The story of the last surviving wild Siberian Crane (Omid) and Roya
Guest blog by Keramat Hafezi Birgani The Siberian Crane is a critically endangered species of birds. There used to be […]
Socotra celebrates World Bird of Prey Day
Guest blog by Ahmed Saeed Suleiman On Yemen’s island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean we
Swift Conservation in Iran: educating the public
Guest blog by Abraham Shokouhi In the first guest blog about our Common Swift Apus apus Conservation Project in Iran
A trip to Syria to meet falcon trappers and traffickers
Guest blog by Lyse Mauvais In April 2023, I travelled to northeast Syria to meet falcon hunters and traders, a little
Besh Barmag: autumn migration 2023 – call for counters!
Do you want to witness one of the world’s best bird migration spectacles? On the first of September the third
Raising funds for Sociable Lapwing conservation in Uzbekistan
The Bird Conservation Fund in the US are working with OSME to raise funds for our colleagues in Uzbekistan to
OSME at the Global Birdfair 14-16 July 2023
OSME will again have a stand at the Global Birdfair to be held at the Rutland Showground, Oakham, on the
OSME Youth Development Fund Travel Bursary launched
Our Youth Development Fund was launched in 2019 and has gone from strength to strength. To date, we have supported
Trevor Poyser Species Conservation Fund supports Northern Bald Ibis conservation in Türkiye
The 2023 Trevor Poyser Species Conservation Fund has been awarded to WWF-Türkiye for the project “Back to the Migration for Northern
Training young people in bird monitoring in Egypt
Guest blog by Basma Sheta I am really pleased to write this account of a training programme in the basic
Cyprus Bird Camp 2022
Guest blog by Robin Snape In October 2022, KUŞKOR was granted £1,500 by OSME’s Youth Development Fund, to organise and
The Prinias of Eastern Arabia: Graceful (P. gracilis) vs Delicate (P. lepida) – a Taxonomic Tangle
Guest blog by Gregory Askew The Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is a small, brownish, long-tailed warbler of damp habits in
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Conservation Programme in Iraq
Guest blog by Korsh Ararat Iraq’s geographical location connects three continents: Africa, Europe, and Asia making it an important area for both
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