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Record flock of Sociable Lapwings discovered in Oman

11. February 2011

Exciting news has just reached us that a country record flock of 90+ Sociable Lapwings was present at Salalah in Oman on Christmas Day, 2010.

Ace navigator Erzhan emerges in Sudan for a fourth consecutive winter

27. January 2011

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Ace navigator Erzhan emerges in Sudan for a fourth consecutive winter

After an absence of any firm location data since early October, Erzhan – our most experienced traveller – has just popped up on our radar again. For the fourth year running we can confirm he is now back in a wintering flock in Sudan.

Miracle in the marshes of Iraq

17. January 2011

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A film documentary on the regeneration of Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes, a project led by Azzad Alwash, the CEO of BirdLife Affiliate Nature Iraq, will get its first public screening tomorrow on the UK’s BBC TV Channel. The documentary is being shown at 2000 GMT on BBC2′s Natural World series…

Important Bird Areas in the Middle East

10. January 2011

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410 pages, Out of print. This book identifies and describes the 391 sites most important for the conservation of these birds and other biodiversity.

Reducing conflict between Israel’s air force and migratory birds – podcast

30. November 2010

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Reducing conflict between Israel’s air force and migratory birds – podcast

Autumn is one of the busiest times of the year for migrating bird with over 500 million birds crossing the country as they make their journey south from Europe and Asia seeking warming weather in Africa. BBC correspondent Jon Donnison spoke with Dr Yossi Leshem from Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI / BirdLife Partner) to hear about their successful work reducing the conflicts between migratory birds and airplanes.

State of the World’s Waterbirds: in trouble in Asia, recovering in ‘the West’

8. November 2010

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State of the World’s Waterbirds: in trouble in Asia, recovering in ‘the West’

The rate of decline of waterbird populations has slightly decreased over the last three decades. However, 47% of the waterbird populations are still declining and only 16% are increasing. The status of waterbirds is improving mainly in North America and Europe, while it is least favourable in Asia. Especially long distance migrants appear to be vulnerable…

Erzhan helps locate important new staging site for Sociable Lapwing in Turkey

28. October 2010

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Erzhan helps locate important new staging site for Sociable Lapwing in Turkey

On October 10th, 554 Sociable Lapwings were located in central eastern Turkey – the largest flock of migrating Sociable Lapwings encountered so far this autumn marking the discovery of an important new staging site.

Conserving biodiversity, respecting rights

15. October 2010

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Conserving biodiversity, respecting rights

Few will recognise the role of conservation in reinforcing and asserting people’s rights. In fact there are close links between conservation and human rights, and conservation projects that are well-designed and well-executed can make a significant positive contribution to their fulfilment. This article draws on examples from the work of BirdLife Partners around the world, to explain the linkages, and to demonstrate the contribution the BirdLife Partnership is making…

Dinara springs double surprise

6. October 2010

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After more than a month without word, Dinara (a Sociable Lapwing) sprung a double surprise today when we received not only a new transmission with details of her current location but also confirmation that she is in southern Uzbekistan!

Time to hit the biodiversity target – BirdLife’s September 2010 Round Up

30. September 2010

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Time to hit the biodiversity target – BirdLife’s September 2010 Round Up

Next month the world’s leaders are meeting in Japan to discuss a new biodiversity target. This is a vitally important milestone for the future of wildlife on our shared planet. We’ll be covering the news from the event, however looking back at September’s stories we already have some powerful messages for governments to consider…

Thirty years of migration – a million miles on the wing

21. September 2010

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From now on it will be known as the million-mile bird: an Arctic tern which has been migrating between northern England and the Antarctic every year for the last three decades.

Nature Iraq Photo Exhibition – now online

14. September 2010

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Nature Iraq Photo Exhibition – now online

For those who missed the recent photo exhibition about Nature Iraq’s (BirdLife in Iraq) work, you can now view it on their website.

Sociable Lapwings embark on an Amazing Journey

24. August 2010

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Sociable Lapwings embark on an Amazing Journey

Following extensive research, nine Sociable Lapwings have been carefully fitted with tiny, state-of-the-art satellite transmitters, which will track their hazardous 5,000+ km journey from their breeding grounds in Kazakhstan to their non breeding areas in tropical Africa and other, as yet undiscovered, destinations.