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Griffon vultures in the Netherlands

Discussion in 'Netherlands' started by vogelcommando, 5 Jun 2015.

  1. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    It seems to become a annual event : Griffon vultures in the Netherlands. In the past few years, large groups are observed during warm-weather periods and last year I was so lucky to find my first wild Griffon vulture in the Netherlands.
    Now again a large group has payed a visit and at least 25 birds were seen in Friesland !
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Today again a group of 10 Griffon vultures are flying above the Netherlands, this time near "de Biesbosch" :).
     
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    Who released them, vogelcommando? What they feed on, are there organised feeding to them?
    Or they are comming naturaly from France?

    Anyway it is great news.
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    These are wild birds from France and Spain. Most likely they are forched by food-shortage to start to wander.
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Again a large group of Griffon vultures is visiting the Netherlands at the moment - even above Amsterdam a large group of 15 birds was seen :).
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Tropical warm weather in the Netherlands ( 30 Deg. C and more ) so Griffon vltures start again to show up in the Netherlands. At several places small groups of 7 - 8 birds are seen :).
     
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    Ohh got me a few locations or a link with sightings?
     
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