OSME at the Spurn Migration Festival 2019
For the first time, OSME will be at the Spurn Migration Festival, celebrating the spectacle of autumn migration. Visit the […]
A radical change in the sequence of Non-passerine Orders and Families in the OSME Region (For example, sandgrouse move to 9th from the top of 58 from 17th from the bottom)
OSME Region List 5.1 The OSME Region List has recently been updated and is now available on our website: https://osme.org/ORL IOC
We Invite You to Join the Sarımazı Raptor Count
Turkey is home to one of the largest breeding populations of Egyptian Vultures in the world! An estimated 2000 pairs
OSME Region List Update 4.4 (Available at https://osme.org/orl)
This update incorporates, inter alia, intriguing conclusions from several heavyweight papers on: The Common/Long-legged/Upland/Mountain Buzzard superspecies. Divergence between Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Racing to help declining Vultures
Champions of the Flyway is in its fifth year and the next Flyway Bird Race will be taking place, one again,
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,
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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
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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
Hyaena records from across the OSME region wanted
Range maps for all 4 Hyaena species including the striped hyaena, spotted hyaena, brown hyaena and aardwolf, have not been updated since
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OSME’s Annual Report and Accounts 2017
OSME’s Annual Report and Accounts were approved at our AGM at the BTO in Thetford, England at the beginning of
The OSME Summer meeting and 40th AGM
In 1968, The Ornithological Society of Turkey (OST) was launched, and in 1978 its geographical remit expanded to become the
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Podcasts from the OSME region
Charlie Moores of Lush has recently done a series of excellent interviews with some key figures from the world of