Reflections from Batumi Bird Fest 2024
Guest blog by Tomas Axén Haraldsson, OSME Youth Development Officer OSME are long standing supporters and collaborators of the sensational […]
The First of Everything
Guest blog by Melisa Soyluer My very first trip abroad, my very first in-person international conference, and very first winner
Lake Nasser: an ecotourism treasure in Egypt
Guest blog* by Amr Hady *in English and Arabic In October 2023 a surprise, one must say, decision was issued
OSME Chairman’s overview of 2022
It is pleasing to reflect on what has been another successful year for OSME despite ongoing and emerging challenges. This
Tracking Sociable Lapwings – your help required
The Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius is the most threatened bird in the OSME region and is the only species listed
A future for Birds in Lebanon
Guest blog by Fouad Itani Lebanon lies on one of the most important migration routes for birds, the Eastern Mediterranean
OSME Chairman’s overview of 2021
Despite the ongoing global pandemic, 2021 was another very successful year for OSME with continued growth in our conservation work
OSME Chairman’s overview of 2020
The year 2020 will undoubtedly be remembered for the global pandemic which has affected so many people around the world.
OSME’s first online Summer Meeting: The best thing to come out of lockdown!
Amid the uncertainty of a worldwide pandemic, we found a global sense of community and a shared passion for birdlife
The OSME Region List of bird taxa v6.1
is now available here Version 6.1 follows the genus change in IOC10.2 of African Crake from Crex to Crecopis as
Checklist of the Birds of the Socotra Archipelago
Richard Porter & Ahmed Saeed Suleiman Ahmed Saeed Suleiman and I have updated the Socotra Bird Checklist following new discoveries
Cuckoos Connecting Schools in Mongolia and Socotra, Yemen
Recent advances in tracking technology have allowed scientists to understand the intricacies of bird migration like never before. Just a
LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN: OSME in 2019
The year 2019 was another successful one for OSME. During the last 12 months we have seen a number of
BirdLife Cyprus’s first ever nature reserve
As far as bird trapping is concerned, our physical presence in Famagusta district mainly revolves around two things: monitoring trapping levels or raising awareness and bringing children closer to the world of birds through our school visits.