Rare bird species such as the black-tailed godwit have also settled on the Munich Airport area in recent years. This not only uses the airport for "stopovers", but according to the airport, it was found that young animals are also raised.

One of the now fewer than 25 breeding pairs of this bird species native to Bavaria bred successfully last year on the meadows at Munich Airport. The black-tailed godwit thus joins other protected and endangered bird species that have made Munich Airport their home.

The airport meadows have long been among the largest Bavarian breeding grounds for the curlew. Last year, ornithologists counted 107 breeding pairs of the curlew and 110 breeding territories of the lapwing. The airport meadows are part of the "Nördliches Erdinger Moos" bird sanctuary.

Visitors can keep an eye out for the rare birds on a trip to the airport or on a bike ride along the Environmental Cycle Path. With binoculars you can get close to the birds without disturbing them and you can get an idea of ​​the harmonious coexistence that characterizes the interplay of air traffic and bird life at the airport.