Updated protocol of monitoring raptors
With the experiences from 6 years counting raptors at Batumi we decided to discuss the protocol, our insights into the migration flow at the bottleneck and the integration of new ideas. The meeting was held in the beautiful scenery of Wageningen, Netherlands. The updated version of the protocol will soon be provided to our count coordinators and counters at BRC 2014.
We are thankful to everybody giving us comments, feedback and insights into the monitoring of raptors at other bottlenecks of the WP. Special thanks goes to Wouter, Simon and Rafa for this splendid and efficient meeting.
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.