This is not a complete list of sightings but I would like to mention a few highlights of the past few weeks. An American Golden Plover was August 18th in a field at Oost between a group of Golden Plovers. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was briefly seen at Zandkes on 24 August. The first autumn sighting of a Rosy Starling was on 31 August. It was again in the same field at Oost where Ruud van Beusekom discovered a Baird's Sandpiper on September 11. The bird was unfortunately very short present. Fortunately, on September 16 Jeroen de Bruin discovered a Baird's again. This bird stayed two days at Dijkmanshuizen and showed well. Also in September, two Pectoral Sandpipers were seen at various locations, Waal and Burg and Het Grote Vlak.

The last few days small numbers of migrating Longspurs have been reported. On September 21 two Richard's Pipits flew over. The first Yellow-browed Warbler was heard on September 17 at 't Horntje. Meanwhile, several birds have already been observed.

Bladkoning / Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus, De Tuintjes, De Cocksdorp, Texel, 20-09-2016

Gekraagde Roodstaart / Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus, De Tuintjes, De Cocksdorp, Texel, 21-09-2016

Roze Spreeuw / Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus, juv, De Slufter, Texel, 18-09-2016