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Our news blog offers insights into the latest advancements and activities that are related to the project. You will find the most recent blog entries in the slider below.

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In Rheiderland, the black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) named Amilcar Cabral can currently be observed, and its story is extraordinary. The bird was…

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For the Black-tailed Godwit, March is all about new beginnings: large-scale migrations and the first signs of spring in the breeding grounds…

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A bird stands in a green meadow with white flowers. A small antenna can be seen on its back.

Where do migratory birds spend most of the year? For Black-tailed Godwits, the answer lies far beyond their breeding grounds. For a new scientific…

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Vast, open grassland landscape with extensive, shallow water bodies.

After a prolonged cold spell, the high temperatures of recent days have brought spring noticeably closer in Lower Saxony – and with it the first…

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The Bingo Environmental Foundation of Lower Saxony has pledged its support for an international nature conservation project to protect meadow birds.…

Aerial photo of a vast and structure-rich wetland landscape.

After a particularly impatient Black-tailed Godwit flew back to Europe from West Africa at the end of October, preparations for departure are now…

Flat landscape with exposed bare soil and few remaining water patches.

In mid-December, the project's third monitoring meeting took place. During this meeting, the project was audited by the EU from a technical…

Johannes Melter, co-founder of our project partner BioCon, long-standing partner of Lower Saxony's LIFE projects for meadow bird conservation, a great…

A man stands in front of a dyke and holds a bird in his hand.

In the framework of the LIFE IP GrassBirdHabitats and LIFE Wiesenvögel NRW projects, we are announcing an exciting postdoc vacancy at the University…

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

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

Between Hamburg and Bremen lies the fascinating river landscape of the Wümme lowlands – a unique complex of protected areas with diverse habitats. Of…

Ten persons walk through a grassland area, away from the camera.

The animated film “The bar-tailed godwit's dangerous journey”, produced as part of the Norwegian project Våtmarksløftet, traces the long and dangerous…

A bar-tailed godwit, drawn in coloured pencil style, stands in front of a lake.

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.

In the framework of the LIFE IP GrassBirdHabitats, we are announcing two exciting PhD vacancies to contribute to meadow bird conservation in West…

Two men stand in front of shallow water. Each of them has a tripod with a spotting scope.

News

News blog

What's new?

A special find

Finally arrived: Black-tailed Godwits settle in

Transmitter birds help to identify key staging and wintering areas

Where are our transmitter birds?

Bingo for meadow bird conservation

International funding strengthens migratory birds between Lower Saxony and West Africa

January as a Black-tailed Godwit

Preparations for departure and cold feet

Mid-term review at the monitoring meeting

EU audit, exchange of best practices, and looking ahead

Mourning for Johannes Melter

26.01.1959 - 13.11.2025

Postdoc position on agroecological assessment of farm business models

Apply now until 1 February 2026

A Strategic Conservation Plan for Wet-Grassland Breeding Birds in Germany

Major work of the project now released

Field trip to the Wümme lowlands

Presentation, excursion and discussions on meadow bird conservation

The fascinating journey of the Bar-tailed Godwit

An animated film by the Norwegian project Våtmarksløftet shows children and young people the importance of safe wetlands

What do meadow bird chicks eat?

New study gives an insight into the diet of Godwit and Lapwing chicks

Two PhD vacancies for meadow bird research

Join our meadow bird conservation team