Tom den Boer is a former employee of Vogelbescherming Nederland (the national BirdLife Partner). He has made significant contribution to the national habitat action plan for marshland birds in 2000-2004. Based on this action plan, Vogelbescherming Nederland was able to initiate a lot of conservation action, from which marshland birds, such as Purple Heron, have greatly benefited.

 

Tom has started his southward migration with the majority of the other herons in mid-September 2008. On 14 September, he was flying over France. On 15 September he has sent signals over the Bay of Biscay, on 17 September near Madrid in Spain. On 21 September he was already in North Africa, along the Oum er Rbia River in Morocco. From here he has moved east to the Beni Yal River valley at the foothills of the famous Atlas Mountains (this is the same area that Maarten-Jan stayed at later). Since mid-October 2008, we have received no more signals from him.

Tom den Boer is a former employee of Vogelbescherming Nederland (the national BirdLife Partner). He has made significant contribution to the national habitat action plan for marshland birds in 2000-2004. Based on this action plan, Vogelbescherming Nederland was able to initiate a lot of conservation action, from which marshland birds, such as Purple Heron, have greatly benefited.

 

Tom has started his southward migration with the majority of the other herons in mid-September 2008. On 14 September, he was flying over France. On 15 September he has sent signals over the Bay of Biscay, on 17 September near Madrid in Spain. On 21 September he was already in North Africa, along the Oum er Rbia River in Morocco. From here he has moved east to the Beni Yal River valley at the foothills of the famous Atlas Mountains (this is the same area that Maarten-Jan stayed at later). Since mid-October 2008, we have received no more signals from him.