Lebanon Bird Camp & Raptor Count Lebanon 2019 – update and project report
OSME have been working with partners in Lebanon, and beyond, to develop youth Bird Camps which have now been held […]
Turkish Bird Records Committee
Kerem Ali Boyla reports that Turkish birdwatchers have set up a committee to assess claims of rare bird sightings. The
Environmental Stewardship via a Nascent Natural History Museum in Palestine
Guest blog by Mazin Qumsiyeh and Elias Handal The Palestine Museum of Natural History (PMNH) started in Bethlehem University through
Guest blog by Chris Bowden
Northern Bald Ibis: updates on the Eastern population The conservation of Northern Bald Ibis has (for the first time in
A Bridled Tern ringed in the Gulf found dead in Japan
A Bridled Tern that turned up dead in Okinawa Prefecture had apparently flown 7,500 kilometers to Japan from a small
The first breeding record of the Hypocolius for Kuwait and Arabia
The photograph above shows an adult male and female feeding three chicks at Jahra Pools Reserve. Photograph by Khaled Al-Ghanem.
Latest on Aqaba Bird Observatory
Aqaba Bird Observatory gate © Feras Rahahleh. a) To visit the observatory requires only a ticket, which costs 7 Jordanian
Latest News from Nature Iraq
25/07/2012. The following link takes you to the latest Newsletter of Nature Iraq – and an important online petition concerning
Black Lark research in Kazakhstan
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis is one of the iconic birds of the steppes of Kazakhstan and is the subject of
Regional & Country News
Kazakhstan chooses the Lesser White-fronted Goose as Bird of the Year 2013
OSME has received news that Kazakhstan has awarded the Lesser White-fronted Goose, a globally threatened species, with the honour of
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Nestboxes in Iraq
The following link is to an article in the latest issue of British Birds describing how nestboxes were made and
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News from Lebanon
The latest news from The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL – BirdLife in Lebanon) can be
Regional & Country News
The following is an extract from an article in the Guardian newspaper on 24 October
Conservation knows no boundaries – as ties between Iraq and Norfolk show Nature Iraq is repaying international support by donating
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News from BTO
News from BTO – those who attended the OSME Summer Meeting last July will be reminded of the presentation of