The OSME Region List of bird taxa v6.1
is now available here Version 6.1 follows the genus change in IOC10.2 of African Crake from Crex to Crecopis as
Update on the ‘Mangrove White-eye’ in Saudi Arabia
Guest blog by Jem Babbington The Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus occurs in the highlands of southwestern Arabia and eastern Africa
The wonderful marshes of Khuzestan – an Iranian treasure
Guest blog by Keramat Hafezi Birgani My name is Keramat Hafezi Birgani, I was born in the city of Masjed
Bird trapping in Cyprus – an update
Guest blog by Guy Shorrock In April 2020, BirdLife Cyprus published the autumn 2019 bird trapping survey. This suggests that
Expansion of Namaqua Dove in the OSME Region
Guest blog by Łukasz Ławicki Expansion and range extension of Namaqua Dove Oena capensis in the OSME Region has been
Checklist of the Birds of the Socotra Archipelago
Richard Porter & Ahmed Saeed Suleiman Ahmed Saeed Suleiman and I have updated the Socotra Bird Checklist following new discoveries
Youth development and Bird Camps update
Birds go on – birdwatchers on hold A message from Tomas Axén Haraldsson The current situation with the spread of
Latest issue of Sandgrouse: free to download
Given the current extraordinary circumstances which have seen millions of people around the world confined to their homes, OSME has
Birds of Lebanon, a Photographic Guide to 404 Species
By Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi and Fouad Itani ISBN 9 789953 051062 In English Association for Bird Conservation in Lebanon Published in
OSME Summer meeting and AGM postponed
Given the current global coronavirus crisis, OSME have taken the decision to postpone this year’s Summer Meeting and AGM that
Cuckoos Connecting Schools in Mongolia and Socotra, Yemen
Recent advances in tracking technology have allowed scientists to understand the intricacies of bird migration like never before. Just a
The OSME Region List of bird taxa v5.2 is now available
Version 5.2 (available here) includes several species not previously recorded in the OSME region, such as African Crake Crex egregia
Studying Imperial Eagles in Turkey
A guest blog by Cansu Özcan I am biologist Cansu Özcan from Turkey. I am a bird watcher since 2012
LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN: OSME in 2019
The year 2019 was another successful one for OSME. During the last 12 months we have seen a number of