The monitoring of the Egyptian Vulture (𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴) population is an initiative that study groups (from 14 countries in the Balkans, Africa and the Middle East), within the framework of LIFE project “Egyptian Vulture New Life”, undertake year after year to identify changes in population or distribution of territories in the Balkans or Africa. This …

BirdID 2020 Albania – the bird identification course led by AOS in collaboration with the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Nord University – continued on November 21-22, 2020, with yet another interesting weekend of observations. A total of 55 bird species were recorded in the Important Bird Area of Lalzi Bay or in the wetland …

After the extraordinary success of the first breeding platform, AOS and OST install another platform for the White Storks in Fier, offering more space and above all more security for the expected breeders. The new platform, which replaces an old but unsafe nest, offers ampler space for future breeders. To make it more attractive, AOS …

The observations of the Ornithological Friday of November 20, 2020, were enriched by the extraordinary presence of a juvenile of Black Stork (𝘊𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢), observed in the Salina of Vlora. Based on the existing information, this is 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮. The Black Stork was observed while foraging in …

Observing Eagles in the Western Lowlands of Albania is always an exciting event for any bird-watcher. Such was our encounter with the Greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga) in early November 2020. Although smaller than the Golden eagle, the Greater spotted eagle is still much larger than other common raptors observed during wintertime. The dark brown …

𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗜𝗗 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 conducted the succeeding sessions of the 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 on 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟳-𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬. We visited familiar locations, but this time with some entertaining twists. On the third session of the course, November 7, the students once again visited the 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮.This time the focal point were the song birds that live in …

Studies show that each year, around 1.5 million waterfowl fall victim to lead poisoning across Europe. Lead is a very toxic substance, affecting not only birds, wildlife and the environment, but also human health. While hunting in wetlands, a part of the fired pellets fall to the ground or into the water. Waterbirds can pick …

𝐃𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 (𝘊𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢) 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚? “No!” would reply anyone aware that the White Storks breed in Albania during March-August, leave the country in August-September, travel thousands of km towards Africa where they spend the winter and return in spring at the same place for nesting. Despite the above, two adult White …