I saw this species last year but that wasn't quite satisfying so I tried my luck today.
At the Snip 1 Pied Flycatcher was singing allmost similar to Common Whitethroat.
I saw 1 Green Hairstreak, the only place I know for this species is the Westerheide so this was a surprise.
A bit further 3 Redstarts were displaying, 1 sang like a Chiffchaff, Barn swallow, Pied flycatcher or Willow warbler, didn't knew they could do that.
In the Spanderswoud this Wood warbler was displaying quite near a path and I tried to get a picture and this was the result:
Somewhere else in the Spanderswoud 1 Black Tailed Skimmer was present.
In Gooilust my first Northern Hawker and Common Blue were present.
At the Kromme Rade 1 Goshawk and a Hobby flew by, 3 more Redstarts were singing.
Along the Kromme Rade a lot of Dragonflies and Damselflies flew: Downy Emerald, Four Spotted Chaser, Hary Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly and Variable Damselfy.
Of all the butterflies this Map Butterfly was the most beautifull, they are not common in this part of Holland.
The Large White-faced Darter was easely found and with the help of a other odonata lovers scope I could get a few pictures:
Later I saw 2 Scarce chasers and heard a few Cranes fly by, but I didn't see them...
This White wagtail was near the parking lot.
In the evening I got a report of a Pectoral Sandpiper, I immediately left for the bird.
It did show well but not close enough for good pictures.
^Note the pointy chest figure
Later, Harry de Klein found a Jack Snipe.
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