Some kind of grain mixture had been scattered over the pathway near the entrance of the walk-through bird area, and many of the inhabitants as well as some wild guests were actively feeding on the grains.
I saw one or more individuals of the following species participating in the "feeding frenzy", thus indicating that these are the species living as captive specimens or staying as wild specimens in the walk-through bird area:
- Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
- Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
- Small cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii minima)
- Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo)
- East African grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps)
- Bewick's swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhyncos) [Wild, and lots of them]
- Eurasian jackdaw (Corvus monedula) [Wild]
Other species that I saw in or around the walk-through bird area but that did not participate in the "feeding frenzy":
- White stork (Ciconia ciconia) [See images earlier in this gallery]
- Black stork (Ciconia nigra) [See images earlier in this gallery]
- Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) [They stay in and around the lake adjacent to the walk-through area and at least theoretically have access to it]
- Eurasian great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) [During my visit a fairly large number of Eurasian great cormorants that I believe to be wild ones were staying on and around the lake]
- Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) [A feral introduced species in the Netherlands, escaped or released individuals have established a population that is increasing and spreading. We also saw these flying around overhead the parking lot and the path towards the entrance at the beginning of our day at Avifauna.]
