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Meet Joana, the 100th tagged bird!

The LifeWatch.be GPS tracking network for large birds now includes over 100 tagged birds
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Since the installation of the LifeWatch.be GPS tracking network for large birds in June 2013, more than 100 European Herring Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Western Marsh Harriers have been tagged with a lightweight, solar powered GPS tag.

On Tuesday June 2nd, about 2 years after the start of the project, Joana, a female European Herring Gull became the 100th tagged individual!

All tagged birds can be followed in real-time here

Since June 2013 the GPS bird GPS data already revealed some interesting behavior and migration patterns

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