Project Sees First Hand-Reared Godwits Leave The UK
Cage & Aviary Birds|February 28, 2018

Project Sees First Hand-Reared Godwits Leave The UK

Zoe Wickens
Project Sees First Hand-Reared Godwits Leave The UK

CONSERVATION

THE FIRST EVER black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa) to be released into the wild under a new conservation programme have been spotted in Portugal.

Ornithologists recently sighted the two birds near Lisbon, which marks the first time that Project Godwit’s hand-reared birds have been seen outside of the UK.

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