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Germany Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony has a lot to offer for nature lovers and birdwatchers. The state - comparatively unspoiled by development - offers appealing countryside between the Rivers Ems and Elbe, between the mountain summits of the Harz Mountains region and the maritime climate of the North Sea. Lower Saxony is committed to nature conservation: more than 20 per cent of the state's area has been designated as protected, with the mudflats of the Wadden Sea National Park taking in the entire North Sea coast, and the Harz National Park extending over the state border into Saxony-Anhalt. The Elbtalaue riverine woodland landscape enjoys protected status as a biosphere reserve. In between lie countless peat bogs, secluded areas of heathland and extensive tracts of mixed woodland. These are in part incorporated into 730 nature reserves, over 1,400 landscape protected areas and 12 wide ranging nature parks, the latter primarily serving recreational activities.

contributor

This provisional introduction was compiled from online sources and translated by David Conlin Proact-Campaigns@online.de

useful reading

Birdwatching in Southern Germany - The best birdwatching areas between the River Mosel and Mt. Watzmann

by Christoph Moning & Christian Wagner [V?gel beobachten in Sueddeutschland Die besten Beobachtungsgebiete zwischen Mosel und Watzmann Kosmos], Stuttgart 2005 - 200 colour photos and distribution maps, 288 pages - Price: 19,95 Euro (In German)
ISBN: 3440104451
Buy this book from NHBS.com

useful information

Background Information

http://www.international.niedersachsen.de/en/home.html The Lower Saxony state website is very informative and comprehensive

State Bird

Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria

clubs

*Proact Lower Saxony

http://www.proact-campaigns.net/team
Coordinators: David Conlin (International) david.conlin@proact-campaigns.net
Local (Vacant)
Members: 2 Join us at the URL above

Federation of German Avifaunists (Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten e.V. - DDA)

http://www.dda-web.de
The Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten e.V. (DDA) is an umbrella organisation for all German avifaunists. The website contains a wealth of information about the DDA and its monitoring programmes. Here you will find advice and information on bird registration and recording projects, some initial results and completed publications, details of competent local contacts or up to date avifaunistic information and schedules.
(translation by David Conlin translations@david-conlin.de)

G�ttingen Ornithologists� Working Group

http://www.ornithologie-goettingen.de
(In German only) This website presents not only the comprehensive tasks taken on by the working group and new developments in the bird world. It also is intended as a vehicle for nature conservation and species protection matters in the region and beyond. Keep checking regularly for updates!

Helgoland - Ornithologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (OAG) Helgoland

http://www.oag-helgoland.de
The Ornithologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (OAG) Helgoland e.V. (Heligoland Ornithological Work Group) was founded on 9th March 1991 with the aim of supporting research on birds on Heligoland. The number of the members has recently risen to over 500. The main task of the OAG is to publish the annual Bird Report for the island, in cooperation with the Institut f�r Vogelforschung Vogelwarte Helgoland. All OAG members receive a copy of the Report free of charge...

L�chow-Dannenberg Avifaunstic Working Society

http://www.vogelwelt-wendland.de/
Wendland lies in the northeast of Lower Saxony and borders on Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. It has a diverse flora and fauna and it varied, mostly near-natural countryside, lies between the River Elbe valley in the north, the East Hanover moraine in the West and the Old Mark in the south...

NABU East Friesland

http://www.nabu-ostfriesland.de
Masses of information on nature, environmental protection and birding. Organisation of regular excursions for local nature-lovers and visitors.

observatories

Helgoland Bird Observatory - Institut f�r Vogelforschung

http://www.fh-oow.de/cms/ifv/
Bird research institute on the North Sea island

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can�t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page� give them a try!

Birding Germany

http://www.birdinggermany.de
Christoph Moning�s & Christian Wagner�s very detailed website (in German) with recommended birdwatching areas and species lists for Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Hesse and the Wadden Sea.

Johannes Horstmann

http://www.vogelzivis.de.vu/
These pages give a glimpse into the day-to day activities of a 'Zivi' (civil work equivalnet for those opting out of military service) in the Lower Saxony Agency for water management and coastal protection.