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Godwit elected 'National Bird of the Netherlands'

18 November 2015

The Godwit has been elected 'National Bird of the Netherlands' by the Dutch public. In an interview in Friesland, Theunis Piersma explains that our National Bird needs an ecologically sound Dutch meadow habitat.

Godwit - National Bird of the Netherlands
Godwit - National Bird of the Netherlands
Last modified:03 December 2015 12.45 p.m.

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