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Rare snowy owl spotted on Texel

Posted in Dutch News, international with tags , , on November 17, 2008 by nunetherlands

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Hundreds of bird watchers have flocked to the Wadden Sea island of Texel to catch a glimpse of a rare snowy owl, says the Dutch bird association.

The young female was spotted on Saturday. The snowy owl is a very rare visitor to the Netherlands, usually found in the far northern tundra region and Canada.