Field notes on identification, subspecies and the variation you meet in the field. Written and photographed by Wouter van der Ham, ecologist and birder.
After the post about the Stonechats in Georgia, I delved a bit deeper into the spring Stonechats in the Netherlands. Nowadays, I am outdoors almost daily for my work as an ecologist. I often encounter Stonechats, which I have also photographed. I have also...
Read the postTen years ago, I visited Georgia for the first time. I spent a month and a half in Batumi, two weeks of which I spent with the ringers in the Batumi Chorokhi Delta. It was a fun experience where I got to hold many dream species in my hands. Besides the...
Read the postFrom May 14 to 20, 2024, I went birdwatching in Georgia with three friends. The trip was mainly focused on the mountain species in Kazbegi and species in the lowlands, such as the wild Pheasant, in the southeastern part of the country. While searching for...
Read the postOn Sunday, February 25th, I decided to travel to Schiermonnikoog. Jesse Sinnema had found a Pacific Golden Plover among the wintering golden plovers. The bird had been present for some time, so it seemed like a good option to go look for it. I only needed...
Read the postOn January 12th, during a round at Heidestein in Zeist for the Patchwork Challenge 2024, I encountered this bird in a group of Mealy Redpolls. The bird stood out among the Mealy Redpolls due to its white belly and light head. People who occasionally...
Read the postOn January 30th 2024, Gijsbert Twigt and I took a day trip to Drenthe in the eastern part of The Netherlands to observe Bean Geese. In the days leading up to our trip, there had been numerous reports of large numbers of Bean Geese arriving in the...
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