Azerbaijan and the Besh Barmag project
Guest blog from Gunay Behramzade Hello my name is Gunay and I’m an ecologist. Since my childhood I have a great passion
The Arabic App of Birds of the Middle East
A key focus for OSME over the last year has been the production of a smartphone App version of the
Fighting illegal bird killing
A guest blog by Lloyd Scott The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) is a European bird protection NGO based in
Martin Woodcock’s book auction
Martin Woodcock’s book collection is being auctioned by Dominic Winter Auctioneers on the 12th December. The collection includes scarce titles
The 19th Turkey Bird Conference
The 19th Turkey Bird Conference The 19th Turkey Bird Conference will take place on the 17th -22nd May 2019, in Mersin,
Bird Camp Lebanon
A guest blog from Tomas Axen Haraldsson ”Are ALL those birds eagles you mean? But there are hundreds of them…!” Shouts of
Introducing BirdLife Cyprus
A guest blog by Elena Markitani BirdLife Cyprus – the official partner of BirdLife International in Cyprus – is currently the
Chairman’s update on OSME’s 50th anniversary year
This year has been an important milestone for OSME as we reach our 50th anniversary. In 1968, The Ornithological Society
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Assad Serhal from Lebanon wins the Midori Prize
This year one of the winners of the prestigious Midori Prize is our good friend from the Middle East, Assad
On Velvet Paws through Wild Kurdistan
Guest blog by Dr Lars-Uwe Kettner, German Consulate General Erbil, Iraq (July 2016 – July 2018) When one thinks of northern Iraq, conflicts
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Guest blog by Berken Demir from Turkey Hello, My name is Berkan Demir, I am 20 years old. I live
Birds of Iran – An annotated checklist of the species and subspecies
This review was first published on Dutch Birding website and is reproduced here with the consent of the web-editors of
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International Bird Observatory Conference 2019
The first International Bird Observatory Conference (IBOC) was hosted by Falsterbo Bird Observatory in Sweden over four days in August
Interested in an organised birding trip to Lebanon?
Lebanon has the potential to be an excellent birding destination but there are currently few, if any, organised trips to