This is a little grebe video from Belarus.
On 21 September 2014, to Voorne island.
Between The Hague and Rotterdam, a grey heron on a lamppost. Not so unusual. However, on lampposts next to it: two white storks, more unusual.
A few kilometer more south: again, three white storks on lampposts.
Near Rotterdam, again a stork on a lamppost. As it is still rather early in the morning, are they waiting for higher temperatures, with better conditions for soaring, continuing their autumn migration to Africa?
On Voorne island, first to Strypsche wetering nature reserve.
This is a video about ruff mating season at Strypsche wetering on 2 May 2014.
We saw ruffs on 21 September there too. Not in mating season mood and plumage, but in autumn migration mood and plumage.
Other Strypsche wetering birds: redshanks, ruff relatives. Northern lapwings, more distant relatives. A big golden plover flock landed. Egyptian…
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