Crossbills and white-fronted geese at EuroBirdwatch 2013

This video is called EuroBirdwatch 2012: 17000 Barnacle Geese in Joutseno, Finland.

And now, EuroBirdwatch 2013.

Here are the results of counting (migratory) birds all over the Netherlnds on 5 October 2013:

TOP 10 – 2013
Total: 241.924
Number of bird species: 181

1. White-fronted goose 68,515

2. Starling 44,092

3. Chaffinch 35,114

4. Black-headed gull 9,918

5. Meadow pipit 9,200

6. Grey lag goose 8,989

7. Northern lapwing 8, 957

8. Common gull 4,520

9. Herring gull 3,155

10. Crossbill 2,482

Never before had white-fronted geese been on number one. And never before had crossbills made the top ten.

Unusual species included: two ospreys, two ravens, 13 glossy ibis, 2 Cetti’s warblers, 4 water rails, 1 white-tailed eagle, 1 cuckoo, 1 red kite, 1 ruddy shelduck, 2 purple herons, four ring ouzels, and 40 snow buntings (in one flock).

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