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A bird with a long beak and an orange head stands in shallow water. Grass is reaching out of...

Wet grasslands are vital ecosystems, home to iconic bird species like the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa limosa), Eurasian Curlew (Numenius…

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A map showing Europe and northern Africa. A green line connects Germany and Senegal.

In July, Andreas Barkow and Ulf Bauchinger from the Lower Saxony LIFE Godwit Flyway team were able to observe the tagged Black-tailed Godwit ‘Werner’…

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Twelve persons standing on a road next to a grassland. They hold a LIFE and a Natura 2000 flag.

Yesterday, a delegation of the LIFE Wadden Sea Birds project has visited the Dümmer. The aim of this LIFE project is to establish and manage bird…

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A Black-tailed Godwit standing on a grassland. Its beek is open. On each of its legs, there are...

After a nine-month journey, the Black-tailed Godwit ‘Werner’ has returned to his breeding grounds at the Lower Elbe. Last year the bird was ringed by…

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LIFE Godwit Flyway protects Black-tailed Godwits through habitat optimisation in the breeding area and also in the staging and wintering areas. To be…

Six people standing in very tall grass in a flat landscape. Two of them use binoculars.

Project member Georgette Lagendijk (University of Groningen) and eleven contributors, of which many are also associated with the LIFE IP…

Two fluffy bird chicks stand on muddy grassland.

Stepping stones of the LIFE Godwit Flyway project will be recorded in a documentary film that is to be broadcasted on public television in Portugal by…

Three persons stand behind a large camera. One looks at the camera while the other two look...

The Black-tailed Godwit ‘Werner’ is back in his breeding habitat at the Lower Elbe. After nine months of travelling and a flight distance of about…

A Black-tailed Godwit is held in a hand. There are three rings on each of its legs. Left leg:...

Black-tailed Godwits have returned to the Tagus estuary. Concentrating from multiple wintering areas, they flock in large numbers on their way to the…

Hundreds of birds are standing on a large open area, covered in shallow water.

On the first weekend of February, LIFE Godwit Flyway project members Afonso Rocha and José Alves led and were joined by international colleagues for a…