The Arabic version of Birds of the Middle East is officially launched
After several years of planning, the updated Arabic version of the field guide to the Birds of the Middle East […]
The bee-eater has landed!!
This weekend sees the official launch of an updated Arabic version of the Birds of the Middle East. Richard Porter
Illegal killing of birds in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and Iran: peer-review
As previously highlighted, BirdLife International and OSME are undertaking a Review of illegal killing and taking of birds in the
Draft Flyway Action Plan for the Conservation of the Balkan and Central Asian Populations of the Egyptian Vulture (EVFAP)
Public Consultation Exercise: Draft Flyway Action Plan for the Conservation of the Balkan and Central Asian Populations of the Egyptian
Happy New Year from OSME
It has certainly been a busy and productive past 12 months for OSME. Over the last year we have seen
OSME supporting membership scheme
The conservation work that OSME can support across the Middle East, The Caucasus and Central Asia is heavily reliant on
Batumi – “this one is very rare, it’s on the red-list”
I recently blogged about how amazing Batumi can be for migrating raptors – The Serengeti of the Skies. Unfortunately, there is
Batumi – Serengeti of the skies
Batumi in Georgia is rapidly becoming one of the best known places in the world to watch one of nature’s
OSME Region List (ORL) version 3.3α
Striped Crake, Aenigmatolimnas marginalis. Photo: Ammar Al-Jeraiwi. The ORL version 3.3 was published in early July 2016 in a β-version to meet
Minutes of the 38th Annual General Meeting
Minutes of the 38th Annual General Meeting held on Saturday 2nd July at the premises of the British Trust for Ornithology,
Can you help with surveys of the Indian Ocean coast?
According to the 6th edition of the AEWA Conservation Status Report, nearly 75% of the population size estimates of the waterbird populations
The OSME Summer Meeting and 38th AGM
The OSME Summer Meeting and 38th AGM will be held at BTO Headquarters, Thetford, Norfolk on Saturday 2nd July. Doors
World Migratory Bird Day
The 10th May is World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) an annual initiative, co-ordinated by UNEP/CMS, to raise awareness about the
Saving Globally Threatened steppe birds in Turkey
Doğa, the BirdLife partner in Turkey, has recently launched a new conservation programme for Globally Threatened steppe birds in extensive