Migratory Birds for People

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The Migratory Birds for People (MBP) programme is about 30 wetland visitor centres across Europe and Atlantic Africa in a network that follows the flight path of many migratory wetland birds species.

These centres are working together to share best practice and develop new approaches to delivering wetland messages to their visitors. We also work with partners across Europe and Africa.

MBP Africa has a webpage with news specifically for wetlands educators and communicators in West Africa.

Aiguamolls l’Emporda

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Baie de Somme

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Biesbosch Bezoekerscentrum

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Bijagos, Guinea-Bissau

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MBP Resources

Flyway birds

Free guides to the wetland birds you’re most likely to see in West Africa; and a free guide to using binoculars with young visitors to your wetland.

MBP Social Media Guide

MBP and Eurosite have collaborated on two guides to social media use by wetland centres and nature reserves. You can…

Optics for Africa

Where possible, MBP visitor centres in Europe collect binoculars and telescopes and share them with members in West Africa. So far we have collected more than 80 binoculars and telescopes. We invite any member centre to participate! Find out how.

Learning map!

Discover the East Atlantic Flyway through games! The MBP flyway map is an educational resource developed by MBP members, a fabric map of 2 x 1.5 metres. It is rugged so you can bring it to schools or out to the wetland to illustrate migration and how wetland centres are networking to help migratory birds. Members, please contact us for a copy.
You can also download a free guidebook of activities, compiled by the network, to make use of the map.

Video for centre screens

We have a promotional video for visitor centre screens. MBP volunteers produced and translated it in Arabic, Basque, Dutch, English, Finnish,…

MBP Newsletters

Regular newsletters are produced by Isabelle Zwick and Audrey Cadou. They give updates on meetings, project development, and partner news. To subscribe, contact any of the core group. We also have a Facebook and Instagram page. Please also check out the archive of more than a decde of newsletters produced by MBP co-founder Roelof Heringa.

February 2025

‘Design a Wildly Wonderful Wetland Animal’ Competition

We are sharing this opportunity from Eversheds Sutherland, which supports the WLI Small Grants. Please note this competition is open…

Wetlands International Afrique

Monitoring the biodiversity of mangrove ecosystems in the Saloum delta. Mobilising, inspiring and strengthening stakeholders: when the WIACO approach works!…

Urdaibai Bird Center: Reunion with an old friend – the nightjar B90538

Our volunteers will not forget the nocturnal banding session in Ereño on August 19, 2024. When they returned to the…

Urdaibai Bird Center Volunteer Program, summer 2024

From June to September, 25 volunteers participated in the Urdaibai Bird Center’s annual volunteer program. The program is aimed at…

Urdaibai Bird Center: Diversity brightens our lives

At the Urdaibai Bird Center we love diversity. The more diversity there is, the better for all. People of all…

Nigerian Conservation Foundation

Migratory birds are species that travel from one region to another, often covering thousands of miles, to exploits seasonal food…

The Lake Grand-Lieu Centre: Creation of an educational toolkit

In collaboration with the managers of the national nature reserve (SNPN), we have developed an educational kit entitled ‘Manage your…

The Lake Grand-Lieu Centre: Welcoming a new audience

For 10 years, we have been welcoming schools and the general public. In view of the urgent need to tackle…

International Wadden Sea School

New Educational Resource: Bird Profiles for Guided Tours The Wadden Sea, spanning the North Sea coasts of Germany, Denmark, and…

World Migratory Bird Day resources

World Migratory Bird Day in May and October this year is about how people can make their communities, rural or…

Activities

MBP Meetings

Summaries of our annual meetings and capacity building in the East Atlantic Flyway

East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum

Since 2021 we have co-organised the East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum. Along with the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat and Youth Engaged in Wetlands, we bring young people together virtually to expand their skills as wetland conservationists in the Flyway.

Optics for Africa

Where possible, MBP visitor centres in Europe collect binoculars and telescopes and share them with members in West Africa. So far we have collected more than 80 binoculars and telescopes. We invite any member centre to participate! Find out how.

Birds and Schools

We arrange video conferences between schools for World Migratory Bird Day. Pupils love it! Previous events have been in across three languages and two flyways.

MBP Africa

Young volunteers from the MBP network in Atlantic Africa share news within their region on this page and a dedicated WhatsApp group.

MBP News

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Wetlands International Afrique

25th February 2025

Monitoring the biodiversity of mangrove ecosystems in the Saloum delta. Mobilising, inspiring and strengthening stakeholders: when the WIACO approach works! How can the impact of restoration on mangrove biodiversity be measured? How can we mobilise and train the players responsible for addressing this issue, which is particularly acute in the current context? Wetlands International Afrique…

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Urdaibai Bird Center: Reunion with an old friend – the nightjar B90538

25th February 2025

Our volunteers will not forget the nocturnal banding session in Ereño on August 19, 2024. When they returned to the nets, they were reunited with an old friend… the nightjar B90538 was back in its territory. This specimen had been banded for the first time in 2023 as a juvenile. The banding team not only…

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Urdaibai Bird Center Volunteer Program, summer 2024

25th February 2025

From June to September, 25 volunteers participated in the Urdaibai Bird Center’s annual volunteer program. The program is aimed at training people in areas related to the environment such as research, dissemination, land management, and environmental education. It gives volunteers practical experience of everyday activities in the Urdaibai Bird Center. They record daily bird sightings,…

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