BRC Magazine 2019
With all that 2020 is throwing at us, last year feels like an eternity ago already. Unfortunately the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to cancel the Autumn Count for 2020, but behind the scenes we are already working on the next things to come in 2021.
We are proud to present to you the 4th edition of the BRC Member Magazine, our most comprehensive overview of our work in the past year. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we do: regardless of our current situation, 2019 has been a great year to look back upon, especially as it was our first with year-round monitoring of migration in the Batumi bottleneck!
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Magazine 2019
Autumn Report 2019 published
Adult male dark morph Marsh Harrier. Photo by Bart Hoekstra.
The 12th season brought unprecedented numbers of Black Kites, a new raptor species for the BRC counts, and marked the start of an education project in collaboration with local teachers. You can read about that, and a LOT more, in the extensive report of the last season. Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom for the behind-the-scenes gallery.
Have fun reading!
Spring Report 2019 published
Mixed flock of Black Kites, Steppe Buzzards and a Booted Eagle. Photo by Tohar Tal.
After 11 years of autumn counts it was time for something completely different. This spring a group of 13 enthusiastic counters monitored the Batumi spring migration from March 21st until May 31st. A summary report of 3 months of counting, as usual with photos and all the highlights, is published on our website.