This book tells the story of a spoonbill we have called Sinagote, afemale bird born on the island of Vlieland, in the Netherlands. In her name she carries the words æSinaÆ, the Breton name of the village inBritanny she returns to every autumn, and ægoteÆ which means ægirlfromÆ. This story is about more spoonbills than just Sinagote. ItÆseven about much more than spoonbills and the connections between them. ItÆs also about the connections between countries in Europe andAfrica, between the people who live and work there, who have anaffection for spoonbills and work for their well-being. Part lovestory, part success story, Sinagote, the biography of a spoonbilldescribes the importance of looking beyond our national borders in the protection of migratory birds.
