Spoonbills Netherlands

@dewittehaas Wonderful! Wasn't aware that they come all the way from Sub-Saharan Africa... Can't wait to see them at Westerplas again by mid of April.
@giardino Yes, it's amazing that so many spoonbills fly all the way to Mauretania!
Others stay closer and spend the winters in Spain, Portugal or France.
https://werkgroeplepelaar.org/en/overlepelaars/trek/
A few birds even stayed in the Netherlands in recent years.
https://werkgroeplepelaar.org/en/nieuws/2024/overwinterende-lepelaars-op-schouwen-duiveland-2024-en-zenderlepelaar-carex/
De trek – Werkgroep Lepelaar