- polder De Eendracht, foto fitis, sytske dijksen
Polder the Eendracht
The Eendracht polder lies northwest of Polder Eijerland. The polder was enclosed in 1846. The southern part of the polder is primarily used for growing crops. The northern part is pastureland. A large part of these pastures are used as a reservation for overwintering geese. In 1953, this polder flooded during the February storm. Eight people drowned. The salt marsh 'the Schorren' borders on the wadden side of the sea dike of the Eendracht.
- Three gentlemen
- dike near Zeeburg, foto fitis, sytske dijksen
Most of the polders on Texel have a long history with many entanglements concerning rights and funding. That wasn't true when it came to the Eendracht. In 1846, three men bought the rights to reclaim 247 hectares of tidal flats east of the polder Eijerland and built the dike within the same year. The polder is named after the supple way in which the founders and contractors worked together. Eendracht means: harmony.
- Polder nature
- birdwatcher near de Eendracht, foto fitis, sytske dijksen
The Eendracht borders the Wadden Sea. A huge number of shorebirds, such as oystercatchers and curlew, use the polder as a high tide refuge. Lot of lapwings and golden plovers look for food in the meadows.
- Brent geese in Zeeburg
- Brent geese, foto fitis, sytske dijksen
The first Brent geese already arrive mid-September in the wadden region. They first look for their food on the mudflats. Eventually, they move to the fields behind the dike. The Brent geese depart again at the end of May to return to their nesting grounds in Northern Siberia. Because the birds remain so long on the fields, it causes many problems for farmers. Particularly the grazing in the spring is damaging.
In 1975, around 110 hectares was set aside for Zeeburg, a large farm in the northern part of the Eendracht which was specifically designed as a goose reservation. It is owned by the State Forestry. The Brent geese are left in peace here. Birds encountered outside of Zeeburg are allowed to be chased away. Many Brent geese graze on the grasslands of Zeeburg particularly in the spring. The numbers can rise up to around 12,000 birds.
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