OSME at the CMS COP in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 12-17 February 2024
Guest blog by Tomas Axén Haraldsson The UN convention CMS refers to the Convention of Conservation of Migratory Species. Every fourth year, delegations from the signatory member states to the...
View ArticleBatumi Raptor Count need volunteer counters
Batumi in Georgia is one of the most impressive raptor migration bottlenecks in the world, with more than 1 million birds of prey passing overhead on their way south each autumn. And Batumi Raptor...
View ArticleTackling illegal bird killing – call for proposals
Illegal bird killing is one of the key threats affecting birds, especially during migration, in many countries across the OSME region. OSME has joined forces with BirdLife Finland to provide a funding...
View ArticleCyprus Bird Camp, October 2023
Guest blog by Lara Winsloe In 2022 I volunteered at the Marine Turtle Conservation Project in Northern Cyprus which is run by the local marine conservation NGO SPOT Marine Life. During my field work...
View ArticleGuest blog from Azerbaijan
By: Elman Imanov Hey, I’m Elman Imanov, I’m 17 years old and I live in Azerbaijan. I’ve been really into birdwatching for the past couple of years. My love for birds and nature started when I was...
View ArticleAmazing scientific journey in the Babylon wetlands – central Iraq
Guest blog by Kamil Al-fayadhi Babylon, an ancient city situated on the lower Euphrates River in southern Mesopotamia, is located about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad. It served as the primary cultural...
View ArticleA new Flyway Monitoring Traineeship at Batumi in collaboration with OSME
Over the past decade, migration monitoring has become more and more popular along the East Afro-Eurasian Flyway, with projects (re)starting across the OSME region in the Caucasus, the Middle East and...
View ArticleRunning a marathon for OSME
On the 7th of September OSME supporter, Ed Stubbings will be running a marathon in the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Funds raised for OSME will be specifically for our Youth Development Fund to...
View ArticleBon Bons on Track in Northern Cyprus – A tribute to two Martins
Guest blog by Robin Snape In their 1992 book The Birds of Cyprus Flint and Stewart wrote that in the Five Finger Mountains, the Bonelli’s Eagle (Aquila fasciata) was then almost certainly extinct. But,...
View ArticleGalugah Raptor Count: the story of a bottleneck in Iran
Guest blog by Ali Mousavi Galugah, it literally means “bottleneck” in Persian. It is a small town in the southeastern region of The Caspian Sea, located in the southern part of The Miankaleh Wildlife...
View ArticleSave the date: OSME 46th AGM
The 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held online using Zoom on Saturday 26th October 2024, from 10.00 – 11.00am (GMT). Members will be notified of the Zoom link shortly. Copies of the draft...
View ArticleA young birdwatcher in Turkiye
Guest blog by Çağan Abbasoğlu Hello! I am Çağan Abbasoğlu, an 18 year old birder from Istanbul, Türkiye. I started my birdwatching journey about nine years ago, when I was a 3rd grader in primary...
View ArticleOSME 46th AGM: registration now open
The 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held online using Zoom on Saturday 26th October 2024, from 10.00 – 11.00am (GMT). Please register in advance using the following link:...
View ArticleReflections from Batumi Bird Fest 2024
Guest blog by Tomas Axén Haraldsson, OSME Youth Development Officer OSME are long standing supporters and collaborators of the sensational Batumi Raptor Count (BRC), now doing their 17th straight...
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