Save the date: 23rd January 2021 – OSME’s first online Winter Meeting
OSME will hold their first ever Winter Meeting online n 23rd January 2021, a hugely successful online Summer Meeting using Zoom.
OSME will hold their first ever Winter Meeting online n 23rd January 2021, a hugely successful online Summer Meeting using Zoom.
Guest blog by Chris Bowden The opportunity to spend two months in the field in North Yemen (as it was at the time) was something that I had no hesitation in applying to join… and what an...
Guest blog by Ali Yahya Ali Bin Mahrous and Nasser Abdulrahman Ahmed of the Socotra Wildlife Association The Socotra Wildlife Association is a non-governmental, voluntary, environmental organization established in November 2014 and officially registered at the local branch...
Steven Mithen, Fares Khoury, Ben Greet, Judith White and Nebras Maslamani. 2019. Birds of Faynan: past and present. Faynan Heritage. University of Reading, Reading, UK, pp197. ISBN 9780704915909. (In English and Arabic) Hardcopy price is uncertain: Amazon...
A guest blog by Amie Wheeldon on encouraging the re-establishment of European Rollers at breeding grounds in Northern Cyprus The European Roller Coracias garrulus is a charismatic species that was once more abundant in Cyprus, where it...
The Trevor Poyser Species Conservation Fund is now open for applications until the 1st December 2020. The fund supports research projects that lead to clear conservation benefits for a Globally Threatened species that occurs within the OSME...
Guest blog by Matteo Sebastianelli Crossing the Mediterranean Sea represents a crucial step for migrant birds every year as they travel between Africa and Eurasia. Mediterranean islands are the first landmasses sighted after hours of uninterrupted flight...
This year, due to COVID-19, and in line with guidance from the Charity Commission, the OSME Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held online via Zoom. All members are invited to attend and non-members will be able...
A guest blog by Ali Yahya Ali Bin Mahrous of the Socotra Wildlife Association Socotra, for the third year, has again joined the world in celebrating International Vulture Awareness Day. Together with my colleagues in the Socotra...
Guest blog by Tassos Shialis The problem The migration of bee-eaters in spring and autumn through Cyprus is a wonderful event for nature lovers and bird watchers. At the same time, beekeepers in Cyprus are not happy...
Amid the uncertainty of a worldwide pandemic, we found a global sense of community and a shared passion for birdlife in the OSME region. A first for OSME Our annual Summer Meeting in Thetford, England is always...
We have recently set up a YouTube channel to enable us to post video content that is relevant to the work of OSME and the birds of our wonderful region. The first video to be posted is...
A guest blog by Abraham Shokouhi I became very curious about the Common Swift Apus apus pekinensis in 2013 when I attended training courses for eco-tourism guides and birdwatching tour guides. It looked a very interesting and...
Guest blog by Robert J. Burnside I have been working in the Kyzylkum desert, in Uzbekistan, since 2013 on the ecology and conservation of the Asian Houbara with the University of East Anglia, BirdLife International and the...
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