Bird AlbumNetherlands · Groningen
Zuidlaardermeer – Oostpolder
164 species and 6,458 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 107 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GadwallMareca strepera
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common BuzzardButeo buteoSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Haren – Onnerpolder4 km178 species
- Lauwersmeer40 km213 species
- Ezumakeeg – Noord42 km173 species
- Schiermonnikoog50 km243 species
All 164 species recorded here
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Great Tit Parus major
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Zuidlaardermeer – Oostpolder?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 107 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Zuidlaardermeer – Oostpolder?
164 species, from 6,458 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Zuidlaardermeer – Oostpolder in November?
The most recorded in November: Greylag Goose, Great Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Grey Heron and Eurasian Coot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.