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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
By: Elman Imanov Hey, I’m Elman Imanov, I’m 17 years old and I live in Azerbaijan. I’ve been really into birdwatching for the past couple of years. My love for birds and nature started when I was...
Guest blog by Lara Winsloe In 2022 I volunteered at the Marine Turtle Conservation Project in Northern Cyprus which is run by the local marine conservation NGO SPOT Marine Life. During my field work with nesting sea...
Illegal bird killing is one of the key threats affecting birds, especially during migration, in many countries across the OSME region. OSME has joined forces with BirdLife Finland to provide a funding opportunity to support conservation efforts...
Batumi in Georgia is one of the most impressive raptor migration bottlenecks in the world, with more than 1 million birds of prey passing overhead on their way south each autumn. And Batumi Raptor Count is a...
Guest blog by Tomas Axén Haraldsson The UN convention CMS refers to the Convention of Conservation of Migratory Species. Every fourth year, delegations from the signatory member states to the convention, plus many organisations, charities, donors, and...
Guest blog by Melisa Soyluer My very first trip abroad, my very first in-person international conference, and very first winner of the OSME’s Travel Grant… Here is a simple overview about my experience and breathtaking moments at...
Guest blog by Steffen Oppel Ten years ago, the Egyptian Vulture population in Eastern Europe was in freefall because too many birds were killed by human activities wherever they went along their migratory journeys. By expanding conservation...
Guest blog by Abraham Shokouhi Bird migration is a remarkable ecological occurrence, and within the realm of birds, raptor migration stands out as a truly magnificent phenomenon. Witnessing the grandeur of an Imperial Eagle, Steppe Eagles, or...
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Joint Regional Bird Club meeting at the Natural History Museum (London): 21st September 2024
OSME AGM: 26th October 2024
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