Spring Report 2022 published
An adult male Pallid Harrier treating us to some nice views. Photo by Tohar Tal.
The third and final spring count gave us beautiful snow-covered surroundings and raptors in perfect light, we witnessed the return of birds and spring. We had great views of close-by flying raptors and many medium-raptors far away, Black Kites foraging in the evening light and many more interesting observations.
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Spring Report 2020 published
Black Kite with a mole. Photo by Tohar Tal.
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has ground daily life to a halt for many of us, bird migration of course continued and so did our team of spring counters in Batumi. The 2nd official spring count reaffirms the unprecedented growth in Black Kite numbers, that few Honey Buzzards use the bottleneck on the way to their breeding grounds, and that Batumi is a fantastic place for spring birding.
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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.