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Thousands of birds migrate past and land in Texel each spring and fall.

 

 

 

 

 

"Texel is really a birdwatching paradise and is almost entirely run as an ornithological reserve and natural park. Here you can see an undescribable quantity of seabirds and limicolous while the flights of wild geese obscure the sky and fields. There are beaches, new and old dunes, heaths, wetlands of all types, and extensive mudflats on the Waddensea." -I Steenkiste

TEXEL; Sea, Strand, Dunes, Polders, the Dutch Shallows

DUCKS, GEESE, WADERS, PASSERINES, RAPTORS…

Texel is the most complete of the series of Frisian Islands which stretches from the west of Holland into Denmark. It gives the visitor an opportunity to experience all different aspects of the Dutch landscape in a single day.

No other place yields such a complete experience of the unique mix of culture and nature which resulted from the endless fight between water and sand, between man and sea.

On the western beaches the gulfs of the North Sea roll over the sand, sometimes even flooding completely the most spectacular part of the island: the desolate Sluftervalley.

In the east the calm sea of the Shallows touches the grass of the old dike with its grazing sheep. Every six hours the sea vanishes, leaving a sheet of mud raving with a million birds, as far as the eye can see…

The island is in all seasons one of the best places to watch birds in Europe. Not only is Texel famous among Dutch bird-watchers as the best place to find rarities, it is also perfect to see as many as 80 or even over a hundred different ‘normal’ species in one day.

Texel Bird Sightings

King Eider: an adult eclips drake was found on the 28th of August at the Waddensea north of Oudeschild; the bird stayed until the end of the year and was seen at NIOZ-harbour on the 30th of December; between the 30th of August and the 2th of October also a first-year male was seen at the Waddensea

Long-tailed Duck: a record count of 400 on the 7th of February on the Waddensea near IJzeren Kaap (east of Oosterend), at approximately 2 km distance from the coast

Great Northern Loon: 1 first-winter on the 2nd of January at Oudeschild (harbour). The bird was last seen there on the 20th of January. In autumn/winter first-winter birds were seen at Oudeschild from 30th of November until at least the 29th of December and at NIOZ-harbour from 28th until 30th of December.

Manx Shearwater: 3 birds flew along Westerslag on the 11th of June; summer-observations are scarce

Balearic Shearwater: at least 3 were seen between 5-7 October at the North Sea
European Shag: 1 immature flying over Marsdiep towards North Sea on the 11th of January; 1 immature stayed at NIOZ-haven on the 2nd of September. In December immature birds were seen at Oudeschild (19th), NIOZ-harbour (23th) and 't Horntje (ferry; 26th).

Cattle Egret: 1 was observed at Staatsbossen from 18th until 22th of April
Little Egret: Three wintering birds stayed until the end of the year. Only one previous winter-record is known.

Night Heron: a 2nd cy bird was seen at Ruige Hoek on the 12th of May
Purple Heron: 1 flew over 'de Tuintjes' on the 15th of May
Glossy Ibis: 1 bird was briefly seen at de Slufter on the 21st of July
Black Stork: 1 flew over 't Horntje on the 16th of May. A flock of 15! stayed at Korverskooi on the 10th of August. Later on the 10th of august a flock of 13 was observed at De Schorren. During the days after (until 11th of October) smaller groups and individuals were seen, probably originating from the flock.

EURASIAN BLACK VULTURE: 1 immature bird stayed on various locations between 30th of July - 4th of August and on the 12th of August
EURASIAN GRIFFON VULTURE: 1 immature bird flew over 'de Horsmeertjes' and 't Horntje on the 1st of August

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Spotted Crake: a calling bird was heard at Grote Vlak on the 6th-7th of May
Crane: one bird flew over the eastern part of the island on the 6th of May
Black-winged Stilt: 2 birds were briefly seen at Grote Vlak on the 4th of May
Dotterel: groups were seen at De Hemmer on 4th of May (2 ind.), polder Eierland on 7-8 May (7 ind.), polder de Eendracht on 9th of May (3 ind.) and at Bargen on the 16th of May (2 ind.), 2 flying past 'de Tuintjes' on 2nd of September, 2 in the dunes near Mandenvallei on 9th of September, 1 flying over Zeeburg on 12th of September, 1 flying over Pompevlak on 23th of September, 1 flying over Westerduinen on 24th of September, 1 at Jochems on 2nd of October

Pectoral Sandpiper: 1 was seen at Mokbaai on the 3th of August and another one stayed there on the 3th of October

White-rumped Sandpiper: 1 adult bird was seen at De Schorren and polder De Eendracht on the 30th of August - 2nd of September; another bird stayed at Pompevlak on 1st - 11th of September. These are records 3 and 4 for Texel.
Whimbrel: an unseasonal bird stayed at the eastcoast south of de Schorren en was last observed on the 5th of January

Red-necked Phalarope: a female was observed at Westerkolk on the 8th of June; another (?) ringed female was seen at Zandkes between the 11th and the 20th of June
Grey Phalarope: a first winter bird was seen on the 19th of October at de Petten
Mediterranean Gull: a large count was a flock of 33 flying over De Hors on the 8th of May. An adult winter bird flew behind the ferry to Texel on the 23th of December, constituting only the second record for this month

Glaucous Gull: 1 first-winter at Ecomare between 11th of january and at least 19th of February. A second-winter was observed near the lighthouse on the 11th of February; one bird was seen at Eierlandse Gat on the 5th of April. A rather late bird was a 2nd cj bird at Vliezicht on the 7th of May

Iceland Gull: 1 first-winter stays at 'Hoge Berg' along the Schansweg from the 12th of March until at least the 25th of April.
Black Guillemot: 1 first-winter was found at 't Horntje on the 24th of October and died later at Ecomare

Swift: 1 late bird flew over the island on the 16th of November
European Bee-eater: 1 flew over Westerslag on the 6th of May
Olive-backed Pipit: 1 was seen at Oost on the 8th of October
Bohemian Waxwing: 1 very early bird stayed at Ruige Hoek on the 5th of October. On the 2nd of December 3 birds were seen at de Muy. From the 24th of December a small influx occured with small groups at Den Burg (max. 16), Oosterend (max. 8) and De Cocksdorp (max. 13)

Whinchat: 1 bird stayed near De Cocksdorp on the 1st of December. This is the first December-record in the Netherlands
Siberian Stonechat: 1 adult male was seen/claimed at Eierlandse duinen on the 11th of October

Ring Ouzel: a large count was 80 at 'de Tuintjes' on the 21th of April. In December 3 birds were seen on at Den Burg (10-13th), Hoornder Nieuwland (17th) and at Paal 9 (19th). These are the first December records on the island

Subalpine Warbler: 1 second calenderyear male was observed at 'de Tuintjes' near the lighthouse on 23-24th of April. This is the 6th observation of this species on the island and the earliest ever in the Netherlands.
Barred Warbler: 1 first-winter was seen at 'Reddingbootschuur' near the lighthouse on the 20th-21th of August

Greenish Warbler: 1 singing at Robbenjager on 9th and 11th of September
Yellow-browed Warbler: between 30th of September and 8th of October at least 21 were seen. A late record is the observation of 2 birds at Reddingbootschuur on the 10th of November. One of these birds stayed until the 13th of November

Pallas's Warbler: (only) one was seen on the 9th of November at Reddingbootschuur
Raddes' Warbler: one stayed at 'de Tuintjes' on the 4th of october (4th record)

Red-breasted Flycatcher: first winter birds were seen on the 2nd of october at 'de Robbenjager' and at 't Horntje on the 3th of october. Avery late individual stayed at Den Burg from 18-23th of November

Treecreeper: two were seen on the northern tip of the island between 2-5 October

Woodchat Shrike: a second cj female was observed at polder Wassenaar on 25-26th of May. A juvenile bird was present at de Muy on the 3th of October and stayed there until the 24th of October (12-13th record)

Turkestan Shrike: an adult male was seen at the northern tip of the island on 2nd-6th of October (3th record)

Red-backed Shrike: 3 observations of males until the 10th of June; one female was seen on the 12th of Jjune; a first-winter bird stayed at Hanenplas on the 9th-10th of September, 1 at Robbenjager on the 23th of September and 1 at Hanenplas on the 25th of September

Rose-coloured Starling: an adult bird was seen by non-birders in a garden near the Staatsbossen on the 28th of April, but could not be found back; a first-winter bird was seen on the 14th of September near Reddingbootschuur on the northern tip of the island.

Scarlet Rosefinch: only 3 birds have been seen/heard in spring

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1. Red-throated Diver
2. Black-throated Diver
3. Great Northern Diver
4. Great Crested Grebe
5. Red-necked Grebe
6. Little Grebe
7. Black-necked Grebe
8. Slavonian Grebe
9. Fulmar
10. Sooty Shearwater
11. Northern Gannet
12. Great Cormorant
13. Great Bittern
14. Night Heron
15. Cattle Egret
16. Little Egret
17. Great White Egret
18. Gray Heron
19. Purple Heron
20. White Stork
21. Black Stork
22. Eurasian Spoonbill
23. Greater Flamingo
24. Whooper Swan
25. Tundra Swan
26. Mute Swan
27. Pink-footed Goose
28. Bean Goose
29. Lesser White-fronted Goose
30. White-fronted Goose
31. Greylag Goose
32. Snow Goose
33. Red-breasted Goose
34. Brent Goose
35. Barnacle Goose
36. Common Shelduck
37. Ruddy Shelduck
38. Egyptian Goose
39. Eurasian Widgeon
40. Mallard
41. Gadwall
42. Northern Pintail
43. Northern Shoveler
44. Common Teal
45. Garganey
46. Ruddy Duck
47. Red-crested Pochard
48. Common Pochard
49. Ferruginous Duck
50. Tufted Duck
51. Greater Scaup
52. Common Eider
53. Long-tailed Duck
54. Common Scooter
55. Velvet Scooter
56. Common Goldeneye
57. Smew
58. Red-breasted Merganser
59. Goosander
60. Black Kite
61. Red Kite
62. Montagu's Harrier
63. Hen Harrier
64. Marsh Harrier
65. Eurasian Sparrowhawk
66. Northern Goshawk
67. Honey-Buzzard
68. Common Buzzard
69. Rough-legged Buzzard
70. White-tailed Eagle
71. Osprey
72. Red-footed Falcon
73. Common Kestrel
74. Hobby
75. Peregrine
76. Merlin
77. Black Grouse
78. Gray Partridge
79. Common Pheasant
80. Common Quail
81. Corn crake
82. Spotted crake
83. Water Rail
84. Moorhen
85. Common Coot
86. Common Crane
87. Oystercatcher
88. Avocet
89. Great Ringed Plover
90. Little Ringed Plover
91. Kentish Plover
92. Dotterel
93. European Golden Plover
94. Gray Plover
95. Northern Lapwing
96. Turnstone
97. Sanderling
98. Red Knot
99. Curlew Sandpiper
100. Dunlin
101. Purple Sandpiper
102. Little Stint
103. Temminck's Stint
104. Ruff
105. Eurasian Curlew
106. Whimbrel
107. Black-tailed Godwit
108. Bar-tailed Godwit
109. Common Redshank
110. Spotted Redshank
111. Common Greenshank
112. Wood Sandpiper
113. Common Sandpiper
114. Green Sandpiper
115. Woodcock
116. Common Snipe
117. Jack Snipe
118. Red-necked Phalarope
119. Gray Phalarope
120. Great Skua
121. Pomarine Skua
122. Arctic Skua
123. Long-tailed Skua
124. Little Gull

125. Black-headed Gull
126. Common Gull
127. Kitywake
128. Herring Gull
129. Yellow-legged Gull
130. Glaucous Gull
131. Great Black-backed Gull
132. Lesser Black-backed Gull
133. Sandwich Tern
134. Common Tern
135. Arctic Tern
136. Little Tern
137. Black Tern
138. Common Guillemot
139. Razorbill
140. Wood Pigeon
141. Stock Dove
142. Collared Dove
143. Turtle dove
144. Common Cuckoo
145. Rose-ringed Parakeet
146. Barn Owl
147. Short-eared Owl
148. Long-eared Owl
149. Tawny Owl
150. Little Owl
151. European Nightjar
152. Common Swift
153. Common Kingfisher
154. Wryneck
155. Black Woodpecker
156. Green Woodpecker
157. Great Spotted Woodpecker
158. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
159. Sky Lark
160. Wood Lark
161. Horned Lark
162. Sand Martin
163. Barn Swallow
164. House Martin
165. Water Pipit
166. Rockpipit
167. Tree Pipit
168. Meadow Pipit
169. Tawny Pipit
170. Pied Wagtail
171. Gray Wagtail
172. Yellow Wagtail
173. Wren
174. Hedge Accentor
175. Robin
176. Rufous Nightingale
177. Bluethroat
178. Common Redstart
179. Black Redstart
180. Whinchat
181. Common Stonechat
182. Northern Wheatear
183. Ring Ouzel
184. Blackbird
185. Fieldfare
186. Redwing
187. Song Thrush
188. Mistle Thrush
189. Savi's Warbler
190. Grasshopper Warbler
191. Great reed Warbler
192. Sedge Warbler
193. Marsh Warbler
194. Reed Warbler
195. Icterine Warbler
196. Garden Warbler
197. Lesser Whitethroat
198. Common Whitethroat
199. Blackcap
200. Wood Warbler
201. Willow Warbler
202. Chiffchaff
203. Goldcrest
204. Firecrest
205. Pied Flycatcher
206. Spotted Flycatcher
207. Bearded Tit
208. Penduline Tit
209. Marsh Tit
210. Willow Tit
211. Crested Tit
212. Blue Tit
213. Great Tit
214. Coal Tit
215. Long-tailed Tit
216. Wood Nuthatch
217. Short-toed Treecreeper
218. Red-backed Shrike
219. Great Gray Shrike
220. Common Starling
221. Golden Oriole
222. Eurasian Jay
223. Magpie
224. Eurasian Jackdaw
225. Common Raven
226. Carrion Crow
227. Rook
228. Tree Sparrow
229. House Sparrow
230. Chaffinch
231. Bambling
232. Hawfinch
233. European Serin
234. Siskin
235. Greenfinch
236. Goldfinch
237. Bullfinch
238. Common Redpoll
239. Twite
240. Linnet
241. Common Rosefinch
242. Common Crossbill
243. Corn Bunting
244. Yellowhammer
245. Reed Bunting
246. Lapland Longspur
247. Snow Bunting