20261003 Half day at IJmuiden

Gepubliceerd op 3 oktober 2026 om 15:36
  1. Red-throated Diver
  2. Little Grebe
  3. Great-crested Grebe
  4. Northern Gannet
  5. Great Cormorant
  6. Grey Heron
  7. Great Egret
  8. Mute Swan
  9. Greylag Goose
  10. Eurasian Wigeon
  11. Eurasian Teal
  12. Mallard
  13. Tufted Duck
  14. Common Scoter
  15. White-tailed Eagle
  16. Kestrel
  17. Water Rail
  18. Coot
  19. Oystercatcher
  20. Ringed Plover
  21. Ruddy Turnstone
  22. Red Knot
  23. Sanderling
  24. Purple Sandpiper
  25. Dunlin
  26. Arctic Skua
  27. Common Gull
  28. Greater Black-backed Gull
  29. Lesser Black-backed Gull
  30. Glaucous Gull
  31. Herring Gull
  32. Caspian Gull
  33. Mediterranean Gull
  34. Black-headed Gull
  35. Little Gull
  36. Sandwich Tern
  37. Common Tern
  38. Razorbill
  39. Common Guillemot
  40. Stock Dove
  41. Wood Pigeon
  42. Collared Dove
  43. Skylark
  44. White Wagtail
  45. Meadow Pipit
  46. Rock Pipit
  47. Wren
  48. Blackbird
  49. Song Thrush
  50. Cetti's Warbler
  51. Blackcap
  52. European Robin
  53. Stonechat
  54. Great Tit
  55. Blue Tit
  56. Magpie
  57. Jackdaw
  58. Carrion Crow
  59. European Starling
  60. House Sparrow
  61. Chaffinch
  62. Brambling
  63. Greenfinch
  64. Siskin
  65. Linnet
  66. Reed Bunting
  67. Siberian Stonechat

Upon arrival at the parking area, the excursion started on a high note with a Cetti’s Warbler—a personal lifer. Moving onto the beach, scanning the gulls yielded an adult Glaucous Gull, which flushed almost immediately as a White-tailed Eagle soared overhead. Several wader species were also active along the shore.

 

Walking along the pier toward the lighthouse, we quickly encountered our next target species: Razorbill and Rock Pipit. From the seawatching spot at the end of the lighthouse pier, we observed active coastal migration, logging Northern Gannets, Red-throated Divers, additional Razorbills, and three Arctic Skuas. Below the pier wall, Purple Sandpipers and Red Knots were actively foraging, while a Grey Seal made a dramatic appearance, surfacing with a European Seabass.

 

On the return walk, a report came in of a rare Siberian Stonechat near the parking area. While checking the marina, we found a male Common Scoter. After a focused 20-minute search, the Siberian Stonechat showed exceptionally well, offering great photographic opportunities—a perfect highlight to conclude a successful morning before departing for our flight.

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