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
Pelagic birding is relatively new in Sri Lanka. While seabirds have been recorded from land as well as from boats, long-term systematic observations have not been made. This means that detailed distribution and migration patterns of many uncommon seabirds are relatively unknown. As a result of this, recent pelagic trips have nearly always turned up … Continue reading Mirissa Pelagic, 24.04.2021
Thanks to a Poya Day, we had a four-day weekend in the beginning of March. Since the Sinharaja rainforest is on of the country's most popular birding spots, we decided to make a trip there as soon as possible. We combined it with Mirissa, a beach town not far from Sinharaja. Mirissa is a popular … Continue reading Sinharaja & Mirissa 28.02. – 04.03.2018
This is my first blog post since I moved to Sri Lanka, and so far, I’ve had many memorable experiences, both cultural and bird wise. Despite having had lots to do after moving into our new home and settling in the new school, I already had many chances to see some of the country's birds. … Continue reading Diyasaru Park 31.01.2018
This year I finally participated in my first Birding Big Day with my mother, an event where one has to identify as many birds as possible within a 24-hour period. We started fairly early in the morning from Pretoria and began birding in the Vlaklaagte grasslands north of Bronkhorstspruit. From there we drove to the … Continue reading Birding Big Day 25.11.2017
My Zone Is Birding 