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A fairly small lagoon just behind the dike. A good place for breeding terns and waders.
De Petten is a fairly small lagoon with a couple of artificial islands, covered with shells, and surrounding pastures. The area is used as a breeding area for many shorebird species, like Sterna comune, Sterna codalunga, Avocetta, Pettegola, Gavina and Gabbiano comune. From the road, you'll have a very good overview of the lagoon and you can scan the area for foraging waders, like Voltapietre, Piovanello pancianera, Corriere grosso and many more species. Sometimes, small numbers of Spatola can be present, foraging for prey in the brackish waters. Waterfowl is also present, like good numbers of Volpoca and Mestolone. Oca selvatica can breed in the area, and sometimes in large numbers.
Just behind the De Petten, a smaller lagoon is present, called 't Stoar. The species are similar to the first lagoon, but can be dificult to observe due to the landscape. Here, species bound to the surrounding pastures come to roost, like Pittima reale and Pettegola. Surrounding this area, reedbeds are present. Here, Falco di palude breeds and can often be seen.
For many years, De Petten was home to the only breeding colony of Beccapesci, but since about 2013 the numbers declined in the area and increased in other similar habitats on the eastern side of Texel.
During high tide, the area is used by very large numbers of waders. Numbers can go up to thousands of individuals of many species, like Pittima minore, Piovanello maggiore, Piovanello pancianera and Chiurlo maggiore. Smaller numbers of Chiurlo piccolo, Totano moro and Combattente can be present too. When a predator is nearby, like a Falco pellegrino or Falco di palude, all birds will fly up and cause a very impressive sight.
The surrounding pastures are ideal for breeding birds, like Pittima reale and Pettegola. Also Cutrettola can be seen in larger numbers. In winter, these pastures are often used by large flocks of geese, like Oca colombaccio and Oca facciabianca. Sometimes, the scarcer subspecies of Oca colombaccio can be present, being White-Bellied Brent (B. b. hrota) or Black Brent (B. b. nigricans).
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Nederlands: De Petten is een vrij kleine lagune net achter de dijk met een paar kunstmatige eilanden bedekt met schelpen, en omringende weilanden. Het gebied wordt gebruikt als broedgebied voor vele soorten kustvogels, zoals Sterna comune, Sterna codalunga, Avocetta, Pettegola, Gavina en Gabbiano comune. Vanaf de weg heb je een heel goed overzicht over de lagune en kun je het gebied scannen op foeragerende steltlopers, zoals Voltapietre, Piovanello pancianera, Corriere grosso en nog veel meer soorten. Soms zijn er kleine aantallen Spatola aanwezig, die in de brakke wateren foerageren. Watervogels zijn ook aanwezig, zoals grote aantallen Volpoca en Mestolone. Oca selvatica kan in het gebied broeden, en soms in grote aantallen.
Net achter De Petten is een kleinere lagune aanwezig, genaamd 't Stoar. Hier komen soorten rusten die gebonden zijn aan de omliggende weilanden, zoals Pittima reale en Pettegola maar de vogels kunnen door het landschap soms moeilijk te zien zijn. Rondom dit gebied liggen rietvelden. Hier broedt Falco di palude en die is vaak goed te zien.
Gedurende vele jaren was De Petten de enige broedkolonie van Beccapesci, maar sinds ongeveer 2013 namen de aantallen in het gebied af en namen toe in andere vergelijkbare leefgebieden aan de oostkant van Texel.
Bij vloed wordt het gebied door grote aantallen steltlopers gebruikt. Het aantal kan oplopen tot duizenden individuen van vele soorten, zoals Pittima minore, Piovanello maggiore, Piovanello pancianera en Chiurlo maggiore. Kleinere aantallen Chiurlo piccolo, Totano moro en Combattente kunnen ook aanwezig zijn. Als er een roofdier in de buurt is, zoals een Falco pellegrino of Falco di palude, vliegen alle vogels omhoog en zorgen dat is vaak een indrukwekkend gezicht.
De omliggende weilanden zijn ideaal voor broedvogels, zoals Pittima reale en Pettegola. Ook Cutrettola is in grotere aantallen te zien. In de winter worden deze weiden vaak gebruikt door grote zwermen ganzen, zoals Oca colombaccio en Oca facciabianca. Soms kan de schaarsere ondersoort van Oca colombaccio aanwezig zijn, namelijk Witbuikrotgans (B. b. hrota) of Zwarte Rotgans (B. b. nigricans).
The area is easy accessible. You can park your car next to the road and observe the breeding birds from a fairly close distance. The area can be pretty busy with other birders, parking their car next to the road.
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Nederlands: Het gebied is gemakkelijk bereikbaar. Je kunt langs de weg parkeren en de broedvogels van vrij dichtbij bekijken. Het gebied kan behoorlijk druk zijn met andere vogelaars, die hun auto langs de weg parkeren.
Texel is one of the best bird watching destinations in the Netherlands. Bird watchers from all over Europe come to this Wadden Sea island to watch birds. Rare birds and vagrants are often seen on Texel and interesting birds can be observed all year round. Klaas de Jong - one of the most reputed bird guides in the Netherlands - lives on Texel and knows the island as no other. Klaas offers full day or half day birding tours. Klaas shows you countless bird species and always searches for the most recent rarities on the island.
One of the great services Klaas provides, is the pick-up-service. His minibus can pick you up at your hotel or at the ferry port. A very convenient service if you only have a day to explore the island. Directly from the ferry you you can start off and from there Klaas takes you to the best birding areas of the island.
For more information about Klaas' bird tours, times and prices visit his website.
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