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11. Januar 2026
Bewick’s Swan Excursion in the Emsland
On 11 January it’s that time again: we’ll be travelling to visit the Bewick’s swans in the Emsland!
PROGRAMME
- Bus trip to feeding grounds, on-site observation with the aid of spotting scopes
- Lecture during the trip: General information about the Bewick’s swan, distinguishing between Whooper swans and Bewick’s swans, insights into the ‘Bewick’s Swan Project’ and much more
- Continue to the night roost, observe the arrival (including hot drink)
- Departure expected at around 5:30 p.m., arrival in Meppen depending on travel time: The route and destination will be determined at short notice based on the current situation.
FREE ADMISSION
Registration required:
Naturschutzstiftung Landkreis Emsland
maike.hoberg@emsland.de / 05931 441578
*** The travel route and destination will be determined at short notice depending on current conditions ***
27.02. - 01.03.2026
Bewick’s Swan Days in the Eider-Treene-Sorge Region
Together with KUNO e.V. and the Integrated Station, we are once again offering the popular Bewick’s Swan Days in the Eider-Treene-Sorge (ETS) region this year.
PROGRAMME IN PREPARATION
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required:
Lokale Aktion KUNO e.V.
info@kunoev.net / 04885 585
Publications
As the project progresses, the collected data will of course be successively analysed and used for initial publications. Some of these are publicly accessible, in which case a link will be provided.
(2025): Monitoring zeigt: Herausragende Bedeutung Deutschlands für den Zwergschwan. Der Falke 2025, Heft 11: 7-11.
Linssen H., Lameris T.K., Boom M.P., Nuijten R.J.M., Buitendijk N.H., Dokter A.M., Ebbinge B.S., Eichhorn G., Geisler J., Haitjema T., Kölzsch A., Kruckenberg H., Leyrer J., Madsen J., Mitchell C., Moonen S., Müskens G.J.D.M., Schreven K.H.T., Vergin L., Versluijs T.S.L., Shamoun-Baranes J.Z., van Loon E. & Nolet B.A. (2025): Scope for waterfowl to speed up migration to a warming Arctic. Nature Climate Change 15: 1107–1114.
Augst, H.-J. & L. Vergin (2024): Einblicke in das Leben eines Zwergschwans Cygnus columbianus bewickii – Die Reise von „Gelb 047T“. Corax 25, 624 – 632.
Linssen, H., van Loon, E. E., Shamoun-Baranes, J. Z., Vergin, L., Leyrer, J., & Nolet, B. A. (2024): Tracking data as an alternative to resighting data for inferring population ranges. Journal of Biogeography, Vol. 51/9, 1–13.
Urban, S., Eichhorn, G., Hunke P. (2024): Steigende Rastbestände trotz rückläufiger Population: Zwergschwäne in Deutschland. Der Falke 9.
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Februar 2024
NDR and Sat.1 visit the Bewick’s Swans
Recently, two lovely TV features about our work were produced during filming with NDR and Sat.1:
NDR Nordtour (16.02.2024, 18:00)
“Zwergschwan-Tage in der Eider-Treene-Sorge-Region”
Sat.1 regional (22.02.2024, 17:30)
“Zwergschwäne: Bedrohte Art macht Rast in Schleswig-Holstein”
22.12.2021
Strictly protected Bewick’s Swans from NABU project shot
Two Bewick’s swans from a NABU project, which had recently been staying in a nature reserve, were found dead with gunshot wounds. Hunting this strictly protected species is prohibited throughout the EU.
Further information is available at NABU.de.