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This page lists books about birds and birdwatching in the Netherlands.

The books are listed by publication date with the most recent at the top.

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Rare Birds of the Netherlands

Arnoud B. van den Berg & Cecilia A.W. Bosman

2002

"A comprehensive resource on the birds of the Netherlands, looking in particular detail at the rarities, with every record presented and vagrancy patterns analysed, and illustrated with maps and other figures. The many colour photographs of rarities were taken in the netherlands, and are fully cross-referenced to the records listing. The text is bilingual throughout, in Dutch and English."

Atlas Van De Nederlandse Broedvogels

(Atlas Of The Breeding Birds Of The Netherlands)

SOVON Vogelonderzoek Nederland

2002

In Dutch but with English summaries throughout.

Describes 218 species.

Common and Scarce Birds of the Netherlands

Rob G. Bijlsma, Fred Hustings, Kees (C.J.) Camphuysen

Dutch Birding

Bi-lingual edition: Dutch/English

2001

Covers 480 species recorded in The Netherlands.

Rare Birds of the Netherlands

Arnoud B. van den Berg & Cecilia A.W. Bosman

Pica Press

1999

Provides a comprehensive resource on the birds of the Netherlands, including almost 800 diagrams and maps, and over 300 colour photographs. The text, which is bilingual in Dutch and English throughout, is a work of reference giving localities and relevant literature for each rare species.

Where to Watch Birds in Holland, Belgium & Northern France

Arnoud D Van Den Berg, Dominique Lafontaine and Clive Byers

Hamlyn

1996

"This comprehensive guide lists and describes around 200 of the best birdwatching sites in France, Holland and Belgium, covering a variety of habitat types, and includes details of the various species to be seen during each season, illustrations of specialities, sketch maps of major sites and access information for each area. Colour plates feature about 80 birds of the region."

Numbers and Distribution of Waterbirds in the Wadden Sea

Results and Evaluation of 36 Simultaneous Counts in the Dutch-German-Danish Wadden Sea, 1980-1991

Editor: H. Meltofte, J. Blew, J. Frikke, H-U. Rossner and C.J. Smit

1994

"The Wadden Sea constitutes one of the World's most important wetlands for migratory waterbirds. This report details the results of over 10 years of census work, providing numbers and distribution for 41 species. This is an important document."

Waterfowl and Agriculture: Review and Future Perspective of the Crop Damage Conflict in Europe

Editor: M. van Roomen and J. Madsen

1992

Proceedings of the Farmers and Waterfowl: Conflict or Coexistence Workshop, Lelystad, Netherlands 1991.

The Breeding-Birds Of The Netherlands

A. L. J. van Ijzendoorn

1950

73 pages with 13 b/w photographs and a fold-out map.