British Birds – a new monthly newsletter
Many OSME members will be subscribers to British Birds or may have taken up recent trial offers. British Birds also produce a free e-newsletter every month
OSME sends its best wishes to Trevor Poyser who is celebrating his 90th birthday
OSME sends its best wishes to Trevor Poyser who is celebrating his 90th birthday on 21 November. Trevor – of the
Mick Carroll aka “Pickering Mick”, 26 August 1947 – 21 October 2015
OSME, like many organisations in the ornithological world, are saddened to hear of the recent death of Mick Carroll, one
Is the Slender-billed Curlew extinct?
In the latest (November) issue of British Birds, Guy Kirwan, Richard Porter & Derek Scott examine all the historical claims and records
Bird monitoring in the OSME region: a joint meeting of OSME/BOC/NHM, 21st November 2015
On the 21st November, OSME are teaming up with British Ornithologists’ Club and the Natural History Museum to hold our
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The latest (October 2015) issue of Wings & Waves, the newsletter of SPNL
The latest (October 2015) issue of Wings & Waves, the newsletter of SPNL/Birdlife Lebanon, is available at the following link: http://www.spnl.org/wings-waves-newsletter-october-2015/
Iran bans the use of Diclofenac – a step towards safeguarding the future of Asia’s, Africa’s and Europe’s vulture populations
It has been known for some time that the veterinary drug Diclofenac has been the main cause of the unprecedented
Sociable Lapwing Migration Update
OSME has received exciting news from Birdlife International on the monitoring and tagging of Sociable Lapwing – which has been
The “Garden of Eden” in Iraq now internationally protected as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention (Switzerland, 29 September 2015)
OSME has received the welcome news that the Government of Iraq has recently designated the Central Marshes and the Hammar
The 2015 OSME Region List and its underpinning taxonomy
The taxonomy in del Hoyo, J and NJ Collar. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World
Joint winter meeting 21st November 2015
This November we are teaming up with the British Ornithologists’ Club and the Natural History Museum for a joint winter
Kuwait becomes 169th signatory the Ramsar Convention
OSME has received news regarding the State of Kuwait becoming the 169th Contracting Party of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (on
Basra Reed Warbler update
As readers of this blog will know there has been much concern over the scientific claims made in a paper
OSME 37th AGM, 4th July 2015
On the 4th July, as part of the OSME Summer Meeting, we also held our Annual General Meeting. OSME is