Editorial (Sandgrouse 34 1 2012): expansion of Sandgrouse’s area of interest
In April 1978 it was announced that the Ornithological Society of Turkey was enlarging the scope of its activities to […]
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Obituary: Professor Edward Ivanovich Gavrilov
Edward Gavrilov was born on 8 October 1933 at Veronezsh, Russia. It was here that he graduated from the Department
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Obituary: Simon Aspinall
Every now and again someone comes along who touches our lives and makes a difference. Simon Aspinall was one such
International conference “Conservation of steppe and semidesert ecosystems in Eurasia, will be held in Almaty (Kazakhstan), on March 13-14, 2013
Conference topics: Study of steppe and semidesert ecosystems and biodiversity Biology of steppe and semidesert animal and plant species Design
OSME Summer Meeting 2011, Saturday 16 July 2011
Speakers at the 2011 Summer Meeting, left to right: Geoff Welch, Phil Cannings, Guy Kirwan, Sal Cooke, Jeff Gordon and
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Minutes of the 33rd Annual General Meeting held on Saturday 16th July 2011 at the premises of the British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford, Norfolk, UK
Members Present –. Dawn Balmer, John Bartley, Pat Bartley, Colin Bates, Christine Booth, Phil Cannings, Mick Carroll, Sal Cooke, Elaine Cowan,
OSME and the AEWA Sociable Lapwing International Working Group
The first meeting of the International Working Group was held in Palmyra, Syria between 18 and 20 March, hosted jointly
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Little Owl in the OSME Region – request for pictures
Many Little Owl Athene noctua taxa occur in the OSME Region. However, breeding distributions are poorly known, as are plumage descriptions geographically.
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Northern Bald Ibis Update
Chris Bowden, International Species Recovery Officer & SAVE Programme Manager, RSPB, reports the following good news: We’ve just heard from
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OSME Summer Meeting & AGM 2011
Saturday 16th July 2011, BTO, Thetford, Norfolk, UK The 2011 OSME Summer Meeting and AGM will be held on Saturday
OSME Summer Meeting 2010
Azzam Alwash, Chief Executive of Nature Iraq and an OSME Vice-President. The 2010 Summer Meeting and AGM, held at the
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The Birds of the Middle East
The second edition of Birds of the Middle East has just been published. Written by Richard Porter and Simon Aspinall, it will
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Thanks to Keith Betton
While writing the above account of the 2010 Summer Meeting, I realised, with much embarrassment, that this is the first
British Birdwatching Fair boosts OSME Conservation and Research Fund
One of the popular events at the annual British Birdwatching Fair is the Bird Brain of Britain Quiz that taxes