Luistervink.nl

Luistervink.nl With the municipality of Utrecht we launched Luistervink, a website on bird sounds in the parks of Utrecht. Go see Luistervink.nl Other Experience Luistervink.nl Read more Nature Photography Read more Standardized monitoring Read more Laad meer

Nature Photography

insect ecology macro

Nature Photography Nature photography is another one of my passions. The art of digital photography that embodies the beauty of our natural world. If you are in need of a captivating photo, either from a stunning bird, a close up of a specific insect, or any natural subject at all, I can make it. I have also […]

Bird Guide

Bird and Nature Guide Let me connect you with nature and let you experience it in a unique way. I offer excursions in which we visit beautiful areas with great natural wealth. Nature is not separate from us and stories are everywhere, you just have to know how to look and listen. I am more […]

Raptor Ringing

Raptor Ringing Raptor Workgroup “Het Gooi en Vechtstreek” focuses on research on birds of prey. We look for birds of prey, especially during the breeding season. In (early) spring, court displaying birds are followed and their nests are located, trying to get a picture of the course of the breeding process. When possible, eggs are counted […]

Geolocator research

rietzanger

Long Distance Bird Migration tracking Within a collaboration of “Vogelwerkgroep Het Gooi” and “Vogelringstation De Haar”,  I am part of the study of the migration routes of Common Reed Warbler and Marsh Warbler with the use of Geolocators. More about this project Other Experience Raptor Ringing Read more Oosterwold Read more Geolocator research Read more […]

Sound Based Species Monitoring

Male Bullfinch singing

Acoustic Monitoring We Developed BlackBirdBox, a fully automatic system in a box which uses a sensitive microphone and AI for automatic sound based monitoring. Artificial intelligence is used to scan live recordings and pulls out and immediately identifies distinct sounds and phrases and determines which species it is. In the near future this system will also […]

Breeding Bird Monitoring

Male Common Redstart

Breeding Bird Monitoring Monitoring of Breeding birds (BMP) is an important tool to get data and reliable trends for birds. I have extensive experience with both the fieldwork and analysis of BMP data. Other Experience Bird Guide Read more Meetnetten Belgie Read more Raptor Ringing Read more Laad meer

Klokhuis Episode on Raptor Research

Klokhuis Episode on Raptor Research Raptor workgroup”Gooi en Vechtstreek” focuses on research on birds of prey. We look for birds of prey, especially during the breeding season. In (early) spring, courtship birds are followed, their nests are found and we try to get a picture of the course of the breeding process. When possible, eggs […]

Batumi Raptor Count

Batumi Raptor Count Batumi Raptor Count, or BRC, is a nature conservation NGO that works to monitor and conserve the 1,000,000+ birds of prey that migrate every autumn through the Batumi Bottleneck. I was heavily involved in the development of this project from 2012 until 2021, as a counter, board member and as president. A […]