Moor frog’s early March. People in distance.
Fens and heathlands Kampina in the Netherlands spring day in March.
This is the earliest sighting of moor frogs I have ever made. Listen to these beautiful creatures. During the mating season, which lasts about 10 days, the male turns blue. A few weeks later, the eggs are laid.
About the picture
The scene shows a quiet, open landscape on a clear, sunny day in March. In the foreground stands a single leafless oak tree, its branches reaching outward like a delicate silhouette against the bright sky. The low sun casts long, soft shadows across the dry grass around it. Just behind the tree oak lies a still pond, its surface reflecting the blue of the sky. Around the water are patches of brownish grass and low shrubs. In the distance, a few more trees stand scattered across the gently rolling terrain. Typical view of the Zandbergsvennen in the Kampina nature reserve.
Birds detected by Merlin Bird ID app ver 3.8.1.
Birds detected by BirdNET-Analyser (GUI ver. 2.4.0 Model ver. V2.4) sensitivity 1.15. I cannot guarantee results.
Great Tit #0:05 #1:17 #1:25 #1:39 #1:54
Eurasian Blue Tit #1:21
More track recorded here / All tracks around here during the years
About the Kampina area;
De Kampina is a varied nature reserve with extensive heathland, pine forests and many fens and is now part of the new Van Gogh National Park nature reserve.
Centrally, the large Kampinase Heide is adorned by numerous fens such as the Belversven; more sheltered, in the north-east corner of the area, are the Huisvennen and these Zandbergsvennen, where we are now standing, which are particularly rich in dragonfly species. Over the heathland, the call of the curlew can be heard (but not now). The heath is here and there peaty and has special species like lavender heath. Extensive (planted) pine forests lie especially on the northern and eastern sides.As you can see in the picture, the fens have dried out tremendously. This is due to the change in weather. It rains too little in the Netherlands. We used to have to do our best to drain all the water here. Now we have to do our best to retain the water in the ground. We are going to raise the water level in ditches and canals in the area. The land will have to become wetter which will make farmers grow other crops. Hopefully then this beautiful national park will start looking better again.
Date/time: March 2, 2026, 12:30 pm
Weather: 14 – 17 ºc, clear sky clouds 10%, SSE 17-25 km/h, 1020 hPa, humidity 53%, visibility 42 km, dew point 4 ºc, cloud ceiling 12 km
Location; Zandbergsvennen, Kampina, Van Gogh Nationaal Park, Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (Holland), Europe. GPS 51.57455 5.27528
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