In a nutshell we go through the top five most common birds from last year in the city with you. Where can you recognize them and why do they choose Amsterdam? And finally: how often were these birds spotted?
1: great tit (3,424)
Even if your bird knowledge is not large, you probably know it: the great tit. The great tit not only adjusts its singing often, it also often changes its hometown. For example, the bird in both deciduous forests, and villages and towns are common.
And those who hang bird food in the winter have a good chance that the great tit will be one of the first. Why this bird is doing so well in Amsterdam? “In addition to fat and peanuts, the bird houses in many places in the city also make it easy for the great tit,” explains Dwarshuis. “In the Vondelpark, but also in Noord, there is a lot of old greenery where this bird can live well. They also breed in ventilation holes of buildings in the city.”