Bird Atlas of the Netherlands

The Dutch Bird Atlas describes distribution, numbers and 40 years of population change of all breeding and wintering birds in the Netherlands. It is a gorgeous reference book including stunning photographs, maps, charts and trend figures. A must have for both the general nature lover and professionals in the fields of ornithology and ecology.

Species maps

Find a species


Have a look at all available maps and charts per species, including maps which were not selected in the hard copy of the Bird Atlas.

Buy an atlas

The Bird Atlas is available from November 24th 2018 onwards and costs 60 Euro (excluding 19,95 Euro for postage and packing outside the Netherlands). Buy you own copy! Choose ‘Verzenden buitenland’.

Take a look

Click on the image below to view a part of the Bird Atlas (pdf)

English summary

Look here for all maps per species. English captions, tables and figures from the Introductory chapters 2 and 3 of the atlas. Here you can find guidance for interpreting maps and figures.

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