Vogels in het Park

On Saturday, Jan. 25 and Sunday, Jan. 26, you could find groups of people in the Park in soft voices excitedly whispering, marveling at a flash of green in the bushes and a quick shadow high in the trees. It was time for the National Garden Bird Count. And with binoculars and counting forms at the ready, enthusiastic participants set out to spot the Park's feathered inhabitants.

Recognizing birds for beginners

Before the count began, there was a short course on "Recognizing Birds for Beginners. Under the guidance of the Green Brothers, participants learned, for example, how to distinguish a great tit from a blue tit, by the color of its cap, as well as how to recognize the sound of a jackdaw among the city noise. After a presentation on the Park's winged inhabitants, participants flew out over the Park. Their assignment, feast their eyes and ears and record as many birds as possible. And they did so successfully.

Garden Bird Count in the Park

With binoculars, notebooks and a good dose of enthusiasm, participants got to work. High in the trees, Kevin spotted a great spotted woodpecker, while others studied wood pigeons. An egret popped up in the banks and even a fire goldcrest was spotted, a rare sighting in the Park. What stood out was the large number of jackdaws and starlings.

Top 3 birds spotted in the Park

Photo: Luuk Vermeer
Chew
Seen 21 times
Photo: Luuk Vermeer
Merel
Seen 21 times
Photo: Mark Zekhuis
Starling
Seen 11 times

Results of the census in the Park

  1. Chew (21)
  2. Starling (21)
  3. Blackbird (11)
  4. Collared Parakeet (8)
  5. Blue heron (6)
  6. Common coot (6)
  7. Wood pigeon (5)
  8. Magpie (4)
  9. Great tit (4)
  10. Wild duck (4)
  11. Moorhen (4)
  12. Black crow (3)
  13. Tree creeper (2)
  14. Great spotted woodpecker (2)
  15. Black-headed gull (2)
  16. Nile goose (2)
  17. Blue tit (2)
  18. City pigeon (2)
  19. Jay (1)
  20. Great egret (1)
  21. Common gull (1)
  22. Turkish turtle (1)
  23. Fire goldcrest (1)
  24. Winter wren (1)

What birds have been spotted in your neighborhood?

The results of the National Garden Bird Count 2025 are in. In Rotterdam, the great tit, jackdaw and blue tit were counted most often. Maybe you recognize them from your own garden or during a walk through the Park.

Curious which birds were seen in your neighborhood? On the website of the Vogelbescherming you can see the counts per street, neighborhood or municipality.

Bird Working Group in the Park

The National Garden Bird Count is organized annually by the Bird Protection Netherlands and is a good time to reflect on the research of birds in the Netherlands. Would you like to work with us and other bird lovers to make the Park even more bird-friendly? Then join the Park's Bird Working Group. Whether you are an experienced birder or just starting out, everyone is welcome.

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Green Brothers

Each season you can join the brothers to experience the Park in a whole new way. Kevin and Marvin are twin brothers with a love of nature and a background in biology. They love observing and showing relationships between objects that are not readily apparent. Walking on the trails through the Park they do not, but Kevin and Marvin seek it close to the trees, rocks and leaves to observe in detail the most beautiful natural phenomena.

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