Birdwatching

Sô-Ava est un village situé à une vingtaine de kilomètre au nord de Cotonou (capitale économique du Bénin). Ce village est bâti sur un vaste complexe fluvio-lagunaire édifié par la rivière Sô et la lac Nokoué qui est le plus grand plan d’eau lacustre du Bénin en communication directe avec l’océan Atlantique. C’est un site Ramsar (zone 1018).

This year's event includes a photo competition as well as various other competitions and also birdwatching activities.

Furthermore, media related to migratory birds will be present and discussions on this topic are planned.

Two main activities are scheduled:

1. The event will start with a conference, which includes a debate on the main issues that migratory birds are facing (8/5/2010).

2.A field trip at Kigwena Forest Reserve along Lake Tanganyika shore will be organised in order to show some evidences on the current issues.

Programme

Friday 7th May 2010
Migratory Masquerade @ the Mucky Duck R100 per person
(Make your own migratory bird mask and join us for an evening of fun and laughter)

Saturday 8th May
Kids Programme (ages 6-15)
Learning to identify birds
Global Journeys Game

Sunday 9th May
Team (4 max) bird watching
Prize giving @ the Country Inn

BOOKINGS FOR ALL ACTIVITIES IS VITAL BEFORE THE 28TH APRIL
Kristi 0832270128 or [email protected]

As in previous years, celebrations for World Migratory Bird Day, organized by the Association ‹‹Les Amis des Oiseaux›› (AAO), the BirdLife Partner in Tunisia, are running over the period from April to May.

AAO and its national partners started with a National Bird Migration Camp at the Important Bird Area (IBA) TN004 Jebel El Haouaria (also known as Jebel Sidi Abiod) on the Cape Bon from 3 to 11 April 2010.

Students from different private and public schools around the Island will participate in a birdwatching event. They will receive information about migratory birds with the aim to celebrate and highlight the need to protect them!

This year's event involves the exposition of stamp collections related to birds, posters about migration routes in Europe and photos of migratory birds.

There will be a birdwatching event at Ria de Aviles (Aviles stuary) on 8/9 May 2010.

Children have the possibility to participate in a guided tour to the exposition.

Furthermore, conferences at two collgeges are planned and a presentation with local authorities and media will be held.

This year's event involves Birdwatching activities on 20 May 2010. They will proceed after the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) 2010 - a regional programme to promote public participation to monitor the distribution and populations of waterbirds and the status of wetlands - in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Location details:

Pantai Air Mati, Pematang Gadung, Pantai Sungai

During the last 10 years QMM and Birdlife International have organised birdwatching events to increase awareness on biodiversity loss in Madagascar.

This year's birdwatching event will be celebrated in November 2010 and an additional event will be organised especially for migratory birds.
There will be a birdwatching event at Ehoala beach, a film projection at school and a presentation for QMM employees.

As we did last year, letters of invitation will be sent to schools for students to come and register for a birdwatching tour and an educational activity on migratory birds.

They will be educated on the importance of birds and migratory birds in particular. Additionally, as this year's theme promotes, they will be taught about the need to save those who are Globally Threatened.