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
Globally Threatened Birds of the OSME region need your help
BirdLife International has just released the European Red List for birds having collated the latest data from right across Europe and reassessed
Massive declines of the Yellow-breasted Bunting compared to the Passenger Pigeon
It is not often you hear buntings compared to pigeons, but last week an excellent, yet worrying, scientific paper was
OSME and OBC jointly fund White-headed Duck surveys in Kazakhstan
OSME and OBC are delighted to announce we are joining forces to provide £2000 of funding for the further monitoring of White-headed
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The OSME Summer Meeting and 37th AGM
The OSME Summer Meeting and 37th AGM will be held at BTO Headquarters, Thetford, Norfolk on Saturday 4 July. Doors