Sjældent rovtøj i Holland

Sjældent rovtøj i Holland

Sommeren 2000 i Holland vil indtil videre huskes for to helt usædvanlige rovfugleiagttagelser. Den første drejede sig om en Blå Glente (3. fund i Holland) fundet 4. juni 2000 nær Meerstalblok, Zwartemeer på grænsen til Tyskland. Fundet blev hemmeligholdt i to uger. Fuglen var stadig på plads onsdag 12. juli 2000, så mon ikke den er der endnu.

En endnu mere usædvanligt fund blev gjort torsdag 13. juli 2000, da en 2K Munkegrib blev fundet på Vadehavskysten i den nordvestlige del af Holland. Det drejer sig om andet fund i Holland. Den første iagttagelse blev gjort i 1948. Den hollandske Munkegrib er som sagt en ungfugl, ikke ringmærket og sky i følge Remco Holland. Dyret fouragerer på døde får og bliver konstant mobbet af hundredevis af Strandskader og Store Kobbersnepper.

Da det ikke er utænkeligt, at flere danske fuglekiggere i disse dage er på vej sydpå, følger her en stedbeskrivelse. Sidste nyt om de to fugle såvel som andre hollandske sjældenheder finder du på Dutch Birding web.

Remco Holland skrev:

The Black Vulture has, after having been away for 1.5 hrs, returned to its original spot just NW of Ferwerd, Friesland. This is the one along the N357 allright. From this small village, drive towards the dyke / Wadden Sea shore, and turn left. After about 500m there is a fence over the dyke, with a place where one can step over the fence. Supposedly, this place is marked by a blue plastic bag attached to the fence. From this place the bird is sometimes visible as it flies, and sometimes perched. The bird is not ringed, shy and in good condition: it is also a second calendar-year bird. The other spot where the bird has been seen is about 20 km to the SW (along the same dyke). It was followed while it flew up and down the dyke, mobbed by hundreds of shorebirds. It is prohibited to go onto the so-called 'kwelders': the area visible from the dyke (although probably some people will try to get closer to the bird anyway).

Undoubtedly, the Black-shouldered Kite is still there, though I haven't had any reports since Wed.(but today the only news was the vulture.....). The way to go there (it's approx. 1.5 hrs drive from the vulture-site) is as follows: drive towards Groningen, then Assen, then Emmen (all fairly large cities). South of Emmen the N37 road goes East towards the German border: it passes through Klazienaveen, and then Zwartemeer. In this small town a canal runs from west to east. One of the roads going South from this canal is called Kamerlingswijk'. At the beginning, on the right hand side, there is a snack shop called 'Food Planet 't Trefpunt'. Follow this road until it ends at a wooden fence (after about 1.5 km / 1 mile). To birders it is allowed to pass this fence, until after about 100m there is a small sluice on the left hand side, with a small dyke. This is the best spot for the bird to show, most frequently during mornings and evenings. Looking towards the South there is some half-open moor-type terrain with lots of old birches where the bird can be seen perched.

16. juli 2000, 14.52