A formal gathering and discussion under the patronage of the Minister of State for Environmental Affairs (MSEA) will be guided by SSCW staff and volunteers to facilitate networking for the protection of Migratory Birds and to present the importance of such bottleneck sites in order to demonstrate: • The sheer size and diversity of migrating birds through bottleneck locations. • The importance of Bottleneck locations for migratory birds and as demonstrated of being an important bird area on the flyway.