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A fairly small brackish water lagoon with several islands and surrounding pastures and reedbeds. Perfect location for (migrating) waders.
Dijkmanshuizen is a fairly small brackish water lagoon, situated near the village of Oudeschild on the island of Texel. The area consists of a brackish water lagoon with several small islands and is surrounded by pastures and reedbeds. The area is a very good location for observaring waders, escpecially during high tide. Thousands of waders make use of the area to roost, like Bar-tailed Godwit, Red Knot and Dunlin. Other waders, like Whimbrel, Curlew Sandpiper, European Golden Plover and Common Ringed Plover, can often be found in smaller numbers. The area is one of the best places on the island to observe certain species of wader, like Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff and Little Ringed Plover. During migration, the area is also a very good spot to observe Temminck's Stint and Little Stint.
Many waterfowl use the area as breeding and roosting location. Large numbers of Barnacle Goose breed here and can often be found in large numbers. Also Common Shelduck can be very numerous. On the water, species like Common Teal and Northern Shoveler can be seen and sometimes Garganey is present. In winter, the area is good for small numbers of Bewick's Swan and large flocks of Brent Goose.
The area is surrounded by patches of reedbed, but especially on the northwestern side of the area, large reedbeds are present. Common reedbirds breed here, like Reed Warbler and Reed Bunting. Also, several breeding pairs of Western Marsh Harrier are present and can often be seen hunting above the surrounding pastures.
On the eastern side of the area, a house with a large garden is present. The garden is a very good location for songbirds, like Icterine Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat and Greater Whitethroat. On the surrounding pastures, small flocks of Western Yellow Wagtail can be seen and Eurasian Skylark can be heard.
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Nederlands: Dijkmanshuizen is een vrij kleine brakwaterlagune met enkele kleine eilandjes en is omgeven door weilanden en rietvelden. Het gebied is heel goed voor steltlopers, vooral bij vloed. Duizenden steltlopers maken gebruik van het gebied om te rusten, zoals Bar-tailed Godwit, Red Knot en Dunlin. Andere steltlopers, zoals Whimbrel, Curlew Sandpiper, European Golden Plover en Common Ringed Plover, zijn vaak in kleinere aantallen te vinden. Het gebied is een van de beste plekken op Texel om bepaalde soorten steltlopers te zien, zoals Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff en Little Ringed Plover. Tijdens de trek is het gebied ook een zeer goede plek om Temminck's Stint en Little Stint te zien.
Veel watervogels gebruiken het gebied als broed- en rustplaats. Barnacle Goose broedt hier en is vaak in grote aantallen te vinden. Ook Common Shelduck kan zeer talrijk zijn. Op het water zijn soorten als Common Teal en Northern Shoveler te zien en soms Garganey. In de winter is het gebied goed voor kleine aantallen Bewick's Swan en grote groepen Brent Goose.
Het gebied is omgeven door stukken riet, maar vooral aan de noordwestkant van het gebied zijn grote rietvelden aanwezig. Hier broeden gewone rietvogels, zoals Reed Warbler en Reed Bunting. Ook zijn er meerdere broedparen van Western Marsh Harrier aanwezig en zijn ze vaak jagend boven de omliggende weilanden te zien.
Aan de oostkant van het gebied staat een woning met een grote tuin. De tuin is een goede locatie voor zangvogels, zoals Icterine Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat en Greater Whitethroat. Op de omliggende weilanden zijn kleine zwermen Western Yellow Wagtail te zien en Eurasian Skylark te horen.
You're not allowed to enter the area. There's an observation hide on the southern side of the area. You can park your car next to the road and walk towards the hide. Inside the hide, information is available about the possible birds being present and about certain colour ringing projects for, especially, Bar-tailed Godwit.
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Nederlands: Je mag het gebied niet in. Er is een vogelkijkhut aan de zuidkant van het gebied. Je kunt langs de weg parkeren en richting de vogelkijkhut lopen. In de hut is informatie beschikbaar over vogels en over bepaalde kleurringprojecten voor met name Bar-tailed Godwit.
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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