WATLAS - tracking regional movements
With WATLAS (Wadden Sea Advanced Tracking and Localisation of Animals in real life Systems), we follow where birds go in the western Dutch Wadden Sea. By investigating where birds go and why, we can identify whether and how they can deal with threats such as sea level rise and habitat destruction. So far, we have tracked the most abundant species of shorebirds in the Wadden Sea such as dunlin, red knot, bar-tailed godwits, oystercatchers and curlew, but also other abundant water birds such as common terns.
General information
Millions of birds depend on the Wadden Sea that offers relative safety and an abundance of food, such as the shellfish, worms, and shrimp. Some bird species use the Wadden Sea temporarily for breeding or for fuelling long-distance migrations, and others are resident nearly year-round. With WATLAS, we study how birds move with the tide, how individuals differ in where they feed, what they feed on and why, and how long they stay in the Wadden Sea on their migratory journeys.
Project news
Hoe beïnvloedt zeespiegelstijging de activiteiten en leefbaarheid voor dieren in en rond de Waddenzee?
6 August 2023
Allert Bijleveld en Evy Gobbens - Klimaat helpdeskNederlands Dagblad over kokkelsterfte op de Wadden
22 August 2023
Hitte doodt kokkels op de Wadden en dat heeft gevolgen - Nederlands DagbladWat hebben we geleerd van de Waddenvogelfestival Watlas-zender-Scholeksters?
23 July 2023
Er zijn 19 Scholeksters, die op de Hoge Berg van Texel broeden StichtingOnderzoekScholekster
Allert Bijleveld
Anne Dekinga
Evy Gobbens
Roeland Bom
Luc de Monte
Job ten Horn
