Birdwatching

The event will be organized by the Ghana Wildlife Division in collaboration with Friends of Ramsar Sites (a local NGO). Over 200 children and teachers from six basic schools from the catchment communities of the Sakumo Ramsar Site will meet for an educational programme on a range of topics - bird migration, wetlands, climate change, etc. This will be followed by a field visit to the site for bird watching. A press release on the event will be published on the 14th of May 2011.

This event is meant for people, that are not members to our organisation, but are interested in birdwatching. During the event, we will visit two places, one in the local national park Kurjenrahka and the other one in a primeval forest with a large swamp. We will try to find as many different birds as possibel. In total, 20 participants will join our event.

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment has submitted 11 events that will be celebrated throughout the country. Events will take place in: Antisana, Bolivar, Cotopaxi, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Loya, Los Rios, Napo, Sta. Elena, Sto. Domingo and Zamora.

For more information of each single event, please check the attached event descriptions.

Koshi, east Nepal-13 to 16 May 2011 WMBD will be marked by a survey in the Dharan Forests (an Important Bird Area)and will be connected with the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (Nepal's first Ramsar Site and another Important Bird Area).

On 13 May a raptor survey of Koshi Tappu with a focus on vultures will be conducted.

In Lumbini(Important Bird Area), central Nepal, on 13 May a bird survey will be organised by the Lumbini Development Trust. The place is the birth place of Lord Buddha and a World Heritage Site.

As part of WMBD, the Israel Nature & Parks Authority invites the public to participate in experiential mark for migratory birds;"Endangered bird - the Earth is changing every year"! - Program including: guided tours, information station on migratory birds, birding quiz, bird photo exhibition, bird ringing by a qualified ornithologist, poster competition awards carries family. At 13:00hrs: release of rehabilitated birds from the Wildlife Hospital – Common & Honny Buzzards.
Guided tours will be held at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00; Ringing will be done until 11:00.

Programme activities were carried out on 14 and 15 May 2011. Departments of environment and nature in municipalities and the City of Skopje were proponents of the activities on Saturday and Sunday. Activities on local level were organized in protected areas, regional parks, pick-nick sites, by rivers, accumulations, lakes and wetlands.
Volunteers of non-governmental organizations distributed to visitor’s information materials (brochures, posters) with relevant information on migratory birds, especially species threatened at global, regional and local levels.

Puntos de observación de aves en espacios naturales y otras actividades: cursos, maratón ornitológico, feria y festival.

Spots for bird watching in natural areas and other activities: bird courses, ornithological marathon, exhibition and festivals.

Start: 15.00h / Beginn: 15.00Uhr
Duration: ca. 1,5h / Dauer: ca. 1,5 Stunden
Fee: adults 4€, youths 2€ / Gebühr: Erw. 4€, Jugend 2€

Discover the fascinating variety of birds at Lake Tüskendör, a sweet water lake right behind the dike on the Wadden Sea island of Borkum. Please bring along binoculars if available.

Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Vogelvielfalt am Tüskendör-See direkt hinter dem Deich auf der Wattenmeerinsel Borkum. Vorhandene Ferngläser bitte mitbringen.

Nature Uganda is organising a boat trip with canoes on lake Victoria. This will be an excellent opportunity to watch migratory birds at this important site.

This WMBD event in Egypt includes birdwatching campaigns, school visits to do some eductional activities and to distribute information materials and also news paper press releases.