Bird AlbumNetherlands · Groningen
Lauwersmeer
213 species and 6,500 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May and August, with up to 110 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olorSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ezumakeeg – Noord5 km173 species
- Schiermonnikoog12 km243 species
- Haren – Onnerpolder38 km178 species
- Zuidlaardermeer – Oostpolder40 km164 species
All 213 species recorded here
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Ross's Goose Anser rossii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lauwersmeer?
May and August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 110 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lauwersmeer?
213 species, from 6,500 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lauwersmeer in November?
The most recorded in November: Barnacle Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck and Grey Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.