Dutch Richel island birds and seals


This video is called Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus).

Richel is a sand bank/desert island in the Netherlands, close to Vlieland island.

Richel is a breeding ground for ringed plovers, Kentish plovers, little terns, and other birds. It is also an important resting place for gray seals. At high water, the sand bank is a flood refuge, where many species of wading birds rest and, while cleaning their feathers, wait until they can forage at low tide.

Wildlife rangers on Richel have a blog (in Dutch). It is here.

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