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by Werkgroep Lepelaar/ on 10 Oct 2024

werkgroeplepelaar.org and -.nl

Due to circumstances, the domain name werkgroeplepelaar.nl has expired. It was our plan to reclaim that name, but another party beat us to it. They are using AI to create a site with some of our original content and some of our other messages. Read more
by Theunis Piersma/ on 09 Jul 2024

About saxophones and spoonbill trachea

In 1840, the ambitious and then 26-year-old Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax developed a wind instrument that should incorporate all the good qualities of classical musical instruments. That first “saxophone” was a very large one, a bass saxophone with a very deep sound. Read more
by Femke van den Berg/ on 08 Jul 2024

Measures against wire victims

In addition to scientific research, the working group also tries to protect the spoonbills and little egrets themselves as much as possible, as well as their habitat. One of the causes of death in spoonbills is caused by collisions with power lines, especially the top two wires, which are the thinnest and therefore least visible. Read more



The biography of a spoonbill

Sinagote

This book tells the story of a spoonbill we have called Sinagote, a female bird born on the island of Vlieland, in the Netherlands. In her name she carries the words ‘Sina’, the Breton name of the village in Britanny she returns to every autumn, and ‘gote’ which means ‘girl from’. This story is about more spoonbills than just Sinagote. It’s even about much more than spoonbills and the connections between them. It’s also about the connections between countries in Europe and Africa, between the people who live and work there, who have an affection for spoonbills and work for their well-being. Part love story, part success story, Sinagote, the biography of a spoonbill describes the importance of looking beyond our national borders in the protection of migratory birds.

  • For sale now

    You can order the Dutch version here
  • Translations

    The book was translated to English, French and Spanish. These translations are available at Lynx edicions
  • The making of

    Watch the video on the making of the book Sinagote here
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Our goals

  • het (laten) uitvoeren, bevorderen, coördineren en/of financieel mogelijk maken van fundamenteel en toegepast wetenschappelijk onderzoek aan de demografie en ecologie van de in het wild levende populaties van de lepelaar Platalea leucorodia leucorodia en P. leucorodia balsaci en de kleine zilverreiger Egretta garzetta;
  • het aanzetten tot of verbeteren van de bescherming van de in het wild levende populaties van de lepelaar en haar leefgebieden;
  • het publiceren en toegankelijk maken van de onderzoeksresultaten, mede voor het grote publiek, en het geven van voorlichting over het onderzoek, de biologie van de lepelaar en het beheer en de beschermingsmaatregelen ten behoeve van de lepelaarpopulaties en haar leefgebieden.
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