shore Amer river Netherlands in spring 952 am 250423_1077

Waterfront river Amer embankment in the south of the Netherlands on a nice spring afternoon. The water's edge is teeming with birds and sheep. People walk along the dyke and chat to each other. Seagulls cry, insects buzz and waves from a ship that has long since disappeared from view wash ashore. And isn't the reed warbler beautiful?

About the picture
This photograph was taken at the foot of the Amer river dyke. At the bottom of the photograph, you can see the grass with the last of last year's dried reeds and the microphones that recorded the sound. After 40 metres, the water of the Amer begins with one of the many groynes and the enormous stone dam running lengthwise along the water, which is located another 50 metres further down the river and is intended to eliminate the waves on the dyke. Behind it, the wide waters of the Amer again, with a view of narrow strips of land from the river delta called De Biesbosch National Park. On the left behind, the river De Nieuwe Merwde. The widest part of the water is 2 kilometres away. Above the water hangs a grey, cloudy sky, but it is dry.

Birds detected by Merlin Bird ID app (ver. 3.7.2 (256 – 2025)
Birds detected by BirdNET-Analyser (GUI ver. 2.4.0 Model ver. V2.4)
https://birdnet.cornell.edu/api/ ; (BirdNET_GLOBAL_6K_V2.4)

#3:47 Western Yellow Wagtail
#2:27 #3:38 Cetti’s Warbler
#0:00 #3:01 #3:15 #3:27 Eurasian Oyster Catcher
#1:29 #1:41 Eurasian Wren
#0:25 Great Crested Grebe
#0:22 #0:36 #0:44 #0:59 Common Chaffinch
#0:00 #0:40 #0:54 #1:36 #2:33 Common Chiffchaff
#0:00 #0:21 #0:39 Canada Goose
#0:00 #0:10 #0:16 #0:25 #0:31 Eurasian Blue Tit
#0:09 Lesser Black-backed Gull
#0:27 #0:36 #0:48 #1:02 #1:07 #1:15 #1:23 #2:09 #2:21 #3:09 #3:30 #3:54 Black-Headed Gull
#0:00 #1:15 #1:21 #2:36 #3:30 #3:48 Eurasian Reed Warbler
#0:59 Carrion Crow

more along this path / More along this river

Date/time: April 23 2025, 9:52 am

Weather: 13c, clouds 100%, wind NW-ESE 123° 5-13 km/h, 1014 hPa, humidity 73%, dew point 9°c, visibility 24 km, sun 180 W/m2

Location; River Amer, Beverpad, Lage-Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (Holland), Europe. GPS 51.71823 4.71655

Gear chain: Sennheiser mkh30/50 MS, in Rycote cyclone small, windjammer >Tascam dr-100 Mk2. Decoded Mid-side to STEREO. Noise floor 33dBA (whispering). Post editing: Blimp correction,l ow-cut, compressor and limiter -3 dB,

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