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Updated European Bird List

Posted by jim.labbe | 26th November 2009

With the leaves mostly off the trees I am seeing lots of the winter resident birds here in Nijmegen. I have taken several bike trips to surrounding parks and natural areas and added quite a few species to my European bird list. The Great Tits are numerous, rambunctious, and always a delight as were some Common Crossbills in some local woods and the Bullfinches I recently encountered near while cycling along the River Waal. But my personal highlights were the treecreeper (similar to our brown creeper) out my window and encountering a Black Woodpecker (like our Pileated but jet black with a red head) while cycling in some nearby woods. I was so surprised and amazed by the site I almost fell off my bike.

Here's my updated bird list with some very so-so photos and a video I took this summer.

Alpine Chough - Slovenia
Barn Swallow – Drogheda, Ireland
Barnacle Goose- Stockholm, Sweden
Black Throated Loon - Tyrestra National park
Black Woodpecker - Nijmegen
Blackbird - Longford, Ire

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