2025-2026

BirdEyes Newsroom

Thanks to a grant from the Gieskes-Strijbis Fund, BirdEyes is operating a newsroom for a period of 18 months. Through articles, workshops, concerts, and exhibitions, the researchers engage…

Black-tailed godwit WA capacity building

Climate Resilient East-Atlantic Flyway (CREAF)

The Climate-Resilient East Atlantic Flyway (CREAF) is a bold, transformative project working to conserve wetlands, safeguard migratory birds, and build climate resilience across one of the world’s most…

2026-2029

FARMBIRD

Northwest Europe (NWE) is among the most important resting and foraging regions for farmland birds within the Atlantic Flyway, but their population has declined dramatically in this region…

2026-2030

Godwit Chick Survival

The black-tailed godwit – our national bird – has been under pressure for years. Despite numerous conservation measures, the number of breeding pairs continues to decline. Researchers now…

2026-2030

Godwit Communication

In this study, we investigate how our black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa limosa) protect their nests and young from predators. Black-tailed godwits, which usually breed solitarily, can form alliances…

GrassBirdHabitats Life IP

The protection of grassland birds, such as Black-tailed Godwits, Lapwings and Curlews, and their habitats are the focus of this project, funded by the European Union under the…

IKI CREAF

Life Godwit Flyway

A sharp decreasing trend of Black-tailed Godwit populations has been observed in the last three decades as a direct consequence of agricultural intensification, habitat loss, and increasing predation…

2025-2026

Volg de Lepelaar

“Volg de Lepelaar” leverages tracking data of Eurasian spoonbills to show how the network of National Parks in the Netherlands and along the flyway provide migratory birds with…

2025-2028

Waakvogels

Black-tailed godwits, knots, sanderlings, spoonbills, and barnacle geese demonstrate the impact our use of the Wadden Sea has on nature. They are also known as ‘watchbirds’: our eyes…