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Netherlands

Birds, destinations and field guides for Netherlands.

Endemic species: 0
Bird species: 279
Destinations: 1
Field guides: 4

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Identify

Birds you are likely to see in Netherlands

Eurasian Bullfinch

Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

Common Chiffchaff

Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

Gadwall Mareca strepera

Brambling Fringilla montifringilla

Black Kite Milvus migrans

Black Stork Ciconia nigra

Common Blackbird

Common Blackbird Turdus merula

Western Yellow Wagtail

Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor

Montagu’s Harrier

Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus

Plan

Where to go birding in Netherlands

Netherlands Wadden Sea A vast tidal sea shared by three countries: millions of shorebirds on passage.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Best
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

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Field guides for Netherlands

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe Rob Hume, 2010 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more Beginners

Birds of the Netherlands Peter van der, 2022 Netherlands All levels

Collins Bird Guide

Collins Bird Guide Lars Svensson et al., 2000 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more All levels

Advanced Bird ID Handbook: The Western Palearctic

Advanced Bird ID Handbook: The Western Palearctic Nils Van Duivendijk, 2011 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more Experts and researchers