Bird AlbumNetherlands · South Holland
Polders of Strijen
137 species and 6,615 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 75 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great EgretArdea alba
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus55 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 137 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Biesbosch16 km215 species
- Zevenhuizerplas – Populierenbosje25 km147 species
- De Nieuwe Driemanspolder, Zoetermeer35 km188 species
- Zouweboezem – Zouwendijk37 km143 species
- Zouweboezem38 km155 species
- Vogelplas Starrevaart39 km192 species
All 137 species recorded here
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Ross's Goose Anser rossii
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Polders of Strijen?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 75 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Polders of Strijen?
137 species, from 6,615 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Polders of Strijen in November?
The most recorded in November: Barnacle Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose, Grey Heron and Great Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.