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Mat

Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus

Adult

Location

Bird details

Ring / band: 221194
Tracker type: GPS
Tracker brand: Ornitela
Marker type: Yellow flag on right tibia; green plastic band + metal ring on left tibia
Marker colour: C9

Migration information

Breeding area: Tundra, 33 km west of Vertikos, Tomsk Oblast, Russia
Non-breeding area: Europa Island
Approximate migration distance: 15,000 km
Countries regularly visited: Europa, Somalia, Somaliland, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, India

Meet the Scientist

Matthieu Le Corre

Project Leader, LIM OIO

University of Réunion Island / UMR ENTROPIE

Prof. Matthieu Le Corre is researcher at the University of Réunion. He has conducted research on tropical seabird ecology and conservation since more than 30 years. He has coauthored more than 130 publications and has supervised 21 PhD students and many MSc students. He has received the Pew Fellowship Award in Marine Conservation in 2009. Since 2023, he is leading a regional project on waders of the western Indian Ocean, with a special focus on migrations on the East Africa West Asia flyway.

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Research and conservation

Interesting facts

During his southward migration, Mat reached Diu, India, where he was staging as of 31 August 2026.

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