Hi - I've attached the list of places visited and birds seen during my all too brief visit to Amsterdam from August 24-29 and London from Aug. 30 to September 4 this year (about 6 partial days spent birding). Despite everyone telling me it was a terrible time of year for birding I had a great time, met wonderful helpful bird lovers and saw some great birds. I used the Birdingpal list to find helpful locals as well as just general googling to figure out places to go on my own. Barbara
Hi Barbara
It seems like you got a good introduction to the birds of that area of Europe on your trip. And if you're birding in a place for the first time, there's no such thing as "a terrible time of the year to go birding." I heard the same from the locals on my first birding trip to the Netherlands (mid July) and I had a great time too. You even managed to see two species that this European birder has never seen, Goshawk and Caspian Tern.
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[QUOTE=Edward]Hi Barbara
It seems like you got a good introduction to the birds of that area of Europe on your trip. And if you're birding in a place for the first time, there's no such thing as "a terrible time of the year to go birding." I heard the same from the locals on my first birding trip to the Netherlands (mid July) and I had a great time too. You even managed to see two species that this European birder has never seen, Goshawk and Caspian Tern.
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Thanks - I hope my message didn't imply that I felt the birding was terrible - for me it was great. I did feel like I got a good intro to many common birds, as well as some more rare. The most amazing point was at Nardermeer where we saw all those raptors at the same time! Also nice to see some that I know from home in new areas (Great Egret, Moorhen, Coot, Caspian Tern, Mallard). Missing sight of the Green Woodpcker was the main "hole" in my trip! Barbara