OSME at the Global Birdfair 11-13 July 2025
OSME will again have a stand at the Global Birdfair to be held at the Lyndon Top, Rutland, UK on the 11th to 13th July. If you are an OSME member please make sure you come and visit us...
Hobbyist to Pro: how OSME bird training courses transformed my birdwatching
Guest blog by Ismael Khalifa My story with birds began in early childhood. As a kid in an Upper Egyptian village, I used to see local birds like the House Sparrow, Laughing Dove, Western Cattle Egret, Hooded...
Learning in depth bird conservation by volunteering in Birdlife International partner in Europe
Guest blog by Zülfü Ferecli I recently concluded a 10-month journey as a European Solidarity Corps (ESC) volunteer in Croatia, working with the host organization BIOM, BirdLife International’s esteemed partner in the country. This experience marked a pivotal...
The Chorokhi Delta: A deathly trap for migratory birds along the eastern Black Sea coast
By Aslan Bolkvadze, Alexander Rukhaia & Tohar Tal Are you looking for a top-notch birdwatching destination to watch thousands of migratory birds as they make a stop-over during their intensive journeys? Look no further than the Chorokhi...
Expanding Horizons at the Eymir Ornithological Research Center
Guest blog by Bahar Öksuzer Dear readers, The sun rises upon our station, casting a golden light as we prepare to welcome our feathered friends. These visitors bring news from distant continents, crossing borders to arrive at...
Reflections from Batumi Bird Fest 2024
Guest blog by Tomas Axén Haraldsson, OSME Youth Development Officer OSME are long standing supporters and collaborators of the sensational Batumi Raptor Count (BRC), now doing their 17th straight autumn of raptor migration monitoring in the hills...
OSME 46th AGM: registration now open
The 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held online using Zoom on Saturday 26th October 2024, from 10.00 – 11.00am (GMT). Please register in advance using the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrceihqjsiGtKEQFX7CoD39Ks9w9Q4pfVl Copies of the draft minutes of the 45th AGM are available...
A young birdwatcher in Turkiye
Guest blog by Çağan Abbasoğlu Hello! I am Çağan Abbasoğlu, an 18 year old birder from Istanbul, Türkiye. I started my birdwatching journey about nine years ago, when I was a 3rd grader in primary school. I...
Save the date: OSME 46th AGM
The 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held online using Zoom on Saturday 26th October 2024, from 10.00 – 11.00am (GMT). Members will be notified of the Zoom link shortly. Copies of the draft minutes of the 45th AGM are available on the OSME...
Galugah Raptor Count: the story of a bottleneck in Iran
Guest blog by Ali Mousavi Galugah, it literally means “bottleneck” in Persian. It is a small town in the southeastern region of The Caspian Sea, located in the southern part of The Miankaleh Wildlife Sanctuary and wetland....
Bon Bons on Track in Northern Cyprus – A tribute to two Martins
Guest blog by Robin Snape In their 1992 book The Birds of Cyprus Flint and Stewart wrote that in the Five Finger Mountains, the Bonelli’s Eagle (Aquila fasciata) was then almost certainly extinct. But, in the late...
Running a marathon for OSME
On the 7th of September OSME supporter, Ed Stubbings will be running a marathon in the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Funds raised for OSME will be specifically for our Youth Development Fund to support initiatives...
A new Flyway Monitoring Traineeship at Batumi in collaboration with OSME
Over the past decade, migration monitoring has become more and more popular along the East Afro-Eurasian Flyway, with projects (re)starting across the OSME region in the Caucasus, the Middle East and Central Asia. Simultaneously, these projects regularly get approached by ambitious...
Amazing scientific journey in the Babylon wetlands – central Iraq
Guest blog by Kamil Al-fayadhi Babylon, an ancient city situated on the lower Euphrates River in southern Mesopotamia, is located about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad. It served as the primary cultural and political hub of the...
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