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Fulmar, dark phase	Photo J.A. van Franeker

Dutch Seabird Group

The DUTCH SEABIRD GROUP (Nederlandse ZeevogelGroep - NZG) is a section of the Netherlands Ornithological Society (Nederlandse Ornithologische Unie - NOU). A number of NZG-working groups is involved in different areas of seabird study such as the Beached Bird Survey group (NSO), the Coastal Seawatching group (CvZ), the Offshore and the Breeding Bird group.

The Dutch Seabird Group aims to be a bonding mechanism between amateur and professional seabird researchers nationally and internationally and strives to disseminate seabird information to non-governmental groups and policy makers that are dealing with the marine environment. To achieve such aims, the Dutch Seabird Group publishes the journal SULA and contributes to the organisation of workshops and symposia.

NZG - Publicaties

 

1987 - 1998   SULA Volumes 1-12 (for index of contents click here)

 

1999 - 2006   Atlantic Seabirds Volumes 1-8: (for titles and abstracts click here)

 

1999 - 2006   Nieuwsbrief NZG Volumes 1-8 (for pdf's of all publiced issues click here )

 

2007   publication year was skipped - no journal published

 

2008 - current   SULA Volume 21 and onwards (for titles and abstracts click here)

 

SULA   -   ISSN: 0926-132X

SULA is a Dutch language journal, but all papers have an English summary and captions to tables and figures. During the years 1999-2006, SULA was replaced by the combination of Atlantic Seabirds, a joint English language journal of the Dutch and British Seabirds Groups, and a Dutch companion newsletter titled Nieuwsbrief NZG. In 2008, the NZG returned to publishing SULA, which started with volume number 21 to emphasize that it follows 12 earlier volumes of SULA and 8 volumes of Atlantic Seabirds plus Nieuwsbrief.

MARINE ORNITHOLOGY

Internationally the NZG participates in the seabird journal 'Marine Ornithology' on which is freely available on the internet: www.marineornithology.org.

Back issues

Back-issues of Atlantic Seabirds are available to members as long as stocks last. Charges are € 4.25 per issue, with reduced prices for larger orders. Please contact for details.

Journal exchange

The Dutch Seabird Group aims to stimulate international information exchange through publication exchange with other seabird groups or journals sufficiently oriented on seabirds or the marine environment. For exchange proposals please contact .

Working Groups

BEACHED BIRD SURVEYS.
The Working group on Beached Bird Surveys (Nederlands Stookolieslachtoffer onderzoek -NSO) co-ordinates regular beached bird surveys in the Netherlands since the 1970's, but the database contains additional much older data. The database is used for research and policy reports on trends in oil pollution off the Dutch coast. For detailed information about the NSO visit the NZG/NSO-site.
NSO-coordinator: Kees Camphuysen.

COASTAL SEA WATCHING
The Coastal Seawatching Group (Club van Zeetrekwaarnemers - CvZ) co-ordinates counts along the Dutch coast and holds the database of hourly counts since 1972. As such, also this database is an importance source of information for science and policy, increasingly suitable to follow long-term changes in avifauna migrating along the Dutch coast. For the best information about the CvZ go to the NZG/CvZ-site.
CvZ-coordinator: Steve Geelhoed.

The Working Group Offshore has been active in co-ordinating volunteer assistance in marine science projects in the North Sea. Currently only professional members are participating in various projects and are on the look-out for opportunities for NZG contributions.

The Working Group Breeding Seabirds has started to organize diet studies of gulls breeding on Texel (from samples regurgitated during ringing). Standard counts for data on distribution and abundance of Dutch seabirds are co-ordinated by SOVON. The Breeding Seabirds group aims to promote activities on seabirds not covered by other organizations.

Marine Mammal Database.
In addition to the seabird activities, the NZG is involved in maintaining records of sightings and stranding of marine mammals. NZG Marine Mammal Database
Database-coordinator: Kees Camphuysen.

For contact details please look at the page of the working groups (in Dutch).

The board

Function	Name(s)
Chairman	Mardik Leopold
Secretary	Jan Andries van Franeker
Treasurer	Yvonne Hermes
Workgroup contacts	Kees Camphuysen, Lieuwe Dijksen, Steve Geelhoed
NZG public relations	Edward Soldaat, Hans Verdaat
SULA Editorial board	Floor Arts, Sophie Brasseur, Kees Camphuysen, Steve Geelhoed, Mardik Leopold, Martin Poot en Edward Soldaat

For contact addresses please look at the page on the board (in Dutch).

Secretary Dutch Seabird Group

J.A. van Franeker
De Houtmanstraat 46
1792 BC Oudeschild-Texel
The Netherlands
Tel:   +31-222-310422
E-mail:  
E-mail is the prefered option for quick and efficient correspondence!

Membership of the Dutch Seabird Group (NZG)

Membership of the NZG is for a full calendar year and includes its journal SULA (in Dutch with English summaries and captions; 3 issues per year). Membership is automatically unless cancelled in a timely fashion. The annual fee for members outside the Netherlands is € 18.50. An example copy of SULA may be requested from the secretary.
Application
Membership application is by email or letter to the secretary. Please detail your name, mailing address including postal code, place and country and state the year by which membership should start. Following your application we will send our invoice and any issues of SULA already published in your membership period. Please note that with NZG you cannot list a separate invoice address because our prolongation invoices are always mailed out as enclosure with SULA.
Cancellation
Membership is for a year and is automatically prolonged, with the invoice for prolongation enclosed in the last issue of SULA of the ongoing volume. Cancellation of membership, i.e. refusal of the proposed prolongation, is possible by email or letter to the secretary until 6 weeks after receiving the invoice. No partial remittance of the annual membership fee is possible.
Change of address
Notify the secretary in good time of any change in address. Please only do so by email or letter, and not by a note on written bank-transfer papers as those usually stay with the bank and are not seen by us.
Payments
Payment options are detailed on our invoices. We strongly prefer payments by electronic bank transfer to our international bank account nr (IBAN) NL59INGB0006255749 of the Nederlandse Zeevogelgroep, Oudeschild (Texel); the SWIFT/BIC code of our bank is INGBNL2A. NZG cannot accept cheques or similar because of excessive bank charges.
Secretariat address
NZG secretary, J.A. van Franeker, De Houtmanstraat 46, 1792 BC Oudeschild (Texel), The Netherlands.