by Werkgroep Lepelaar/ on 20 Mar 2023 Nice observations at Bûtendyks Nice message from an observer on the Frisian Wadden Sea coast. He has seen several (ringed) spoonbills, including a 25-year-old spoonbill.
by Femke van den Berg/ on 03 Feb 2023 Breeding season 2022 in the Delta In this post we look back at the 2022 breeding season of spoonbills in the Delta region of the Netherlands. Here you can read more about last year’s successes, setbacks and threats.
by Werkgroep Lepelaar (*)/ on 23 Jan 2023 Annual report 2022 On January 21 and 22, 2023, the annual meeting of the Spoonbill Working Group was held in Gaast. Here you can read our annual report 2022.
by Tamar Lok/ on 10 May 2022 An ode to “WOR”, the oldest spoonbill ever (and still alive!) W/R (White/Red) was initially ringed as G110W/OR as a chick in 1992, on Texel. She lost her green ring with stripes (G110) already shortly after ringing, and therefore became known as “WOR” (W/OR). Read more...
by Petra de Goeij/ on 30 Apr 2022 De eerste kuikens zijn er De lepelaars zijn weer overal aan het broeden geslagen. Op Nestkastlive zagen vaste waarnemers op 28 februari al lepelaars op nesten liggen op het eiland in de Nieuwkoopse plassen en op 25 maart werd daar het eerste jong gezien. Read more...
by Werkgroep Lepelaar/ on 23 Apr 2022 Beautiful old movie In this link you can find a beautiful old movie on spoonbills from Polygoon Journaal, made in 1960.
