Birds

The Centrale Ornithologique

Surveying and protecting the bird populations of Luxembourg has been the LNVL's long-standing major concern: natur&emwelt aims to continue and extend this work. Bound by contract to the Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Centrale Ornithologique runs the field ornithology and bird ringing groups and co-ordinates the various national monitoring programmes, such as the Common Bird Monitoring, the Rare Breeding Birds Survey, the annual Waterbird Census, or area-specific research.

Field Ornithology and Bird Ringing Groups

The backbone of these two research groups is formed by the volunteer members that take part in the specific ornithological activities and bird ringing schemes. The members of the field ornithology group monitor the populations of rare species (such as Black Stork, Peregrine Falcon, Eagle Owl, or Corncrake) at an annual rate, or of other breeding species that are relevant to conservation issues at irregular, but well-defined intervals.

Every year, 25,000 birds are ringed in Luxembourg, in close association with the Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, which provides the rings.

The results of all this scientific work are published in the Regulus -- Wissenschaftliche Berichte.

Red List of Threatened Birds

natur&emwelt draws up and updates the Red List of the breeding birds of Luxembourg in compliance with IUCN-criteria.

Rare Birds in Luxembourg 2008-2010, Report of Luxembourgs Rarities Committee 

The Bluethroat is extinct as breeding bird in Luxembourg.

The Luxembourg Rarities Committee - LHK

The Luxembourg Rarities Committee is a member of the Association of European Rarities and Records Committees. The LHK assesses claimed sightings of rare bird species in Luxembourg and regularly publishes the findings in Regulus-Wissenschaftliche Berichte. For species to be reported to the LHK, please consult the checklist of the birds of Luxembourg.

The Siberian Accentor is a very rare migrant in Europe.

Checklist

Link to the Checklist of the birds of Luxembourg

The latest observations / Recent bird records

To submit or read up on recent sightings of birds, please go to www.ornitho.lu.

Book

The book Vögel Luxemburgs contains all information on Luxembourg's  birds, it can be orderes at Naturshop.
 

Contact:

Gilles Biver (col@luxnatur.lu)

Patric Lorgé (lnvlp@luxnatur.lu)

+352 29 04 04 - 1