Went back this morning for better views of the SPECTACLED EIDER. What. A. Bird. ~600 twitchers managed to connect, with the first foreigners from Germany and Belgium joining in. Probably a 3cy male, based on grey (not white) tertials.
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Koen Stork
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Dutch birder, mainly on the island of Texel | voting member of the Dutch rarities committee (CDNA) | MSc Conservation Ecology at the University of Groningen
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F*ckin Spectacled Eider on Texel!! Stressful drive from Groningen, but managed to tick it in the last light. #351 (CSNA) or #341 (IOC) for my Texel list, but definitely the most memorable one yet!
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Very relaxed twitch of the 1st Pacific Diver for The Netherlands this morning! Particularly interesting how the birds' appearance changed with behaviour and distance (see the differences between both clips attached).
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Found yday evening, this Crag Martin went to sleep on a church on Texel, allowing me to catch up all the way from Schiermonnikoog! 2nd for Texel, 11th for NL and more importantly #350 for my Texel list!!
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What an amazing beast! Dark-sided flycatcher, present for its second day at Meijendel, The Netherlands. 1st for NL and 3rd for WP.
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