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Nature Iraq Organization, will celebrate this year's WMBD in the National Park as the area is one of the most important wetlands in the Middle East and the globe that receives many migratory and threatened bird species. 
An educational lecture about 2016 theme will be given to audience representing youth, NGOs, activists and other stakeholder from the National Park in Southern Iraq. In addition to the theme, the lecture will include a brief about the use of field equipment and awareness about the sensitive hotspots and species that require special conservation attention a long with talks about the importance of the area in general for the next generation.

"Als Nationalparkwart 2008 - 2015 war Jan Weinbecker für die internationalen Rastvogelzählungen auf Langeoog zuständig. Hier kommen die besten Fotos aus sieben Jahren!" Unser Wattenmeer ist eine wichtige Zwischenstationen für Zugvögel. Ihre Fluglinien verbinden Langeoog mit Zielen auf der ganzen Welt"

Dauer ca. 1,5  Std, Eintritt: 6€/4€
 

Parco Nord Milano is a regional park in the city of Milan. For this event, we planned the following: educational activities for students on Friday (13-05-2016); birdwatching, showing of an unreleased documentary (movie) about birds migrating over Parco Nord Milano and the surrounding areas, an exhibition on dangers and illegal hunting on flyways and scientific lectures on Saturday (14-05-16); biking, photo exhibition and educational activities for children on Sunday (15-05-16).

We will celebrate the 10. anniversary of Aras River Bird Banding, Research, and Education Center with bird banding demonstration, birdwatching, a big day attempt, a press conference and our campaign to www.savearas.org from the pointless Tuzluca Dam. Please join more than 60,000 signatures to www.savearas.org

Il Centro Studi Naturalistici ONLUS e la Società Oasi Lago Salso di Manfredonia, aderiscono alla giornata mondiale degli uccelli migratori, presso l'Oasi il giorno 10 maggio 2015, con l'intento di sensibilizzare l'opinione pubblica verso questo importante fenomeno fondamentale per la tutela e la conservazione degli uccelli. L’iniziativa si inserisce, inoltre, nell´ambito delle attività di comunicazione e sensibilizzazione previste dal progetto LIFE+ 2007 - “Azioni di conservazione per l´avifauna prioritaria dell´Oasi Lago Salso” 

At the most southern point of Scandinavia Gedser bird observatory and ringing station (aka GFU) we will undertake bird migration watch (aka "vis mig" [visual migration watch]). Also, as part of the standard bird-monitoring programme at GFU there will also be the usual five hours of mist netting and ringing of birds.

We are happy to be part of this event - however we can only participate in the vis mig part on the 9th of May however, as ringing is part of the program at GFU that will also happen during the following days.

'Tales from the Flyway'.

As previous years World Migratory Bird Day will be celebrated at Aras Bird Research and Education Center in Igdir, northeastern Turkey. Aras Valley is an important bird migration site where millions of passerines and soaring birds migrate from Africa to Eurasia and vice versa.

Starting at 9:30 am tours in the national nature reserve with experts will guide visitors along the nature trails, through the fields, pastures and down to the lagoon to observe the birds. Ornithologists will be there to aid in monitoring (particularly for the collection of ringing data from flamingoes) and illustrate scientific monitoring techniques for migratory birds.

Starting at 10 am guided visits along the trails of the Lago di Burano nature reserve (Tuscany) to discover with expert guides the birds of the reserve. Walking through the mediterranean scrubland visitors will reach the sand dunes and beach to continue bird observations.  Visitors will also be introduced to bird ringing and the tecniques used for research and bird conservation.