The Wadden Sea island of Texel is considered a premier, if not the best, birding spot in the Netherlands. Because of its position along a major migration route, over 400 bird species have been recorded. This makes the island extremely popular amongst birders. Things are not always as ideal as they sound - while birders … Continue reading The Island of Texel, 12. – 13.09.2022
The first few weeks of university of 2022 passed relatively quickly, even though the classes took place online due to the rising covid cases. Having not been birding for a while apart from some short walks around Maastricht, I felt like it really was time to get out again. I decided to make use of … Continue reading Oostvaardersplassen & Ijmuiden, 29.-30.01.2022
Due to a Poya day, we were lucky to have a three-day weekend in the beginning of March. I was eager to use the opportunity for a trip to Sinharaja, a great place to visit even for such a short period of time with excellent birds in a beautiful setting, just three hours drive from … Continue reading Sinharaja Rainforest, 07.03. – 09.03.2020
Having last visited the north of Sri Lanka, a region quite different to the rest of the island, a year ago on a short trip to Mannar, I thought the Independence Day on February 4th would be a good opportunity to spend two full days birding in the area, this time focusing on Puttalam and … Continue reading Puttalam & Wilpattu NP, 01.-04.02.2020
A Poya day on a Friday or Monday is always a great opportunity to get out of the city and do some birding. Fortunately, one such weekend was after the four days of school after winter vacation, which meant there was not a lot of schoolwork yet (although it wouldn't have hurt spending that weekend … Continue reading Nuwara Eliya, 10.-12.01.2020
My Zone Is Birding 