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

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

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Two men standing in shallow water putting fake birds in the 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…

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Various birds are standing in shallow water.

Migratory birds rely on a network of sites throughout their annual cycles, making them particularly vulnerable to changing environmental conditions,…

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A group of people sitting and standing in front of a conference hall.

On 5 July 2024, the Niumi Biosphere Reserve was officially designated as part of the prestigious World Network of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO’s Man…

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On 6 November 2024, a remarkable observation was made during routine bird surveys in the EVOA lagoons, an important roosting site for numerous…

A really large group of Black-tailed Godwits standing in a lagoon, seen from above.

Last Friday, the German/French TV channel ARTE released a 45-minute film on the conservation of the Black-tailed Godwit, for whose conservation the…

Black-tailed Godwit standing on a wooden post in front of a meadow.

It was a special appointment in a special place that Heinrich Belting was able to experience last Thursday (14 November). At the invitation of the…

Two men and a woman are standing in a room. The woman presents the man in the centre with a...

The website for the LIFE project “Conservation of the Black-tailed Godwit along the flyway”, short name “LIFE Godwit Flyway”, launched today. It…

A screenshot of the homepage of LIFE Godwit Flyway.

For the first time the “LIFE Godwit Flyway” project was visited by the external monitor of the European Commission. Mrs. Anne Calabrese from ELMEN…

Four people standing in front of a wide open grassland landscape. There are pools of shallow...

The LIFE project “Conservation of the Black-tailed Godwit along the flyway” was started by a kick-off meeting at the Tagus Estuary Birdwatching and…

Approximately 20 people standing in front of an observation hut. They are holding a Natura 2000...

News

News blog

What's new?

Impressive Godwit density at Tagus estuary

Tracking the flyway

Insights into their flyway: How transnational collaboration unlocks information on migratory birds

The Gambia's first biosphere reserve

15,000 Godwits in EVOA lagoons

Early arrival of continental birds

Documentary on Black-tailed Godwit conservation

ARTE shows powerful film on Black-tailed Godwits, the project and the NLWKN

Project manager Heinrich Belting honoured

Nature Conservation Award from the Haarmann Foundation for Environment and Nature

Web presence for "Godwit Flyway"

Project website launched today

Project visit

First visit of the external project monitor

Kick-off meeting

Project start of "LIFE Godwit Flyway" in Portugal