Vogelseizoen, maand voor maand over de hele wereld

Papegaaiduikers op de kliffen, kraanvogels in het moeras — de weken dat de vogels er zijn.

80 bestemmingen op SeasonMap, binnen elke maand gerangschikt op de comfortscore — want het gaat er niet alleen om waar het seizoen speelt, maar of het weer de reis ondertussen waard is.

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Aantal bestemmingen waar het vogelseizoen die maand speelt. De periodes schuiven elk jaar een beetje.

Vogelseizoen in januari

  1. Napier 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.91
  2. Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.90
  3. Castro 🇨🇱 ChiliPuñihuil penguin season · 15 sep – 31 mrt (meestal)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.90
  4. Nationaal reservaat Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruSea lion pups on the Ballestas · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)The sea lion colonies pup over the southern summer and the noise off the rocks carries across the water.90
  5. Inlemeer 🇲🇲 MyanmarWinter waterbirds · 1 dec – 15 feb (meestal)The lake is a stopover for thousands of migrating waterbirds, and December and January are the best birding months.90
  6. Dakhla Westelijke SaharaWaders on the lagoon · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.90
  7. Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 sep – 31 mrtMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.87
  8. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandRoyal albatross chick season · 20 jan – 15 sep (meestal)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.86
  9. Tainan 🇹🇼 TaiwanBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.85
  10. Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalDjoudj bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Djoudj, an hour north, is the first fresh water millions of European migrants meet after the Sahara.85
  11. Suchitoto 🇸🇻 El SalvadorMigratory birds on Lake Suchitlan · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)In the dry months migratory birds stop over on the reservoir below town, joining the resident herons and cormorants; early-morning boat trips to the bird island see the most.84
  12. Kololi 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)Kotu bridge and the Bijilo woods are the easiest birding in West Africa and they are five minutes from the hotels.84
  13. El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.83
  14. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëSeabird nesting season · 1 sep – 15 apr (meestal)Sooty terns, noddies and tropicbirds come back to nest from spring, some of them on the ground beside the road.83
  15. Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugalWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.82
  16. Stanley FalklandeilandenPenguin breeding season · 1 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)King, gentoo and Magellanic colonies fill up from October, with chicks on the ground through December and January.82
  17. Larnaca 🇨🇾 CyprusFlamingos on the salt lake · 15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)Several thousand flamingos winter on the salt lake behind the airport, a ten-minute walk from the Hala Sultan Tekke.81
  18. Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChiliPenguin colony season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Magellanic penguins hold Isla Magdalena and the Seno Otway colony through the southern summer and the boats only sail in that window.81
  19. Minca 🇨🇴 ColombiaMigratory bird season · 1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders.81
  20. Faro 🇵🇹 PortugalWinter birds on the Ria Formosa · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon on the city's doorstep holds flamingos, spoonbills and thousands of waders through the winter, and the boardwalk at Ludo is walkable from the airport road.80
  21. Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenWading bird nesting · 1 dec – 15 apr (meestal)Herons, egrets, wood storks and roseate spoonbills nest through the dry months, when falling water makes fishing easy.78
  22. Banjul 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)European migrants join the residents on the Tanbi mangroves and the river creeks either side of the capital from November.78
  23. Serengeti 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMigrant birding season · 15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)European and Asian migrants arrive with the short rains and stay until April, on top of the residents in breeding plumage.75
  24. Kunming 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaBlack-headed gulls on the lakes · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)Gulls have wintered on Green Lake and Dianchi since the mid-eighties and the city treats them as residents.75
  25. Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaSummer birding season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Migrants from Europe and North Africa arrive with the rains and resident birds are in breeding plumage at Mokolodi, 10 km south.75

…en nog 22 in januari.

Wat er in januari wereldwijd speelt →

Vogelseizoen in februari

  1. Castro 🇨🇱 ChiliPuñihuil penguin season · 15 sep – 31 mrt (meestal)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.92
  2. Tainan 🇹🇼 TaiwanBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.91
  3. Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.90
  4. Napier 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.90
  5. Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 sep – 31 mrtMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.89
  6. Dakhla Westelijke SaharaWaders on the lagoon · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.89
  7. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandRoyal albatross chick season · 20 jan – 15 sep (meestal)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.88
  8. Nationaal reservaat Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruSea lion pups on the Ballestas · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)The sea lion colonies pup over the southern summer and the noise off the rocks carries across the water.87
  9. Inlemeer 🇲🇲 MyanmarWinter waterbirds · 1 dec – 15 feb (meestal)The lake is a stopover for thousands of migrating waterbirds, and December and January are the best birding months.86
  10. Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugalWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.85
  11. Boquete 🇵🇦 PanamaQuetzal nesting season · 1 feb – 30 jun (meestal)Resplendent quetzals nest along the Sendero Los Quetzales and the flanks of Baru through these months, when the males hold territory near the cavities and a guide can usually put you on one before breakfast.85
  12. Larnaca 🇨🇾 CyprusFlamingos on the salt lake · 15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)Several thousand flamingos winter on the salt lake behind the airport, a ten-minute walk from the Hala Sultan Tekke.84
  13. Faro 🇵🇹 PortugalWinter birds on the Ria Formosa · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon on the city's doorstep holds flamingos, spoonbills and thousands of waders through the winter, and the boardwalk at Ludo is walkable from the airport road.83
  14. Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalDjoudj bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Djoudj, an hour north, is the first fresh water millions of European migrants meet after the Sahara.83
  15. El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.82
  16. Minca 🇨🇴 ColombiaMigratory bird season · 1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders.82
  17. Tarifa 🇪🇸 SpanjeSpring raptor migration · 15 feb – 15 mei (meestal)Millions of birds cross here because it is the narrowest point of the strait.82
  18. Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokkoFlamingos on Dayet Srji · 15 jan – 15 apr (meestal)In a wet winter the seasonal lake west of the dunes fills and flamingos and waders drop in on their way north.82
  19. Kunming 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaBlack-headed gulls on the lakes · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)Gulls have wintered on Green Lake and Dianchi since the mid-eighties and the city treats them as residents.81
  20. Suchitoto 🇸🇻 El SalvadorMigratory birds on Lake Suchitlan · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)In the dry months migratory birds stop over on the reservoir below town, joining the resident herons and cormorants; early-morning boat trips to the bird island see the most.81
  21. Chitwan 🇳🇵 NepalWintering birds · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Around 160 migrant species drop into the oxbows and grasslands from the north for the cool months, on top of a resident list already among the longest in Nepal.81
  22. Kololi 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)Kotu bridge and the Bijilo woods are the easiest birding in West Africa and they are five minutes from the hotels.81
  23. Stanley FalklandeilandenPenguin breeding season · 1 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)King, gentoo and Magellanic colonies fill up from October, with chicks on the ground through December and January.81
  24. Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChiliPenguin colony season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Magellanic penguins hold Isla Magdalena and the Seno Otway colony through the southern summer and the boats only sail in that window.79
  25. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëSeabird nesting season · 1 sep – 15 apr (meestal)Sooty terns, noddies and tropicbirds come back to nest from spring, some of them on the ground beside the road.79

…en nog 26 in februari.

Wat er in februari wereldwijd speelt →

Vogelseizoen in maart

  1. Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 sep – 31 mrtMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.94
  2. Larnaca 🇨🇾 CyprusFlamingos on the salt lake · 15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)Several thousand flamingos winter on the salt lake behind the airport, a ten-minute walk from the Hala Sultan Tekke.90
  3. Eilat 🇮🇱 IsraëlSpring raptor migration · 1 mrt – 10 mei (meestal)Eilat sits on the narrowest crossing between Africa and Eurasia, and in spring hundreds of thousands of raptors and storks funnel over the town.90
  4. Dakhla Westelijke SaharaWaders on the lagoon · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.90
  5. Kunming 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaBlack-headed gulls on the lakes · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)Gulls have wintered on Green Lake and Dianchi since the mid-eighties and the city treats them as residents.89
  6. Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokkoFlamingos on Dayet Srji · 15 jan – 15 apr (meestal)In a wet winter the seasonal lake west of the dunes fills and flamingos and waders drop in on their way north.89
  7. Nationaal reservaat Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruSea lion pups on the Ballestas · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)The sea lion colonies pup over the southern summer and the noise off the rocks carries across the water.88
  8. Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.87
  9. Napier 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.87
  10. Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaQuetzal nesting season · 1 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)Resplendent quetzals hold territory around the fruiting wild avocados in the spring, which is when a guide can reliably put you on one.86
  11. Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugalWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.86
  12. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandRoyal albatross chick season · 20 jan – 15 sep (meestal)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.85
  13. Faro 🇵🇹 PortugalWinter birds on the Ria Formosa · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon on the city's doorstep holds flamingos, spoonbills and thousands of waders through the winter, and the boardwalk at Ludo is walkable from the airport road.84
  14. Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaSummer birding season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Migrants from Europe and North Africa arrive with the rains and resident birds are in breeding plumage at Mokolodi, 10 km south.84
  15. Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalDjoudj bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Djoudj, an hour north, is the first fresh water millions of European migrants meet after the Sahara.84
  16. Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurkijeStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mrt – 31 aug (meestal)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.83
  17. Tainan 🇹🇼 TaiwanBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.82
  18. Kololi 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)Kotu bridge and the Bijilo woods are the easiest birding in West Africa and they are five minutes from the hotels.82
  19. Castro 🇨🇱 ChiliPuñihuil penguin season · 15 sep – 31 mrt (meestal)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.81
  20. Boquete 🇵🇦 PanamaQuetzal nesting season · 1 feb – 30 jun (meestal)Resplendent quetzals nest along the Sendero Los Quetzales and the flanks of Baru through these months, when the males hold territory near the cavities and a guide can usually put you on one before breakfast.81
  21. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëProvidence petrels · 1 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.80
  22. Tarifa 🇪🇸 SpanjeSpring raptor migration · 15 feb – 15 mei (meestal)Millions of birds cross here because it is the narrowest point of the strait.79
  23. Minca 🇨🇴 ColombiaMigratory bird season · 1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders.78
  24. Tobago 🇹🇹 Trinidad en TobagoSeabirds on Little Tobago · 1 okt – 30 jun (meestal)Red-billed tropicbirds nest on the island off Speyside through the dry half of the year and frigatebirds harry them over the ridge.76
  25. El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.75

…en nog 24 in maart.

Wat er in maart wereldwijd speelt →

Vogelseizoen in april

  1. Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurkijeStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mrt – 31 aug (meestal)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.92
  2. Cagliari 🇮🇹 ItaliëFlamingos nesting at Molentargius · 1 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The salt lagoon between the city and Poetto beach holds one of the Mediterranean's larger breeding colonies, close enough to reach on foot from the centre.90
  3. Gibraltar GibraltarMacaque birth season · 1 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The Barbary macaques on the Upper Rock have their young from spring into summer, and the troops are at their most defensive with them.90
  4. Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaSummer birding season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Migrants from Europe and North Africa arrive with the rains and resident birds are in breeding plumage at Mokolodi, 10 km south.89
  5. Tarifa 🇪🇸 SpanjeSpring raptor migration · 15 feb – 15 mei (meestal)Millions of birds cross here because it is the narrowest point of the strait.89
  6. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëProvidence petrels · 1 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.84
  7. Napier 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.83
  8. Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.82
  9. Straatsburg 🇫🇷 FrankrijkStorks on the nests · 15 feb – 31 aug (meestal)Storks are back on the chimneys and church roofs of the villages around the city from February, and the young are flying by August.81
  10. Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaQuetzal nesting season · 1 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)Resplendent quetzals hold territory around the fruiting wild avocados in the spring, which is when a guide can reliably put you on one.81
  11. Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalDjoudj bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Djoudj, an hour north, is the first fresh water millions of European migrants meet after the Sahara.81
  12. Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokkoFlamingos on Dayet Srji · 15 jan – 15 apr (meestal)In a wet winter the seasonal lake west of the dunes fills and flamingos and waders drop in on their way north.80
  13. Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAlbatross season · 1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.80
  14. Eilat 🇮🇱 IsraëlSpring raptor migration · 1 mrt – 10 mei (meestal)Eilat sits on the narrowest crossing between Africa and Eurasia, and in spring hundreds of thousands of raptors and storks funnel over the town.79
  15. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandRoyal albatross chick season · 20 jan – 15 sep (meestal)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.78
  16. Brighton 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkNesting gulls · 15 apr – 1 aug (meestal)Herring gulls nest on the chimney stacks from spring and defend the chicks in July by dive-bombing anyone under them.78
  17. Pinnacles National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenRaptor climbing closures · 1 jan – 31 julPrairie falcons, eagles and condors nest on the same formations people climb, so routes are shut from January until the chicks fledge in summer.77
  18. Edinburgh 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkSeabird season on the Forth · 10 apr – 25 jul (meestal)Gannets pack the Bass Rock and puffins come ashore on Craigleith and the Isle of May from spring; the boats go from North Berwick, half an hour out of town.76
  19. Nationaal park Etosha 🇳🇦 NamibiëFlamingos on the pan · 15 jan – 30 apr (meestal)When the pan floods properly, flamingos and pelicans arrive in numbers on water that is bare salt the rest of the year.74
  20. Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary 🇸🇿 SwazilandSummer birdwatching season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Migrant birds from Europe and North Africa arrive with the rains, making the green summer months the best for birding on the walking and cycling trails, even though game is easier to see in the dry season.74
  21. Tobago 🇹🇹 Trinidad en TobagoSeabirds on Little Tobago · 1 okt – 30 jun (meestal)Red-billed tropicbirds nest on the island off Speyside through the dry half of the year and frigatebirds harry them over the ridge.73
  22. Serengeti 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMigrant birding season · 15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)European and Asian migrants arrive with the short rains and stay until April, on top of the residents in breeding plumage.72
  23. Chicago 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring migration at Montrose Point · 20 apr – 31 mei (meestal)The lakefront funnels migrants into a few acres of scrub at Montrose, and on a good May morning the Magic Hedge holds more warbler species than most states see in a year.71
  24. Dry Tortugas National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSooty tern nesting · 20 jan – 10 jul (meestal)Around a hundred thousand sooty terns nest on Bush Key — their only regular colony in the country — and the key is closed to landings while they are on eggs.71
  25. Minca 🇨🇴 ColombiaMigratory bird season · 1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders.71

…en nog 13 in april.

Wat er in april wereldwijd speelt →

Vogelseizoen in mei

  1. Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruCondors at Cruz del Condor · 1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)Condors ride the first thermals out of the Colca between eight and ten in the morning, and the dry months are the ones without cloud in the canyon.95
  2. Cagliari 🇮🇹 ItaliëFlamingos nesting at Molentargius · 1 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The salt lagoon between the city and Poetto beach holds one of the Mediterranean's larger breeding colonies, close enough to reach on foot from the centre.94
  3. Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurkijeStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mrt – 31 aug (meestal)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.93
  4. Tarifa 🇪🇸 SpanjeSpring raptor migration · 15 feb – 15 mei (meestal)Millions of birds cross here because it is the narrowest point of the strait.93
  5. Gibraltar GibraltarMacaque birth season · 1 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The Barbary macaques on the Upper Rock have their young from spring into summer, and the troops are at their most defensive with them.93
  6. Straatsburg 🇫🇷 FrankrijkStorks on the nests · 15 feb – 31 aug (meestal)Storks are back on the chimneys and church roofs of the villages around the city from February, and the young are flying by August.85
  7. Edinburgh 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkSeabird season on the Forth · 10 apr – 25 jul (meestal)Gannets pack the Bass Rock and puffins come ashore on Craigleith and the Isle of May from spring; the boats go from North Berwick, half an hour out of town.83
  8. Chicago 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring migration at Montrose Point · 20 apr – 31 mei (meestal)The lakefront funnels migrants into a few acres of scrub at Montrose, and on a good May morning the Magic Hedge holds more warbler species than most states see in a year.83
  9. Brighton 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkNesting gulls · 15 apr – 1 aug (meestal)Herring gulls nest on the chimney stacks from spring and defend the chicks in July by dive-bombing anyone under them.82
  10. Dingle 🇮🇪 IerlandPuffins on the Blaskets · 1 mei – 5 aug (meestal)The colonies are ashore from May until early August and then leave the cliffs overnight.82
  11. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëProvidence petrels · 1 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.81
  12. Pinnacles National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenRaptor climbing closures · 1 jan – 31 julPrairie falcons, eagles and condors nest on the same formations people climb, so routes are shut from January until the chicks fledge in summer.80
  13. Zion National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 jan – 31 decThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.78
  14. Tórshavn FaeröerMykines boats and puffins · 1 mei – 31 augThe ferry to Mykines runs from May to the end of August and then the island closes for the year.76
  15. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.75
  16. Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAlbatross season · 1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.74
  17. Reykjavik 🇮🇸 IJslandPuffins on the cliffs · 20 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The colonies come ashore in late April and are gone by late August; the ones reachable from town are on the islands in the bay rather than the south coast.72
  18. Nationaal park Haleakala 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 feb – 30 nov (meestal)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.71
  19. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandRoyal albatross chick season · 20 jan – 15 sep (meestal)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.71
  20. Indiana Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSpring bird migration · 15 apr – 31 mei (meestal)Birds tracking north up the Lake Michigan shore pile into the last strip of woods and marsh before the water, which is why a park wedged between steel mills has one of the biggest species lists in the Midwest.71
  21. St. John's 🇨🇦 CanadaPuffins at Witless Bay · 15 mei – 15 aug (meestal)Hundreds of thousands of puffins and murres nest on the islands half an hour south of town, reachable on a two-hour boat that usually finds whales on the same trip.71
  22. Tobago 🇹🇹 Trinidad en TobagoSeabirds on Little Tobago · 1 okt – 30 jun (meestal)Red-billed tropicbirds nest on the island off Speyside through the dry half of the year and frigatebirds harry them over the ridge.69
  23. Aviemore 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkOspreys at Loch Garten · 1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)The Abernethy birds are back on the nest from early April to late August, watched from the RSPB centre down the road.68
  24. Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 CubaFlamingo colony · 1 mei – 31 aug (meestal)The shallow lagoons on the cay's south side hold Cuba's second-largest flamingo colony, visible from the causeway at a distance.67
  25. Arugam 🇱🇰 Sri LankaKumana waterbird season · 1 apr – 31 jul (meestal)The mangrove swamp at Kumana, an hour down the coast, takes in tens of thousands of migrating waterbirds through these months.66

…en nog 7 in mei.

Wat er in mei wereldwijd speelt →

Vogelseizoen in juni

  1. Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruCondors at Cruz del Condor · 1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)Condors ride the first thermals out of the Colca between eight and ten in the morning, and the dry months are the ones without cloud in the canyon.93
  2. Gibraltar GibraltarMacaque birth season · 1 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The Barbary macaques on the Upper Rock have their young from spring into summer, and the troops are at their most defensive with them.91
  3. Straatsburg 🇫🇷 FrankrijkStorks on the nests · 15 feb – 31 aug (meestal)Storks are back on the chimneys and church roofs of the villages around the city from February, and the young are flying by August.88
  4. Brighton 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkNesting gulls · 15 apr – 1 aug (meestal)Herring gulls nest on the chimney stacks from spring and defend the chicks in July by dive-bombing anyone under them.88
  5. Edinburgh 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkSeabird season on the Forth · 10 apr – 25 jul (meestal)Gannets pack the Bass Rock and puffins come ashore on Craigleith and the Isle of May from spring; the boats go from North Berwick, half an hour out of town.86
  6. Cagliari 🇮🇹 ItaliëFlamingos nesting at Molentargius · 1 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The salt lagoon between the city and Poetto beach holds one of the Mediterranean's larger breeding colonies, close enough to reach on foot from the centre.86
  7. Dingle 🇮🇪 IerlandPuffins on the Blaskets · 1 mei – 5 aug (meestal)The colonies are ashore from May until early August and then leave the cliffs overnight.86
  8. Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurkijeStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mrt – 31 aug (meestal)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.81
  9. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.80
  10. Tórshavn FaeröerMykines boats and puffins · 1 mei – 31 augThe ferry to Mykines runs from May to the end of August and then the island closes for the year.80
  11. St. John's 🇨🇦 CanadaPuffins at Witless Bay · 15 mei – 15 aug (meestal)Hundreds of thousands of puffins and murres nest on the islands half an hour south of town, reachable on a two-hour boat that usually finds whales on the same trip.80
  12. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëProvidence petrels · 1 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.80
  13. Reykjavik 🇮🇸 IJslandPuffins on the cliffs · 20 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The colonies come ashore in late April and are gone by late August; the ones reachable from town are on the islands in the bay rather than the south coast.78
  14. Zion National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 jan – 31 decThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.77
  15. Pinnacles National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenRaptor climbing closures · 1 jan – 31 julPrairie falcons, eagles and condors nest on the same formations people climb, so routes are shut from January until the chicks fledge in summer.76
  16. Vík í Mýrdal 🇮🇸 IJslandDyrholaey closed for nesting · 1 mei – 25 jun (meestal)The reserve is restricted through the nesting season — the upper road and the lighthouse area shut overnight, and walkers are kept to marked paths by day.76
  17. Nationaal park Haleakala 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 feb – 30 nov (meestal)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.73
  18. Aviemore 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkOspreys at Loch Garten · 1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)The Abernethy birds are back on the nest from early April to late August, watched from the RSPB centre down the road.73
  19. Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenPeregrine cliff trail closures · 15 mrt – 15 aug (meestal)The Precipice, Jordan Cliffs and Valley Cove trails shut while peregrines nest on the cliffs above them, usually from mid-March until the chicks fledge.72
  20. Arugam 🇱🇰 Sri LankaKumana waterbird season · 1 apr – 31 jul (meestal)The mangrove swamp at Kumana, an hour down the coast, takes in tens of thousands of migrating waterbirds through these months.70
  21. Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAlbatross season · 1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.68
  22. Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 CubaFlamingo colony · 1 mei – 31 aug (meestal)The shallow lagoons on the cay's south side hold Cuba's second-largest flamingo colony, visible from the causeway at a distance.67
  23. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandRoyal albatross chick season · 20 jan – 15 sep (meestal)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.66
  24. Tobago 🇹🇹 Trinidad en TobagoSeabirds on Little Tobago · 1 okt – 30 jun (meestal)Red-billed tropicbirds nest on the island off Speyside through the dry half of the year and frigatebirds harry them over the ridge.62
  25. Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaQuetzal nesting season · 1 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)Resplendent quetzals hold territory around the fruiting wild avocados in the spring, which is when a guide can reliably put you on one.57

…en nog 2 in juni.

Wat er in juni wereldwijd speelt →

Vogelseizoen in juli

  1. Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruCondors at Cruz del Condor · 1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)Condors ride the first thermals out of the Colca between eight and ten in the morning, and the dry months are the ones without cloud in the canyon.92
  2. Brighton 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkNesting gulls · 15 apr – 1 aug (meestal)Herring gulls nest on the chimney stacks from spring and defend the chicks in July by dive-bombing anyone under them.92
  3. Edinburgh 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkSeabird season on the Forth · 10 apr – 25 jul (meestal)Gannets pack the Bass Rock and puffins come ashore on Craigleith and the Isle of May from spring; the boats go from North Berwick, half an hour out of town.90
  4. Straatsburg 🇫🇷 FrankrijkStorks on the nests · 15 feb – 31 aug (meestal)Storks are back on the chimneys and church roofs of the villages around the city from February, and the young are flying by August.90
  5. St. John's 🇨🇦 CanadaPuffins at Witless Bay · 15 mei – 15 aug (meestal)Hundreds of thousands of puffins and murres nest on the islands half an hour south of town, reachable on a two-hour boat that usually finds whales on the same trip.90
  6. Dingle 🇮🇪 IerlandPuffins on the Blaskets · 1 mei – 5 aug (meestal)The colonies are ashore from May until early August and then leave the cliffs overnight.87
  7. Reykjavik 🇮🇸 IJslandPuffins on the cliffs · 20 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The colonies come ashore in late April and are gone by late August; the ones reachable from town are on the islands in the bay rather than the south coast.85
  8. Gibraltar GibraltarMacaque birth season · 1 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The Barbary macaques on the Upper Rock have their young from spring into summer, and the troops are at their most defensive with them.84
  9. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.83
  10. Tórshavn FaeröerMykines boats and puffins · 1 mei – 31 augThe ferry to Mykines runs from May to the end of August and then the island closes for the year.83
  11. Vík í Mýrdal 🇮🇸 IJslandPuffins on the cliffs · 1 mei – 10 aug (meestal)The colonies are on the Dyrholaey and Reynisfjall cliffs from early May until the second week of August, then gone overnight.80
  12. Cagliari 🇮🇹 ItaliëFlamingos nesting at Molentargius · 1 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The salt lagoon between the city and Poetto beach holds one of the Mediterranean's larger breeding colonies, close enough to reach on foot from the centre.79
  13. Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenPeregrine cliff trail closures · 15 mrt – 15 aug (meestal)The Precipice, Jordan Cliffs and Valley Cove trails shut while peregrines nest on the cliffs above them, usually from mid-March until the chicks fledge.78
  14. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëProvidence petrels · 1 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.78
  15. Aviemore 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkOspreys at Loch Garten · 1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)The Abernethy birds are back on the nest from early April to late August, watched from the RSPB centre down the road.74
  16. Nationaal park Haleakala 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 feb – 30 nov (meestal)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.73
  17. Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurkijeStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mrt – 31 aug (meestal)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.72
  18. Arugam 🇱🇰 Sri LankaKumana waterbird season · 1 apr – 31 jul (meestal)The mangrove swamp at Kumana, an hour down the coast, takes in tens of thousands of migrating waterbirds through these months.71
  19. Zion National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 jan – 31 decThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.71
  20. Pinnacles National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenRaptor climbing closures · 1 jan – 31 julPrairie falcons, eagles and condors nest on the same formations people climb, so routes are shut from January until the chicks fledge in summer.66
  21. Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAlbatross season · 1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.66
  22. Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 CubaFlamingo colony · 1 mei – 31 aug (meestal)The shallow lagoons on the cay's south side hold Cuba's second-largest flamingo colony, visible from the causeway at a distance.65
  23. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandRoyal albatross chick season · 20 jan – 15 sep (meestal)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.64
  24. Dry Tortugas National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenSooty tern nesting · 20 jan – 10 jul (meestal)Around a hundred thousand sooty terns nest on Bush Key — their only regular colony in the country — and the key is closed to landings while they are on eggs.59

Wat er in juli wereldwijd speelt →

Vogelseizoen in augustus

  1. Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruCondors at Cruz del Condor · 1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)Condors ride the first thermals out of the Colca between eight and ten in the morning, and the dry months are the ones without cloud in the canyon.94
  2. Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RuslandMigration on the Curonian Spit · 15 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The spit is a funnel on the eastern Baltic flyway and the ringing station at Rybachy works its traps through the autumn passage, and again in spring.92
  3. Brighton 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkNesting gulls · 15 apr – 1 aug (meestal)Herring gulls nest on the chimney stacks from spring and defend the chicks in July by dive-bombing anyone under them.90
  4. St. John's 🇨🇦 CanadaPuffins at Witless Bay · 15 mei – 15 aug (meestal)Hundreds of thousands of puffins and murres nest on the islands half an hour south of town, reachable on a two-hour boat that usually finds whales on the same trip.88
  5. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.87
  6. Straatsburg 🇫🇷 FrankrijkStorks on the nests · 15 feb – 31 aug (meestal)Storks are back on the chimneys and church roofs of the villages around the city from February, and the young are flying by August.87
  7. Tarifa 🇪🇸 SpanjeAutumn raptor migration · 15 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The bigger of the two passages: honey buzzards in late August, then booted eagles, black kites and storks streaming south through September from the observatories above town.84
  8. Varna 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVia Pontica autumn migration · 20 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The Black Sea flyway squeezes storks, pelicans and raptors down the coast each autumn, and the lakes behind the city are one of the counting points.83
  9. Dingle 🇮🇪 IerlandPuffins on the Blaskets · 1 mei – 5 aug (meestal)The colonies are ashore from May until early August and then leave the cliffs overnight.83
  10. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëProvidence petrels · 1 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.83
  11. Tórshavn FaeröerMykines boats and puffins · 1 mei – 31 augThe ferry to Mykines runs from May to the end of August and then the island closes for the year.82
  12. Gibraltar GibraltarMacaque birth season · 1 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The Barbary macaques on the Upper Rock have their young from spring into summer, and the troops are at their most defensive with them.82
  13. Reykjavik 🇮🇸 IJslandPuffins on the cliffs · 20 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The colonies come ashore in late April and are gone by late August; the ones reachable from town are on the islands in the bay rather than the south coast.81
  14. Boergas 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVia Pontica autumn migration · 15 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The Black Sea flyway funnels storks, pelicans and raptors straight over the lakes ringing the city each autumn, in thousands on the good days.81
  15. Cagliari 🇮🇹 ItaliëFlamingos nesting at Molentargius · 1 apr – 15 aug (meestal)The salt lagoon between the city and Poetto beach holds one of the Mediterranean's larger breeding colonies, close enough to reach on foot from the centre.78
  16. Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenPeregrine cliff trail closures · 15 mrt – 15 aug (meestal)The Precipice, Jordan Cliffs and Valley Cove trails shut while peregrines nest on the cliffs above them, usually from mid-March until the chicks fledge.76
  17. Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurkijeStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mrt – 31 aug (meestal)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.76
  18. Zion National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 jan – 31 decThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.75
  19. Nationaal park Haleakala 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 feb – 30 nov (meestal)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.73
  20. Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAlbatross season · 1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.73
  21. Vík í Mýrdal 🇮🇸 IJslandPuffins on the cliffs · 1 mei – 10 aug (meestal)The colonies are on the Dyrholaey and Reynisfjall cliffs from early May until the second week of August, then gone overnight.73
  22. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandRoyal albatross chick season · 20 jan – 15 sep (meestal)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.71
  23. Aviemore 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkOspreys at Loch Garten · 1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)The Abernethy birds are back on the nest from early April to late August, watched from the RSPB centre down the road.71
  24. Nationaal park Kakadu 🇦🇺 AustraliëBirds crowd the last billabongs · 1 aug – 31 okt (meestal)As the floodplain shrinks, magpie geese, jabiru and whistling ducks pack onto what water is left.68
  25. Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 CubaFlamingo colony · 1 mei – 31 aug (meestal)The shallow lagoons on the cay's south side hold Cuba's second-largest flamingo colony, visible from the causeway at a distance.63

Wat er in augustus wereldwijd speelt →

Vogelseizoen in september

  1. Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruCondors at Cruz del Condor · 1 mei – 30 sep (meestal)Condors ride the first thermals out of the Colca between eight and ten in the morning, and the dry months are the ones without cloud in the canyon.96
  2. Odessa 🇺🇦 OekraïneMigration on the lagoons · 1 sep – 15 nov (meestal)The Tuzly lagoons down the coast sit on the Black Sea flyway and hold waders and other migrant birds on passage through the autumn, and again in spring.95
  3. Varna 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVia Pontica autumn migration · 20 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The Black Sea flyway squeezes storks, pelicans and raptors down the coast each autumn, and the lakes behind the city are one of the counting points.94
  4. Boergas 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVia Pontica autumn migration · 15 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The Black Sea flyway funnels storks, pelicans and raptors straight over the lakes ringing the city each autumn, in thousands on the good days.93
  5. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.88
  6. Tarifa 🇪🇸 SpanjeAutumn raptor migration · 15 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The bigger of the two passages: honey buzzards in late August, then booted eagles, black kites and storks streaming south through September from the observatories above town.88
  7. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëProvidence petrels · 1 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.86
  8. Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RuslandMigration on the Curonian Spit · 15 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The spit is a funnel on the eastern Baltic flyway and the ringing station at Rybachy works its traps through the autumn passage, and again in spring.84
  9. Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 sep – 31 mrtMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.83
  10. Winnipeg 🇨🇦 CanadaFall goose migration · 15 sep – 25 okt (meestal)Hundreds of thousands of snow and Canada geese stop at Oak Hammock Marsh, half an hour north of the city, from late September into October.83
  11. Zion National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 jan – 31 decThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.80
  12. Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandAlbatross season · 1 apr – 30 sep (meestal)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.78
  13. Napier 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.77
  14. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandRoyal albatross chick season · 20 jan – 15 sep (meestal)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.75
  15. Nationaal park Haleakala 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 feb – 30 nov (meestal)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.74
  16. Nationaal park Hawaii Volcanoes 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenNene nesting closures · 1 sep – 31 meiNesting season runs from September to May, and the park shuts sections of car park and trail around any pair that settles near the caldera rim.73
  17. Castro 🇨🇱 ChiliPuñihuil penguin season · 15 sep – 31 mrt (meestal)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.65
  18. Nationaal park Kakadu 🇦🇺 AustraliëBirds crowd the last billabongs · 1 aug – 31 okt (meestal)As the floodplain shrinks, magpie geese, jabiru and whistling ducks pack onto what water is left.55
  19. Eilat 🇮🇱 IsraëlAutumn migration · 1 sep – 15 nov (meestal)The return passage south is longer and more spread out than the spring rush, with waders and warblers working the salt pans as well as the raptors overhead.51

Wat er in september wereldwijd speelt →

Vogelseizoen in oktober

  1. Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 sep – 31 mrtMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.92
  2. Plettenbergbaai 🇿🇦 Zuid-AfrikaBitou Birding Festival · 18–31 okt (meestal)A week of guided walks and talks built around the wetlands and coastline of the Bitou municipality, run with the local conservation and tourism bodies.91
  3. Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugalWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.90
  4. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëProvidence petrels · 1 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.88
  5. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.87
  6. Tarifa 🇪🇸 SpanjeAutumn raptor migration · 15 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The bigger of the two passages: honey buzzards in late August, then booted eagles, black kites and storks streaming south through September from the observatories above town.86
  7. Napier 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.85
  8. Varna 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVia Pontica autumn migration · 20 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The Black Sea flyway squeezes storks, pelicans and raptors down the coast each autumn, and the lakes behind the city are one of the counting points.84
  9. Boergas 🇧🇬 BulgarijeVia Pontica autumn migration · 15 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The Black Sea flyway funnels storks, pelicans and raptors straight over the lakes ringing the city each autumn, in thousands on the good days.84
  10. Dakhla Westelijke SaharaWaders on the lagoon · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.83
  11. Odessa 🇺🇦 OekraïneMigration on the lagoons · 1 sep – 15 nov (meestal)The Tuzly lagoons down the coast sit on the Black Sea flyway and hold waders and other migrant birds on passage through the autumn, and again in spring.76
  12. Castro 🇨🇱 ChiliPuñihuil penguin season · 15 sep – 31 mrt (meestal)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.74
  13. Eilat 🇮🇱 IsraëlAutumn migration · 1 sep – 15 nov (meestal)The return passage south is longer and more spread out than the spring rush, with waders and warblers working the salt pans as well as the raptors overhead.73
  14. Wight 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkBrent geese and winter waders · 1 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Dark-bellied brent geese arrive from the Siberian coast onto the harbours at Newtown, Bembridge and the Yar, with godwits and curlew on the same mud.73
  15. Stanley FalklandeilandenPenguin breeding season · 1 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)King, gentoo and Magellanic colonies fill up from October, with chicks on the ground through December and January.73
  16. Zion National Park 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 jan – 31 decThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.72
  17. Nationaal park Haleakala 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 feb – 30 nov (meestal)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.72
  18. Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChiliPenguin colony season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Magellanic penguins hold Isla Magdalena and the Seno Otway colony through the southern summer and the boats only sail in that window.72
  19. El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.71
  20. Bournemouth 🇬🇧 Verenigd KoninkrijkWinter waders on Poole Harbour · 15 okt – 10 mrt (meestal)Avocets, black-tailed godwits and brent geese pack the mudflats at Arne and Brownsea through the cold months, and the hides are busiest on a falling tide.70
  21. Ushuaia 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëPenguins on Isla Martillo · 1 okt – 5 apr (meestal)Magellanic penguins come ashore in the Beagle Channel from about October and are gone by early autumn, peaking between November and February.66
  22. Nationaal park Hawaii Volcanoes 🇺🇸 Verenigde StatenNene nesting closures · 1 sep – 31 meiNesting season runs from September to May, and the park shuts sections of car park and trail around any pair that settles near the caldera rim.66
  23. Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RuslandMigration on the Curonian Spit · 15 aug – 31 okt (meestal)The spit is a funnel on the eastern Baltic flyway and the ringing station at Rybachy works its traps through the autumn passage, and again in spring.66
  24. Tainan 🇹🇼 TaiwanBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.64
  25. Winnipeg 🇨🇦 CanadaFall goose migration · 15 sep – 25 okt (meestal)Hundreds of thousands of snow and Canada geese stop at Oak Hammock Marsh, half an hour north of the city, from late September into October.64

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Vogelseizoen in november

  1. Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 sep – 31 mrtMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.94
  2. Larnaca 🇨🇾 CyprusFlamingos on the salt lake · 15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)Several thousand flamingos winter on the salt lake behind the airport, a ten-minute walk from the Hala Sultan Tekke.92
  3. Dakhla Westelijke SaharaWaders on the lagoon · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.89
  4. Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.88
  5. Napier 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.88
  6. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliviaFlamingos breeding · 1 nov – 31 dec (meestal)Three flamingo species nest on the salar and the lagoons around it from November, which is the one time of year the birds are the reason to come rather than a detail of the drive.87
  7. Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugalWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.87
  8. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëSeabird nesting season · 1 sep – 15 apr (meestal)Sooty terns, noddies and tropicbirds come back to nest from spring, some of them on the ground beside the road.87
  9. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.86
  10. Faro 🇵🇹 PortugalWinter birds on the Ria Formosa · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon on the city's doorstep holds flamingos, spoonbills and thousands of waders through the winter, and the boardwalk at Ludo is walkable from the airport road.86
  11. Punakha 🇧🇹 BhutanBlack-necked Crane Festival · 11 novGangtey monastery in the Phobjikha valley, about three hours east of Punakha, celebrates the return of the wintering cranes on 11 November with masked and folk dances.86
  12. Eilat 🇮🇱 IsraëlAutumn migration · 1 sep – 15 nov (meestal)The return passage south is longer and more spread out than the spring rush, with waders and warblers working the salt pans as well as the raptors overhead.84
  13. Kunming 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaBlack-headed gulls on the lakes · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)Gulls have wintered on Green Lake and Dianchi since the mid-eighties and the city treats them as residents.82
  14. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandLittle penguins come ashore · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Little penguins land at Pilots Beach below the albatross colony after dark every night of the year, but the numbers peak while there are chicks in the burrows.81
  15. Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaSummer birding season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Migrants from Europe and North Africa arrive with the rains and resident birds are in breeding plumage at Mokolodi, 10 km south.80
  16. Castro 🇨🇱 ChiliPuñihuil penguin season · 15 sep – 31 mrt (meestal)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.79
  17. El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.77
  18. Suchitoto 🇸🇻 El SalvadorMigratory birds on Lake Suchitlan · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)In the dry months migratory birds stop over on the reservoir below town, joining the resident herons and cormorants; early-morning boat trips to the bird island see the most.77
  19. Thimphu 🇧🇹 BhutanCranes wintering at Phobjikha · 1 nov – 20 feb (meestal)Around three hundred black-necked cranes spend the winter on the marsh at Phobjikha, and the valley keeps its power lines underground for them.76
  20. Tainan 🇹🇼 TaiwanBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.76
  21. Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChiliPenguin colony season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Magellanic penguins hold Isla Magdalena and the Seno Otway colony through the southern summer and the boats only sail in that window.76
  22. Stanley FalklandeilandenPenguin breeding season · 1 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)King, gentoo and Magellanic colonies fill up from October, with chicks on the ground through December and January.76
  23. Chitwan 🇳🇵 NepalWintering birds · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Around 160 migrant species drop into the oxbows and grasslands from the north for the cool months, on top of a resident list already among the longest in Nepal.75
  24. Serengeti 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMigrant birding season · 15 nov – 15 apr (meestal)European and Asian migrants arrive with the short rains and stay until April, on top of the residents in breeding plumage.73
  25. Qingdao 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaWinter gulls at Zhanqiao Pier · 15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)Black-headed gulls from Siberia winter along the Qingdao shore, and feeding them from Zhanqiao Pier is the city's favourite cold-weather outing.73

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Vogelseizoen in december

  1. Napier 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 sep – 15 apr (meestal)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.93
  2. Nationaal reservaat Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruSea lion pups on the Ballestas · 15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal)The sea lion colonies pup over the southern summer and the noise off the rocks carries across the water.93
  3. Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.91
  4. Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 sep – 31 mrtMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.90
  5. Dakhla Westelijke SaharaWaders on the lagoon · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.89
  6. Tainan 🇹🇼 TaiwanBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.88
  7. Inlemeer 🇲🇲 MyanmarWinter waterbirds · 1 dec – 15 feb (meestal)The lake is a stopover for thousands of migrating waterbirds, and December and January are the best birding months.88
  8. Castro 🇨🇱 ChiliPuñihuil penguin season · 15 sep – 31 mrt (meestal)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.86
  9. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliviaFlamingos breeding · 1 nov – 31 dec (meestal)Three flamingo species nest on the salar and the lagoons around it from November, which is the one time of year the birds are the reason to come rather than a detail of the drive.85
  10. Lord Howe-eiland 🇦🇺 AustraliëSeabird nesting season · 1 sep – 15 apr (meestal)Sooty terns, noddies and tropicbirds come back to nest from spring, some of them on the ground beside the road.85
  11. Larnaca 🇨🇾 CyprusFlamingos on the salt lake · 15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)Several thousand flamingos winter on the salt lake behind the airport, a ten-minute walk from the Hala Sultan Tekke.83
  12. Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nieuw-ZeelandLittle penguins come ashore · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Little penguins land at Pilots Beach below the albatross colony after dark every night of the year, but the numbers peak while there are chicks in the burrows.83
  13. Suchitoto 🇸🇻 El SalvadorMigratory birds on Lake Suchitlan · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)In the dry months migratory birds stop over on the reservoir below town, joining the resident herons and cormorants; early-morning boat trips to the bird island see the most.83
  14. Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EcuadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 apr – 20 dec (meestal)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.81
  15. Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugalWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.81
  16. El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentiniëFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.80
  17. Banjul 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)European migrants join the residents on the Tanbi mangroves and the river creeks either side of the capital from November.80
  18. Faro 🇵🇹 PortugalWinter birds on the Ria Formosa · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)The lagoon on the city's doorstep holds flamingos, spoonbills and thousands of waders through the winter, and the boardwalk at Ludo is walkable from the airport road.80
  19. Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalDjoudj bird season · 1 nov – 15 apr (meestal)Djoudj, an hour north, is the first fresh water millions of European migrants meet after the Sahara.80
  20. Kololi 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)Kotu bridge and the Bijilo woods are the easiest birding in West Africa and they are five minutes from the hotels.80
  21. Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChiliPenguin colony season · 15 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)Magellanic penguins hold Isla Magdalena and the Seno Otway colony through the southern summer and the boats only sail in that window.78
  22. Stanley FalklandeilandenPenguin breeding season · 1 okt – 15 mrt (meestal)King, gentoo and Magellanic colonies fill up from October, with chicks on the ground through December and January.78
  23. Kunming 🇨🇳 Volksrepubliek ChinaBlack-headed gulls on the lakes · 1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)Gulls have wintered on Green Lake and Dianchi since the mid-eighties and the city treats them as residents.77
  24. Minca 🇨🇴 ColombiaMigratory bird season · 1 okt – 30 apr (meestal)North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders.77
  25. Chitwan 🇳🇵 NepalWintering birds · 1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)Around 160 migrant species drop into the oxbows and grasslands from the north for the cool months, on top of a resident list already among the longest in Nepal.77

…en nog 20 in december.

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