The breeding habitat in the Bugewitz polder is unfortunately in poor condition

The agricultural conditions in Western Pomerania were not exactly ideal in 2023. Heavy rainfall events and AUKM programmes that are disadvantageous for the protection of meadow breeding birds brought this result. Initially, we were still hopeful that one or two lapwings would nevertheless settle down for a trial and we erected a clutch protection fence. However, we took this down again after two weeks. None breeding pairs of lapwings settled down and, quite understandably, the redshanks also stayed away. We need to come up with something good so that this area shows potential again next year, because at least the hydrological conditions are already right here.