Birdwatching in the Netherlands Birding contacts and birdwatching information Local Birdingpal Contacts Local Birdwatchers Initial Last Name Area Available Language NY Jimenez Dronten, Flevoland Weekend English/SpannishDutch I started to bird when I was 12 years old. There are a lot of good birding places around where I live, like the: Oostvaardersplassen, Vossemeer, IJsseldelta, Roggebodzand etc. J Bosch Dokkum, Friesland/Lauwersmeer Anytime Dutch/EnglishGerman R Skjelnes Lauwersmeer, Friesland Anytime Dutch/NorwegianEnglish/Finnish L Dijkstra Arnhem, Gelderland Anytime Dutch/English H Van Diepen Epe, Gelderland Anytime Dutch/EnglishGerman/FrenchItalian/SpanishScandinavian G Ottens Utrecht, Gelderland Anytime R Vermoolen Wageningen, Gelderland Anytime Dutch/English M Noback Groningen Anytime Dutch/EnglishGerman/French R Dillerop Groningen Weekend D Brinkhuizen Groningen Anytime Dutch/EnglishSerbian A Ovaa Vaals, Limburg Anytime J Vermeulen Chaam, Noord Brabant Weekend Dutch/EnglishGerman/FrenchSpanish X Havix Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant Weekend P van Els Uden, Noord Brabant Anytime M Twort Bergen op Zoom, West Brabant Weekend Dutch/English For me it's a hobby. I do not keep lists. I am member of the local bird club which does hold some very serious birders. Some of whom are wel known through there work on breeding atlases and so on. I take part in counting birds in our area. I do not own a car or drive and do nearly all my birding on a bycicle also in other Eropean lands Spain, Hungary, Turkey and Portugal. In this part of Netherlands are the most diffrent sort of birds seen. C van Deursen Aerdenhout, Noord-Holland Anytime M Argeloo Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Anytime R van Ouwerkerk Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Anytime D de Vre Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Anytime M van den Bergh Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Anytime Dutch/English M Voorvelt Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Anytime Dutch/EnglishGerman/French E Boven Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Anytime P van der Wielen Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland Weekend Dutch/English O Zijlstra Nw. Niedorp, Noord-Holland Anytime Dutch/English H Kiewiet De Cocksdorp/Texel, Noord-Holland Anytime Dutch/GermanEnglish I like watching birds and there are a lot of them on the island of Texel in the north-west of the Netherlands. A Binsbergen Oosterend/Texel, Noord-Holland Anytime Dutch/EnglishFrench/GermanSpanish/DanishSwedish R Kampf Schermerhorn, Noord-Holland Anytime Dutch/EnglishGerman/FrenchNorwegian N Graafsma Uithoorn, Noord-Holland Weekend Dutch/English Birding througout the Netherlands, e.g. forest, swamps, lakes, agricultural country, dunes, etc PC Meijer Utrecht, Middenmeer/Noord Holland Anytime Dutch/EnglishGerman/FrenchSpanish J Verhulst Utrecht, Noord Holland Weekend Dutch/EnglishGerman GM Kohn Utrecht, Noord Holland Weekend Dutch/Englishsome German I am a student at Utrecht University studying animal behavior (mainly animal social learning and personalities), from Montana/New York in the United States. Looking fellow birders in my area who are willing to share there knowledge of the local avifauna, as well as go on low-income birding trips (aka ride-sharein, hitchhiking and couchsurfing). M Scholte Vinkeveen/Utrecht, Noord Holland Weekend Dutch/EnglishGerman E Groenewoud Zaandam, Noord Holland Weekend Dutch/EnglishGerman A Roetemeijer Zeist/Utrecht, Noord Holland Weekend GP Langedijk Zuid-Scharwoude, Noord-Holland Weekend Dutch/EnglishGerman/French M Hoksberg Deventer, Overijssel Anytime Dutch/Englishsome German I bird the River Ijssel with lots of marshbirds. Also woodlands and birds connected with farming. Very beautiful area. Both interesting in summer and winter. A van Essen Zwolle, Overijssel Anytime L Steen Zwolle, Overijssel Anytime H Bouman Zwolle, Overijssel Anytime Dutch/EnglishGerman J van Bruggen Veluwe Weekend H Bouman Veluwe Weekend Dutch/EnglishGerman P Boelee Goes, Zeeland Anytime Dutch/EnglishGerman Zeeland, the part of the netherlands, where you easy can find 60 species of birds on one day. T Plug Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland Weekend Dutch/EnglishFrench/German KP Hendriks Leiden, Zuid-Holland Weekend J van den Berg Oostvoorne, Zuid-Holland Weekend Dutch/EnglishGerman/French A de Hoon Voorburg/The Hague, Zuid-Holland Weekend Dutch/EnglishGerman/FrenchSpanish Professional Guides Initial Last Name Area Available Language L Treadgold Alkmaar, Noord-Holland Anytime English/DutchGerman E Dirks Zaandam, Noord-Holland Anytime Dutch/EnglishGerman/SpanishFrench P van der Luit Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland Anytime Dutch/English Local Information Name Description Dutch Birding Association Club Netherlands Ornithologists' Union Club Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology Club Schiermonnikoog Station Banding/Ringing Birding Hotspots around the world Sites Gert and Rommert Cazemier's Lauwersmeer Vincent van der Spek Scheveningen Birdpix.nl Bird Photos Nederpix.nl Nature photos X Havix's Owls Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Netherlands Local weather Yahoo Electronic maps MultiMap Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. Field guides recommended by Birdingpals. Printable bird check list Trip Reports from Netherlands. Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report from the Netherlands C van Deursen's guide to the Netherlands. Last update 15/02/2008