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EBBA2 Transects in Albania

Those are some of the 90 bird species seen and heard during the last 2 days in the transects visited in the framework of AOS contribution for the European Breeding Bird Atlas (EBBA2). Only a part of them is breeding. We will bring further information on them during the next days, weeks and months. It is just the beginning! Stay tuned …

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Spring Colors.

If there is a time for visiting our wetlands, AOS would recommend the spring. One could enjoy the landscape, birds, butterflies and flowers. It could even hear the song of forests and ponds. Some birds start nesting; some are seen while leaving up north being replaced by other new breeders. All of that, in a …

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Albania Eyes Fresh, Longer, Ban on Hunting

Për fat të keq, gjuetia e paligjshme vazhdon edhe në ditët e fundit apo bash në kohën e folezimit të shpendëve dhe me pasoja katastrofike për mbijetesën dhe rimëkëmbjen e popullatave. Faktet mbi gjuetinë e paligjshme dhe pamjet shokuese nga Këneta e Fllakës (Durrës), e njohur në literaturë Gjiri i Lalzit – Zonë e Rëndësishme …

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On the quest of the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus).

Former breeding species in Kune (Lezha) dhe Velipoja (Shkodra) till the early 1990′. Today seen mainly in migration as this flock of XXX individuals observed one week ago in Divjaka. Our hope, in this starting breeding season, is to see it back nesting in our coastal area. Please inform us if you observe it somewhere …

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