National bird the godwit stays longer and longer in the Netherlands

The black-tailed godwit leaves later and later to the south and often returns earlier to the Dutch meadows, which means that the bird stays longer in the Netherlands. “We may soon be able to see our National Birds all year round,” said meadow bird researcher Jos Hooijmeijer of the University of Groningen in the program on Sunday morning. Early birds on NPO Radio 1.

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