Birdwatching in Noordzeekustzone
Historical bird observations from Noord-Holland.
- species with data
- 335
- GBIF counts
- 10,289,337
- best month
- October
Only bird-location combinations reported in at least 3 calendar months and with at least 5 combined counts are included.
Birds with sufficient data
- Black ScoterMelanitta nigra1,357,343 GBIF counts
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis948,686 GBIF counts
- COSTSturnus vulgaris567,419 GBIF counts
- Black ShagPhalacrocorax carbo451,007 GBIF counts
- American EiderSomateria mollissima415,204 GBIF counts
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope381,665 GBIF counts
- Common CurlewNumenius arquata360,364 GBIF counts
- Domesticated GeeseAnser anser352,530 GBIF counts
- BrantBranta bernicla265,810 GBIF counts
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata263,862 GBIF counts
- Green PloverVanellus vanellus257,329 GBIF counts
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus223,397 GBIF counts
- Pond birdArenaria interpres216,115 GBIF counts
- EGPLPluvialis apricaria210,860 GBIF counts
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus202,538 GBIF counts
- Common TernSterna hirundo189,307 GBIF counts
- Black-backed GullLarus fuscus180,765 GBIF counts
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus165,313 GBIF counts
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica144,019 GBIF counts
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons137,446 GBIF counts
- Pond BirdCalidris alba118,683 GBIF counts
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca115,824 GBIF counts
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta112,520 GBIF counts
- Common GannetMorus bassanus94,081 GBIF counts
- COSHTadorna tadorna86,729 GBIF counts
- MEPIAnthus pratensis86,212 GBIF counts
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus85,836 GBIF counts
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos79,920 GBIF counts
- Common GullLarus canus76,278 GBIF counts
- Common JackdawColoeus monedula71,015 GBIF counts
- COPOAythya ferina70,688 GBIF counts
- RedwingTurdus iliacus70,621 GBIF counts
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis64,763 GBIF counts
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula59,171 GBIF counts
- C FFringilla coelebs57,381 GBIF counts
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia56,732 GBIF counts
- DunlinCalidris alpina53,344 GBIF counts
- CORETringa totanus52,267 GBIF counts
- Brown LinnetLinaria cannabina51,137 GBIF counts
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula49,331 GBIF counts
- GadwallMareca strepera48,400 GBIF counts
- Black CootFulica atra47,232 GBIF counts
- Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus45,127 GBIF counts
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris42,638 GBIF counts
- COSNGallinago gallinago40,861 GBIF counts
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis37,498 GBIF counts
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola33,384 GBIF counts
- BTGOLimosa limosa32,767 GBIF counts
- Cape-racerGavia stellata30,970 GBIF counts
- Common GreenfinchChloris chloris30,548 GBIF counts
- Common House SparrowPasser domesticus28,215 GBIF counts
- SOTHTurdus philomelos25,632 GBIF counts
- Common Horned LarkEremophila alpestris25,333 GBIF counts
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima24,888 GBIF counts
- Velvet DuckMelanitta fusca23,489 GBIF counts
- Common PintailAnas acuta23,094 GBIF counts
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca23,002 GBIF counts
- RuffCalidris pugnax22,418 GBIF counts
- BASWHirundo rustica21,825 GBIF counts
- Common SwiftApus apus20,843 GBIF counts
- BlackbirdTurdus merula20,049 GBIF counts
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone19,745 GBIF counts
- Common GoldcrestRegulus regulus19,220 GBIF counts
- European WheatearOenanthe oenanthe18,583 GBIF counts
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita18,507 GBIF counts
- Eurasian GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis18,012 GBIF counts
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica17,652 GBIF counts
- BuzzardButeo buteo17,156 GBIF counts
- Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla16,779 GBIF counts
- Great EgretArdea alba16,453 GBIF counts
- EUMHCircus aeruginosus16,215 GBIF counts
- Common SiskinSpinus spinus15,649 GBIF counts
- Continental RobinErithacus rubecula15,626 GBIF counts
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus15,609 GBIF counts
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus15,592 GBIF counts
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus15,253 GBIF counts
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus15,194 GBIF counts
- Pied Wagtail and White WagtailMotacilla alba14,785 GBIF counts
- Japanese Snow FairyAegithalos caudatus14,370 GBIF counts
- Stock DoveColumba oenas14,342 GBIF counts
- Common KnotCalidris canutus13,248 GBIF counts
- EUWRTroglodytes troglodytes12,993 GBIF counts
- (southern and northern) guillemotUria aalge12,890 GBIF counts
- BASWRiparia riparia12,708 GBIF counts
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla12,390 GBIF counts
- Black-billed MagpiePica pica11,991 GBIF counts
- Bearded ParrotbillPanurus biarmicus11,861 GBIF counts
- GRTIParus major11,528 GBIF counts
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis11,442 GBIF counts
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus11,434 GBIF counts
- BillyPrunella modularis11,130 GBIF counts
- Common House-MartinDelichon urbicum11,122 GBIF counts
- Little TernSternula albifrons10,600 GBIF counts
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus10,544 GBIF counts
- GSWODendrocopos major9,137 GBIF counts
- Black Bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola8,688 GBIF counts
- LIGRTachybaptus ruficollis8,331 GBIF counts
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla8,196 GBIF counts
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis7,911 GBIF counts
- WOLALullula arborea7,867 GBIF counts
- SEWAAcrocephalus schoenobaenus7,799 GBIF counts
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea7,718 GBIF counts
- ButterballBucephala clangula7,274 GBIF counts
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus7,240 GBIF counts
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea6,728 GBIF counts
- Chota bokEgretta garzetta6,034 GBIF counts
- Acorn JayGarrulus glandarius5,999 GBIF counts
- Mute SwanCygnus olor5,463 GBIF counts
- Razor-billed AukAlca torda5,356 GBIF counts
- Big fish-duckMergus merganser5,323 GBIF counts
- Common PartridgePerdix perdix5,282 GBIF counts
- HEHACircus cyaneus4,979 GBIF counts
- STTRCerthia brachydactyla4,626 GBIF counts
- Common GallinuleGallinula chloropus4,537 GBIF counts
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus4,526 GBIF counts
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus4,495 GBIF counts
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus4,325 GBIF counts
- Eurasian Yellow BuntingEmberiza citrinella4,291 GBIF counts
- Common WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus4,110 GBIF counts
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis4,109 GBIF counts
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra4,028 GBIF counts
- SmewMergellus albellus3,819 GBIF counts
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus3,308 GBIF counts
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2,872 GBIF counts
- Blue-headed WagtailMotacilla flava2,675 GBIF counts
- American CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2,568 GBIF counts
- Brown Tree-PipitAnthus trivialis2,404 GBIF counts
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia2,208 GBIF counts
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2,195 GBIF counts
- Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus2,187 GBIF counts
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2,172 GBIF counts
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2,143 GBIF counts
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2,015 GBIF counts
- Fishing DuckMergus serrator1,914 GBIF counts
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea1,766 GBIF counts
- Choto machrangaAlcedo atthis1,749 GBIF counts
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus1,679 GBIF counts
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros1,625 GBIF counts
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides1,559 GBIF counts
- BitternBotaurus stellaris1,490 GBIF counts
- Duck HawkFalco peregrinus1,471 GBIF counts
- GGSHLanius excubitor1,417 GBIF counts
- Mouse HawkButeo lagopus1,389 GBIF counts
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus1,348 GBIF counts
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti1,345 GBIF counts
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis1,273 GBIF counts
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus1,151 GBIF counts
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis flammea1,118 GBIF counts
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius1,116 GBIF counts
- Eurasian SparrowPasser montanus1,100 GBIF counts
- Cat OwlAsio otus1,096 GBIF counts
- MEGUIchthyaetus melanocephalus1,092 GBIF counts
- Bog OwlAsio flammeus991 GBIF counts
- LISTCalidris minuta890 GBIF counts
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus702 GBIF counts
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis644 GBIF counts
- Big Black-headAythya marila636 GBIF counts
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua629 GBIF counts
- Burgomaster GullLarus hyperboreus618 GBIF counts
- European ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis575 GBIF counts
- Eurasian Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis564 GBIF counts
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis552 GBIF counts
- Common PigeonColumba livia495 GBIF counts
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes481 GBIF counts
- YLGULarus michahellis475 GBIF counts
- Barn OwlTyto alba434 GBIF counts
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus432 GBIF counts
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola378 GBIF counts
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula368 GBIF counts
- Black SwanCygnus atratus366 GBIF counts
- Red KiteMilvus milvus345 GBIF counts
- HOCRCorvus cornix338 GBIF counts
- MandarinAix galericulata250 GBIF counts
- Barbary DuckCairina moschata244 GBIF counts
- Bullet HawkFalco columbarius335 GBIF counts
- Eastern White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus1,284 GBIF counts
- Gull-hunterStercorarius pomarinus274 GBIF counts
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea1,154 GBIF counts
- Common WhitethroatSylvia communis15,517 GBIF counts
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus8,630 GBIF counts
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin4,302 GBIF counts
- RIOUTurdus torquatus3,870 GBIF counts
- Black TernChlidonias niger2,975 GBIF counts
- Mediterranean FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2,717 GBIF counts
- African Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2,266 GBIF counts
- Eurasian Rock PipitAnthus petrosus1,082 GBIF counts
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena143 GBIF counts
- LSWODryobates minor214 GBIF counts
- Rose-Coloured StarlingPastor roseus352 GBIF counts
- Grey Sea EagleHaliaeetus albicilla344 GBIF counts
- EUHOFalco subbuteo1,524 GBIF counts
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica200 GBIF counts
- Eurasian Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur1,676 GBIF counts
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus780 GBIF counts
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus466 GBIF counts
- COHOUpupa epops763 GBIF counts
- BLSTCiconia nigra457 GBIF counts
- GRWAMotacilla cinerea266 GBIF counts
- Fish HawkPandion haliaetus712 GBIF counts
- Coal TitPeriparus ater251 GBIF counts
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos8,169 GBIF counts
- Bewic's swanCygnus columbianus1,910 GBIF counts
- Eurasian NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus1,907 GBIF counts
- Lesser WhitethroatSylvia curruca1,896 GBIF counts
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris1,077 GBIF counts
- Black-throated WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2,223 GBIF counts
- JASNLymnocryptes minimus554 GBIF counts
- EPFLFicedula hypoleuca889 GBIF counts
- COCRGrus grus178 GBIF counts
- European White StorkCiconia ciconia264 GBIF counts
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster1,175 GBIF counts
- Bar-Headed GooseAnser indicus111 GBIF counts
- Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropus9,793 GBIF counts
- DovekieAlle alle4,320 GBIF counts
- Inornate WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus1,971 GBIF counts
- Rock Pipit and Water PipitAnthus spinoletta394 GBIF counts
- Common Penduline-TitRemiz pendulinus226 GBIF counts
- Arctic DiverGavia arctica248 GBIF counts
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus886 GBIF counts
- African/Eurasian Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus880 GBIF counts
- DotterelCharadrius morinellus517 GBIF counts
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris1,398 GBIF counts
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus5,539 GBIF counts
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus552 GBIF counts
- RBSHLanius collurio887 GBIF counts
- European FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus241 GBIF counts
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia362 GBIF counts
- Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus584 GBIF counts
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle150 GBIF counts
- Purple HeronArdea purpurea122 GBIF counts
- Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla782 GBIF counts
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola287 GBIF counts
- WOSHLanius senator769 GBIF counts
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi462 GBIF counts
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla274 GBIF counts
- RookCorvus frugilegus151 GBIF counts
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix240 GBIF counts
- Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus379 GBIF counts
- Surf DuckMelanitta perspicillata372 GBIF counts
- Sabine's GullXema sabini590 GBIF counts
- Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina588 GBIF counts
- RFFAFalco vespertinus345 GBIF counts
- Common LoonGavia immer118 GBIF counts
- RTSHLanius phoenicuroides769 GBIF counts
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos432 GBIF counts
- Common NuthatchSitta europaea127 GBIF counts
- Dougall's TernSterna dougallii1,111 GBIF counts
- King DuckSomateria spectabilis679 GBIF counts
- EHBUPernis apivorus293 GBIF counts
- BLKIMilvus migrans167 GBIF counts
- Manks ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus162 GBIF counts
- Arctic JagerStercorarius longicaudus434 GBIF counts
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria695 GBIF counts
- Sooty Shear WaterPuffinus griseus410 GBIF counts
- PAHACircus macrourus231 GBIF counts
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus229 GBIF counts
- Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva421 GBIF counts
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia130 GBIF counts
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana204 GBIF counts
- LGSHLanius minor456 GBIF counts
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors568 GBIF counts
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis52 GBIF counts
- MOHACircus pygargus136 GBIF counts
- EUSESerinus serinus80 GBIF counts
- Asiatic peafowlPavo cristatus17 GBIF counts
- Indian Tree PipitAnthus hodgsoni343 GBIF counts
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus71 GBIF counts
- ESCUBurhinus oedicnemus81 GBIF counts
- Daurian ShrikeLanius isabellinus601 GBIF counts
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii66 GBIF counts
- EUGOOriolus oriolus268 GBIF counts
- Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustris95 GBIF counts
- Leach's PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoa157 GBIF counts
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus155 GBIF counts
- Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus110 GBIF counts
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus739 GBIF counts
- Bird of KingsFalco rusticolus128 GBIF counts
- British Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus146 GBIF counts
- WWBTChlidonias leucopterus120 GBIF counts
- American RavenCorvus corax67 GBIF counts
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis40 GBIF counts
- Dartford WarblerSylvia undata1,062 GBIF counts
- DipperCinclus cinclus120 GBIF counts
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina100 GBIF counts
- Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum300 GBIF counts
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica292 GBIF counts
- Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana71 GBIF counts
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva252 GBIF counts
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes150 GBIF counts
- Asian StonechatSaxicola maurus406 GBIF counts
- BWKIElanus caeruleus97 GBIF counts
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis338 GBIF counts
- EUGRGyps fulvus180 GBIF counts
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia40 GBIF counts
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides28 GBIF counts
- Common Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica54 GBIF counts
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans231 GBIF counts
- COQUCoturnix coturnix34 GBIF counts
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides120 GBIF counts
- Brunnich's GuillemotUria lomvia194 GBIF counts
- EUROCoracias garrulus187 GBIF counts
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus171 GBIF counts
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris46 GBIF counts
- Crested LarkGalerida cristata16 GBIF counts
- Common TreecreeperCerthia familiaris31 GBIF counts
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla36 GBIF counts
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rustica71 GBIF counts
- BEVUGypaetus barbatus26 GBIF counts
- Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli57 GBIF counts
- White Tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus94 GBIF counts
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni93 GBIF counts
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus41 GBIF counts
- Arctic RedpollAcanthis hornemanni68 GBIF counts
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida33 GBIF counts
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos268 GBIF counts
- Red GullRhodostethia rosea29 GBIF counts
- Eagle OwlBubo bubo12 GBIF counts
- Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea13 GBIF counts
- BCNHNycticorax nycticorax10 GBIF counts
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis24 GBIF counts
- Black-throated Dark-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis38 GBIF counts
- Horned Wary Ross’ GooseAnser rossii57 GBIF counts
- Chilean FlamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis15 GBIF counts
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides8 GBIF counts
- BOEAAquila fasciata20 GBIF counts
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba9 GBIF counts
- Indian RingneckPsittacula krameri9 GBIF counts
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris6 GBIF counts
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia7 GBIF counts
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix6 GBIF counts
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra7 GBIF counts
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria10 GBIF counts
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicola8 GBIF counts
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus22 GBIF counts
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita5 GBIF counts
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Data source
Counts are aggregated from open observation data supplied through GBIF. They indicate historical reporting patterns, not guaranteed current presence. Last processed: 28 July 2026.