Europe and Central Asia

Faroe Islands – Faroese Ornithological Society

BirdLife Affiliate

Founded in 1984
Members: 150
Postboks 1230, FO-110, Tórshavn, FO
Tel. +298 352320; Fax +298 352321
ffff@kallnet.fo
www.faroenature.net

 

Mission of the organisation

Bird watching and protection of birdlife.

Key Activities

Birdwatching

Continued with an active ringing programme, particularly of seabirds including numbers of auks, gulls, storm-petrels and skuas and continued to monitor seabirds, particularly Guillemot, Gannet and Kittiwake populations

Carried on research into contamination of Puffins and auks by feather lice

News

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25 Sep 2018

In search of the Giant Noctule – Europe’s biggest bat

This summer, experts from APB-Birdlife Belarus set out on their fourth annual fact-finding expedition to the remote marshes of Paliessie in search of a rare bat species, the Giant Noctule.
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Europe and Central AsiaBelarus
30 Jul 2018

The voice of the Turtle Dove

Jamie Wyver from RSPB explains why bird-friendly farmers are the key to making sure that the voice of the Turtle Dove is heard over the United Kingdom
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Europe and Central AsiaUnited Kingdom
Tern terraces on Coquet Island © Paul Morrison
11 Sep 2018

Road to recovery for the Roseate Tern

Neighbouring BirdLife partners, RSPB (UK) and BirdWatch Ireland, have joined forces to put Europe’s rarest breeding seabird, the roseate tern, on the road to recovery.
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Europe and Central AsiaIrelandUnited Kingdom
25 Sep 2018

LIFE EuroSAP brings hope for 16 threatened species

With the conclusion of one of BirdLife’s most ambitious projects to date, ‘LIFE EuroSAP: Coordinated Efforts for International Species Recovery’, we reflect back on a mammoth three-year collaboration to change the fate...
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Europe and Central Asia
The Eastern Imperial Eagle is classed as Vulnerable on the Red List of threatened species © BirdLife Europe
5 Apr 2019

A mighty predator made helpless at the hands of humans

The eagle is a long-standing symbol of strength and glory, but though triumphant within the animal kingdom, the predator becomes the prey when the Eastern Imperial Eagle is confronted with human persecution. Can we...
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Europe and Central AsiaHungary
9 Aug 2018

Spain’s mission to save the White-headed Duck

In the 1970s, the Spanish population of White-headed duck was brought to the verge of extinction. Its stunning recovery shows why Species Action Plans are essential for the survival of threatened species.
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Europe and Central AsiaSpain
15 Nov 2018

Not just a drop in the ocean

This winter we have a critical chance to change EU policy to better our seas. Their health is essential to us as a source of food, income and employment, but also in providing ecosystem services such as coastal...
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Europe and Central Asia
28 May 2018

LIFE is beautiful...in Italy

Our Italian partner LIPU has been awarded one of the EU’s most prestigious nature prizes – ‘Best LIFE Project’ - for their stunning work to create an ecological corridor between the Campo dei Fiori massif and Ticino...
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Europe and Central AsiaItaly
13 Aug 2018

A race against crime: 5 years of Champions of the Flyway

Over the last five years, Champions of the Flyway has raised nearly $350,000 to help BirdLife partners tackle the illegal killing of birds in the Mediterranean. We look back on five years of inspirational partnership.
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Europe and Central AsiaIsrael
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