¶ Corvus corax
¶ Raaf (Common raven)
Birds
¶ Why this species, in the context of the Amsterdamse Bos
First breeding record in the Bos: 2019 (Bosplan 2020–2030). A species that vanished from most of the Netherlands by 1900 and is slowly returning. The Bos's openness, structural diversity, and the presence of large carrion (the grazing Schotse Hooglanders) support its arrival.
¶ Facts from the graph
| Total observations in the Bos | 173 |
| First recorded | 2009-04-12 |
| Last recorded | 2026-04-04 |
| Max rarity tier | 2 — uncommon |
¶ Top sub-locations within the Bos
- Amsterdamse Bos - Zonneweide / Verlengde Oude Karselaan — 54 observations
- Amsterdamse Bos - Heuvel / Manege — 41 observations
- Amsterdamse Bos - Kleine Vijver — 32 observations
- Amsterdamse Bos - Radarterrein — 6 observations
- A9 - Amstelveen tot Badhoevedorp — 6 observations
¶ Explore
- View this species on the Bos map → (all observations, plotted geographically)
- Species page on waarneming.nl
- Bos-filtered observation list on waarneming.nl
- One example observation
Data derived from 136,107 waarneming.nl observations at location 5013 (Amsterdamse Bos), scraped May 2026. Bos-context text: manually composed from the Bosplan 2020–2030, amsterdamsebos.nl, and the existing Het Onzichtbare Zichtbaar dossiers.