World Migratory Bird Day newsletter

Every year the National Bird Day is celebrated in Romania on 1 April. Because it is an old tradition for our country we decided to include this event in the celebration of the World Migratory Bird Day. We organized several activities meant to attract people’s attention on birds and the need to protect them.

Se anillaron 108 individuos (juveniles) de Macronectes giganteus, algunos de fase blanca.

CCWS is a synchronized survey of waterbirds along the long coastal line of China. It is a very important survey in that it is already producing important waterbird information that is very significant in terms of conservation. Not only can we monitor the species population, we can also monitoring the effectiveness of the sites. The first CCWS began in September 2005.

To conduct a survey on migrant seabirds in southern and southeastern Hong Kong waters during spring passage time in order to fill up the information gap of present knowledge about the abundance and distribution of migrant seabirds in Hong Kong waters which is essential to the conservation of these species.

Our activities for the WMBD:

1. Continue the National Bird Ringing program specially to study the migrant species
2. Conduct a lecture on “Latest on Bird Flu & Migratory Birds” at the University of Colombo by the foremost ornithologist in the country, Prof.S.W.Kotagama
3. Awareness among the mass public through newspaper articles, electronic media
4. Organized a research + excursion covering the 8/9 April weekend to Yala East National Park

7.30: Morning Birdwalk at the Ponds in the University of Dar es Salaam.
9.00: Group Discussion on the identified birds
10.00-12.00: Presentation on Migratory Birds by a resource person (from WCST)
13.00-15.00: Demonstration on the use of Teachers guidebooks to the Birds of Dar es Salaam

1.Production and distribution of wareness raising materials (posters, t-shirts etc.)
2.School Nature Drama Competition
3.Sensitisation parade in the streets of Freetown
4.Media sensitisation pogramme (TV, UN Radio)
5.Bird watching excursion to Aberdeen and Congo Bay

Our activties involved:
1. Awareness among the mass public through
a. involvement of media (general articles &
informations on the migratory bird of local
areas)
b. taking excursions in the nearby waterbodies
or terrestrial habitats
c. delivering lectures on ornithology and
avifauna of concerned areas as accrding to
the target groups
d. informal discussions and meetings with the
nature lovers and amateur brdwatchers

Different activities are planned:
1. Press release on WMBD in the Botswana media
2. Publication on migrating birds in different magazines
3. Printing of T-Shirts with migratory waterbirds
4. Educational Activity for teachers
5. Information Panels on migratory waterbirds that will be shown in the Gaborone and Maun BirdLife Offices
6. Video show for Biology students in the University of Botswana