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

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

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Two fluffy bird chicks stand on muddy grassland.

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

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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…

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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…

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

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

Various birds are standing in shallow water.

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…

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

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...

News

News blog

What's new?

Black-tailed godwit ‘Werner’ successfully breeds at the Lower Elbe

Project visit from HABITRACK

What do meadow bird chicks eat?

The LIFE Godwit Flyway film

After nine months of travelling

Black-tailed Godwit ‘Werner’ returned to his breeding habitat at the Lower Elbe estuary

Impressive Godwit density at Tagus estuary

More than 50,000 Godwits recorded

Tracking the flyway

Bird ringing success in the Tagus ricefiels

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

Over 10,000 Black-tailed Godwits studied across 46 countries

The Gambia's first biosphere reserve

UNESCO Niumi Bioshere Reserve is established

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