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
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
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
Saving the Saker in Kyrgyzstan
My birding journey started a year ago when our Fauna & Flora International (FFI) team launched a pilot project on the Saker Falcon Falco cherrug in Kyrgyzstan.
The breeding birds of Sonkul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
A guest blog by Ivan Turkovskii In 2019 I was awarded an OSME grant and want to tell you about
What is happening at Besh Barmag bottleneck?- News from Azerbaijan
A guest blog by Michael Heiss, member of the Besh Barmag Bird Migration Count team No Besh Barmag Bird Migration Count
Saving an Egyptian vulture – the story of Anna
A guest blog by Volen Arkumarev This is the story of a young Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus called Anna. She
Globally important numbers of Steppe Eagle discovered in Saudi Arabia: an update
A guest blog by Jem Babbington, Phil Roberts & Mike McGrady Further monitoring has been undertaken following on from the
Raising awareness of Socotra’s Egyptian Vultures and unique wildlife
A guest blog from Ali Yahya A. Mahroos on behalf of the Socotra UNE-GEF team. Socotra, Yemen.
Globally important number of Steppe Eagles discovered in Saudi Arabia
Guest blog by Mischa Keijmel This article is written following the sighting of large aggregations of Steppe Eagles Aquila nipalensis
A lady birder in Egypt
Guest blog by Basma Sheta I am Basma Sheta, from Damietta on the north coast of Egypt. I have a
Volunteering In Lebanon
A guest blog by Valentine Moser from Switzerland This autumn I spent two weeks volunteering in Lebanon in support of