Special efforts will be made during the 2015 International Waterbird Census to survey Greater Scaup in the West European flyway

A new monograph on the Common Eider is now available

A new project has been launched to investigate the population structure of Common Goldeneye in Europe

A new monograph of Eurasian Teal and Green-winged Teal has been published

A new guide is now available to the ageing and sexing of ducks most commonly observed, ringed and hunted in France

Dr. Matthieu Guillemain is the new DSG Regional Coordinator for Europe

An AEWA Action Planning workshop for the Long-tailed Duck took place in Estonia in April 2014.

A newly available report outlines the latest information on moulting Common Shelduck from aerial surveys in Germany and the Netherlands during 2010-12.

Velvet Scoter and Long-tailed Duck have been added to the IUCN Red List.

A highly successful Pan-European Duck Symposium recently took place in the Czech Republic.