18 different wetland areas monitored all over Albania, more than 165,000 birds, 64 species of wintering waterbirds, more than 60 participants, thousands of kilometers covered in difficult weather conditions and wetland surfaces partly frozen. This is the picture of the latest census of Wintering Waterbirds, undertaken during 13-15 of January 2017. Now we have to …

We started, together with the Regional Administration of Protected Areas Fier and our friends from Divjaka, a modest action aiming to create new breeding grounds for Little Terns and Common Terns. Vegetation was cleared in parts of an island in Divjaka-Karavasta National Park. The gathered vegetation was in turn used for improving nesting conditions of …

This Griffon Vulture was captured recently in the vicinity of Tirana. We do not know if it is poisoned or injured. Even its captivity is sad news. Persons holding the Griffon Vulture pretend that it recovered and it flew away. Difficult to believe! Images show that we have too much to do in law enforcement. …

Together with colleagues from BirdLife Partners in the final workshop of such an important initiative. We have our share and responsibility in this event through the conservation of species and wetlands in the Adriatic flyway. We have excellent grounds in Karavasta, Narta, Shkodra and other Important Bird Areas. It is our responsibility to protect and …

The conservation of birds and their critical habitats demands among others knowledge, strong technical capacities and better public awareness. We achieved the integration of those three objectives through the bird banding camp in the Reedbeds of Rrushkull (Durrës) with the students of Polis University. We explained the importance of bird ringing, we explored better the …

In Vlora, where AOS in cooperation with Western Balkans-Land of Discovery and Tours of Albania held a 3 day-training on arrangements of bird-watching tours, a project funded by USAID. The training goal is to present opportunities for implementation in practice of knowledge on birdwatching. The training was attended by representatives of both local and regional tourism operators, …

Very interesting and final data from Eurobirdwatch 2016, undertaken also in Albania during the last weekend of 1-2 of October 2016 by AOS in cooperation with APAWA, supported by Euronatur, and the Regional Agencies for Protected Areas of Fieri, Lezha, Tirana and Vlora. 10 DIFFERENT SITES COVERED, 20 PARTICIPANTS, 102 MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES AND OVER …

This Saturday and Sunday, 1-2 October 2016, AOS, Regional Agencies for Protected Areas of Fieri, Lezha, Tirana and Vlora as well as partner associations of APAWA, EuroNature and NOE Conservation will be in the field, contributing for the Eurobirdwatch 2016. 8 events are foreseen: 1. Census of migratory birds in Divjaka-Karavasta (1st of October 2016) …

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 …

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 …