The 17th Batumi Raptor Count
Call for Counters
After a successful completion of the crowdfunding campaign, we are once again monitoring raptor migration in the Batumi bottleneck this autumn. We are now looking for volunteers willing to help us count over 1 million raptors, between August 12th and October 21st, 2025.
Thanks to an increased crowdfunding target, this year we can offer additional discounted fees starting from €10/day (limited availability). In addition, we are proud that we can expand the free participation offer to Armenian and Azerbaijani counters as well.
Thanks to your generous donations we have raised
€30,054
to continue in Autumn 2025.
16th Batumi Raptor Count
Read the Autumn Report
From August 12th until October 21st, 2024, we have monitored the migration of over 1 million almost 900,000 raptors through the Batumi bottleneck. You can read (and see) all about this unusual season in the freshly published autumn report.
About
Batumi Raptor Count (BRC) aims to monitor and promote the Batumi bottleneck, where over 1,000,000 migrating raptors pass each autumn. Our annual counts serve as a vehicle for research, conservation and education.
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We rely on your support to continue our monitoring and conservation work. Find out how your contribution can make a difference.
Migration count data
Interested in the day-to-day numbers? Dive into the daily and annual results of over a decade of raptor migration counts.
Autumn 2024
This season we have counted
889569 raptors
Our autumn season runs from August 12th til October 21st, 2024. Are you interested in daily and annual results? Click the button below.
