Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

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Shorebirds | Colour-ringing

The East-Atlantic Flyway connects the Canadian and Russian Arctic, Europe and Africa. Along this Flyway we study shorebirds in the key coastal areas, which are the Wadden Sea in Europe and the Banc d’Arguin and Archipelago dos Bijagòs in West Africa. Colour-ring programs started from 1998 and is one of many long-term ecological time series.

Research on Sanderlings

Research on Sanderlings

Colour-ringing | -in development-

Research on Bar-tailed Godwits

Research on Bar-tailed Godwits

Colour-ringing | Starting from May 2001 we study Bar-tailed Godwits in the Dutch Wadden Sea and the Banc d'Arguin in Mauritania, a major wintering area.

Research on Red Knots

Research on Red Knots

Colour-ringing | In 1998 the shorebird group launched a colour-ring program on Red Knots co-occuring in the Wadden Sea but with contrasting flyways.

Resightings Sanderlings

Resightings Sanderlings

Contact | Resightings of Sanderlings can be sent to shorebirds@nioz.nl describing the colour-ring combination, the observation date and location.

Resightings Bar-tailed Godwits

Resightings Bar-tailed Godwits

Contact | Resightings of Bar-tailed Godwits can be sent to shorebirds@nioz.nl describing the colour-ring combination, the observation date and location.

Resightings Red Knots

Resightings Red Knots

Contact | Resightings of Red Knots can be sent to shorebirds@nioz.nl describing the colour-ring combination, the observation date and location.