Members of the Lake Baringo Biodiversity Conservation Group will do a birdwatching session along the shoreline and the basalt cliff of Lake Baringo. We will observe migratory birds that are common in this area.
Educational trip for schoolstudents and teachers to the largest stop-over site for migrating birds on the East Atlantic flyway. The event will include birdwatching activities, participation in cultural festivals and field excursions.
Ketapang is a region in the west Borneo province that holds the biggest wetlands in Indonesia. Among them are beaches, rice fields, mangroves, rivers, lakes, oxbows, swamps etc. These areas are the best habitats for birds and many of them migrate to Ketapang every year. Because of the variety of birds, this area is also very attractive for tourism and could help to promote this region of Indonesia.
Early morning bird hike at ICF from 7 am - 9 am. Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day and ICF's 23rd Annual Bird-a-thon with an early morning bird hike at ICF.
The Ministry of Environment's Pakistan Wetlands Programme WWF is organising a birdwatching activity at Tounsa Barrage, a very important site for migratory birds and an area that has also been designated as Ramsar site in 1996. People from surrounding areas and children are cordially invited to take part in this event.
The first day, ABO is plannig to show two documentaries about migratory species and the Rusizi national reserve: How it is destroyed by agriculture and bad governance and followed by discussions.
On the second day we plan to go birdwatching at the Rusizi national reserve. It will be an opportunity to advocate for the reserve, which is one of Burundi's IBAs and therefore also a very important site for migratory birds.
The Baillie Birdathon is the oldest sponsored bird count in North America, raising money for bird research and conservation. The challenge that keeps participants coming back year after year is to identify as many bird species as possible within a 24-hour period, during the month of May. The money raised benefits Bird Studies Canada, the James L. Baillie Memorial Fund, and participating migration monitoring stations and conservation organizations (designated by participants to receive a portion of funds raised).
Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) will organise birdwatching training in several parts of the country and then take our participants to sites where many migratory birds can be observed. This event will be conducted at Pokhara, Koshi, Jagdishpur and Kathmandu.
