Expedition reports

Expedition reports

Teams from the University of Groningen and Global Flyway Network frequently go on expeditions to Iberia and West Africa. A selection of expedition reports is shown here.

A full list of latest publications can be found here.

Guinea-Bissau

Describing habitat and finding colour rings of Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa) in Guinea-Bissau, from 8 – 19 December 2018. By Jos Hooijmeijer, Ruth Howison, Hamilton Monteiro and Theunis Piersma. Includes detailed re-sighting reports of each observed colour-marked Black-tailed Godwit.

Iberia- Spain and Portugal (for the latest see our publication overview here).

Black-tailed Godwit Demographic Project Spring migration of Black-tailed Godwits in Iberia 2017. By Jos Hooijmeijer, Egbert van der Velde, Maarten Hotting, Wiebe Kaspersma, Wim Tijsen, Fred Cottaar, Ysbrand Galama, Gjerryt Hoekstra, Siebe Bonthuis, Astrid Kant, Bob Loos, Ronald Messemaker, Jacob Jan de Vries and Ruth Howison.

Describing habitat and finding colour rings of Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa) in Doñana, Spain, from 3 – 10 October 2018. By Jos Hooijmeijer, Ruth Howison and Theunis Piersma. Includes detailed re-sighting reports of each observed colour-marked Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit Demographic Project Spring migration of Black-tailed Godwits in Iberia 2018. By Jos Hooijmeijer, Egbert van der Velde, Maarten Hotting, Haije Valkema, Wim Tijsen, Mario Huizinga, Libbe Zijlstra, Jacob Jan de Vries, Siebe Bonthuis and Kees de Jager. Includes detailed re-sighting reports of each observed colour-marked Black-tailed Godwit.

Morocco

Describing habitat and finding colour rings of Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa) in Morocco, from 25 February-5 March 2019. By Jos Hooijmeijer, Ruth Howison and Theunis Piersma. The team visited areas in Morocco previously identified as godwit areas, as well as new areas that showed up as hotspots from the accumulated transmitter locations.

Senegal (for the latest see our publication overview here).

Habitat use and Observations of Black-tailed Godwits between the Saloum and Senegal River delta’s. Expedition report 5 to 16 November 2017. By Jos Hooijmeijer, Tom Jager and Theunis Piersma. Report of the University of Groningen & Global Flyway Network, The Netherlands.

Describing habitat and finding colour rings of Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa) in the Casamance, Senegal, from 27 August – 6 September 2018. By Jos Hooijmeijer, Ruth Howison and Idrissa Ndiaye. Includes detailed re-sighting reports of each observed colour-marked Black-tailed Godwit.

(Further reading: Our German colleagues also worked in Senegal, in December 2018. Their report can be found here: "African winter habitats of Black-tailed Godwits breeding in the Dümmer area. Report of an expedition from 9 – 18 December 2018 in the Senegal. Authors: Heinrich Belting, Christopher Marlow, Idrissa Ndiaye & Johannes Melter, NLWKN, Naturschutzstation, Hüde, Germany. - see also: www.wiesenvoegel-life.de/en/meadow-birds.html).

The Netherlands

DE GRUTTO MONITOR 2016 (in Dutch). By Rosemarie Kentie, Jos Hooijmeijer, Egbert van der Velde and Theunis Piersma. De vinger aan de pols van de grutto-populatie met een actueel overzicht van de demografische parameters op basis van langjarig veldonderzoek in Súdwest Fryslân.

DE GRUTTO MONITOR 2018 (in Dutch). Tussenrapportage door Egbert van der Velde, Jos Hooijmeijer en Theunis Piersma. De vinger aan de pols van de grutto-populatie met een actueel overzicht van de demografische parameters op basis van langjarig veldonderzoek in Súdwest Fryslân.

 

The reports of the Australian chapter of Global Flyway Network can be found here.