World Migratory Bird Day
Today, Bird Conservation Georgia celebrates World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD), through its Batumi Raptor Count (BRC) programme located at the city of Batumi in Georgia, together with the CMS Raptors MoU Coordinating Unit. This year's theme “Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Tourism” very well fits our conservation approach where ecotourism is one of the main drivers for flyway protection.
To celebrate the World Migratory Bird Day, BRC and the Raptors MoU are seeking to raise awareness about the importance of Batumi as a globally significant bird migration bottleneck and to highlight the socio-economic benefits of birdwatching as a driver for eco-tourism. Birdwatching excursions to the village of Sakhalvasho and the Chorokhi Delta and follow-up lectures will be organized for students, local communities and media to witness and learn about the value and significance of this bird migration hotspot.
About WMBD
World Migratory Bird Day was initiated in 2006 by the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Secretariat of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA). With the theme “Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Tourism”, WMBD 2014 aims to build local sustainable tourism by linking together key migratory bird sites, local communities and the global wildlife watching industry. Hundreds of events are being held in over 70 countries the occasion of WMBD 2014. Find out more on the WMBD website.
გილოცავთ ფრინველთა მიგრაციის ბათუმის ორგანიზაცია კვირა: 11მაისი
9:00
ძირითადი მარშუტი: ჭოროხის დელტა
ტრანსპორტით გასვლა შოთა რუსთაველის უნივერსიტეტიდან 8:45
13:00
სახალვაშოში გასვლის დრო
ტრანსპორტით გასვლა შოთა რუსთაველის უნივერსიტეტიდან 12:15
შეხვედრის ადგილი სახალვაშოს საჯარო სკოლა 12:30
17:00
საღამოს გაიმართება პრეზენტაცია შოთა რუსთაველის უნივერსიტეტის
საკონფერენციო დარბაზში
ჩატარდება ლექცია და მოეწყობა გამოფენა.
Turkey Bird Watchers Conference
Next week, the 16. Türkiye Kuş Konferansı | 16th Turkey Bird Watchers Conference is held in Istanbul, organised by Doğa Derneği. The central theme of this edition is "Migration Routes and their threats". In that respect the BRC could not be absent, as one of the most important autumn flyways continues after passing Batumi into eastern Turkey. Başak Sentürk is attending and will deliver a talk on the importance and threats of the Batumi bottleneck.
Support our Bird Race Crew in Eilat
As the first recipient of a grant from the Champions of the Flyway event, we are delighted to field the Batumi Raptor Crew team and play our part to help the inaugural Champions of the Flyway Bird Race in Eilat become a runaway success.
We take this opportunity to thank SPNI and BirdLife International, all the teams who are competing to make the Champions of the Flyway such an extraordinary force for conservation and, most importantly, every individual who makes a contribution to the cause.
Support us and other BirdLife Partners taking conservation action to reduce illegal killing of birds in Eastern and Southern Europe!