Iran bans the use of Diclofenac – a step towards safeguarding the future of Asia’s, Africa’s and Europe’s vulture populations
It has been known for some time that the veterinary drug Diclofenac has been the main cause of the unprecedented […]
Sociable Lapwing Migration Update
OSME has received exciting news from Birdlife International on the monitoring and tagging of Sociable Lapwing – which has been
The “Garden of Eden” in Iraq now internationally protected as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention (Switzerland, 29 September 2015)
OSME has received the welcome news that the Government of Iraq has recently designated the Central Marshes and the Hammar
The 2015 OSME Region List and its underpinning taxonomy
The taxonomy in del Hoyo, J and NJ Collar. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World
Joint winter meeting 21st November 2015
This November we are teaming up with the British Ornithologists’ Club and the Natural History Museum for a joint winter
Kuwait becomes 169th signatory the Ramsar Convention
OSME has received news regarding the State of Kuwait becoming the 169th Contracting Party of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (on
Basra Reed Warbler update
As readers of this blog will know there has been much concern over the scientific claims made in a paper
OSME 37th AGM, 4th July 2015
On the 4th July, as part of the OSME Summer Meeting, we also held our Annual General Meeting. OSME is
Illegal Bird Killing in the OSME region – Horror and hope, the OSME Summer Meeting
OSME held its annual Summer Meeting on 4 July at the BTO Headquarters in Thetford. The theme of the day
The OSME Region: birds of the deep-ocean
The OSME region has its fair share of thinly-inhabited areas where knowledge of breeding distribution and how birds use such
Illegal Bird Killing in the OSME region – Horror and hope, a review of the OSME Summer Meeting (Part 1)
OSME held its annual Summer Meeting on 4 July at the BTO Headquarters in Thetford. The theme of the day
Simon Aspinall Wildlife Education Centre
Simon Aspinall was a great friend of the Middle East – and OSME, making an important contribution to the ornithology
Acacia clearance on Cape Pyla combats illegal bird trapping
Like a number of areas in Cyprus, particularly in the south and southeast, Dhekelia or the Eastern Sovereign Base Area
Illegal bird killing in the OSME region – OSME Summer Meeting update
It is now less than three weeks until the annual OSME Summer Meeting, which this year is focused on illegal bird