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Whales Whaling Boston Zoos 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A detective story: A few White-tailed Eagles live in the Netherlands. The Netherlands White-tailed Eagle Working Group watches out for them, partly via transmitters. At one point, a White-tailed Eagle does not change its position anymore, obviously an alarming sign, and subsequently is found dead in a field.

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Eagles Netherlands Groups Japan 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2024

However – and I am not saying this out of misplaced national pride – there is one bird in the Netherlands that proves Jefferson wrong and Buffon right: the White-tailed Eagle (or Sea Eagle ). At the Praambult look-out point it’s always clear you are in the Netherlands. He even got a large Moose fed-exed to Paris to prove the point.

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Beavers Netherlands Eagles Geese 214

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2023

The species is classified as Near Threatened – in particular, numbers in the Netherlands have decreased substantially, and the chicks are negatively affected by intensified agriculture (HBW). A paper examining the negative effects of flooding on the breeding success of Black-tailed Godwits is titled “Sink or Swim?

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Eggs Birds Breeders McDonalds 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Skrins, Friesland, The Netherlands. Skrins, Friesland, The Netherlands. Harlingen, west of Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands. Harlingen, west of Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands. Exminster Marshes, Exe Estuary, Exeter, Devon, SW England. North Killingholme Haven, Immingham, Humber Estuary, North lincs.,

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Iceland Netherlands France Kuwait 166

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

By Peter Penning Peter Penning is a sustainability management consultant who spends many weeks abroad away from his homes in The Netherlands (work) and Portugal (holidays). He passively supports BirdLife in the Netherlands and South Africa and actively in Portugal as treasurer of SPEA – Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves.

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Uganda Netherlands Monkeys Portugal 246

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2017

I also got to spend a few hours in the Netherlands. Marsh Sandpiper , Den Oever, Netherlands. Towards the end of the winter though a business trip was to take me first to Belgium and then to northern Germany, and going through the Netherlands past that particular village was just a minor detour.

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2016 Germany Italy Netherlands 124

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Luca recently completed his BSc in the Netherlands and currently spends his time working (and birding!) By Luca Feuerriegel Family holidays to nature reserves and the abundance of nature books including bird guides at home paved the way for Luca to be a committed birder by the time he was in his early teens. before starting his MSc.

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Sri Lanka Netherlands Namibia South Africa 246

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The birds used in this study were Zebra Finches reared and housed at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. The experimenters changed the difficulty of foraging for different groups of birds, so some birds would have to spend more energy on foraging than others. Bird age and other factors were also considered.

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Killing Zebras Netherlands Birds 249

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2025

Think Singapore, Hong Kong or The Netherlands. Imagine a country with a lot of people packed into a tiny area. What would paradise look like for these people – keeping in mind Jean-Paul Sartre’s “l’enfer, c’est les autres“?

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Namibia Netherlands Singapore Birds 255

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In the Netherlands, hopes were high for the Eleven-city Tour, but the nation had to wait another 5 years for the first tour during my lifetime, in 1984. Sleet, snow, temperatures dropping to minus 20 degrees… Source

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Netherlands Species Djibouti Pythons 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Dragan) Before starting Birdingplaces.eu , Chris van der Heijden worked for BirdLife in The Netherlands. ” To tell you the truth, I do not know how I made it without this guide for such a long time. Absolutely highest recommendation. On Birdingplaces you can find thousands of areas for birding Europe and the Mediterranean.

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North America Birds Europe Costa Rica 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

“Well, that’s great,” you may be saying, “but what does that have to do with owls?

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 246

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In fact, the habitat on Chacachacare recalls that of the desert islands of the Netherlands Antilles. Tobago of course bears a closer geological relation to the aforementioned Netherlands Antilles than it does to Trinidad. Strewn with cacti and dry forest, Chacachacare even has a natural saline pond!

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Trinidad Netherlands Columbus Whales 253

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2025

New Year’s resolutions are my Achilles’ heel: I have no vices to quit. I don’t drink much on Tuesdays, I don’t smoke, and I recycle. For the coming year, I can promise to take better pictures or I can go for a Big Year 2025 in Rotterdam. Since the latter seems more doable than the former, that’s decided then.

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Netherlands Birds 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 24, 2025

Constantly proving Al Gore wrong – that is in essence the Dutch climate change strategy. Not the official strategy, that’s: trying hard not to do anything at all. No, the unofficial strategy that follows the one imperative constant over the last two millennia: let’s keep the place dry.

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Birds Belgium Netherlands Colorado 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This week’s beer is Ring Your Mother, a collaboration between the English Buxton Brewery and Oproer Brouwerij and Oedipus Brewing of the Netherlands, that revives an 1832 recipe for an XXXX mild ale originally brewed by the now-defunct Truman Brewery of East London, one of the largest breweries in the world in the 1800s.

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San Francisco Netherlands Nevada Investigation 100