By Vasiliki Vasileiou, Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education On the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (CYCERE) organized an information and awareness event for the EnviroCitizen Project on birds and wetlands. The event took place on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at the educational centre ofContinue reading “World Wetlands Day Event for Birds and Wetlands”
Category Archives: Birding
Randaberg rundt
av Endre Harvold Kvangraven, stipendiat i miljøhumaniora, Universitetet i Stavanger Click here to read in English I småskogen bak naustet ved Tungevika har småfugler samla seg – tornirisk, gråspurv og pilfink – men de ellers så fargerike fjærdraktene ser utvaska og blasse ut. Hekketida er over, og de har begynt å myte. På plena omkringContinue reading “Randaberg rundt”
High Water in Randaberg
By Endre Harvold Kvangraven, PhD Candidate in Environmental Humanities, University of Stavanger Klikk her for å lese på norsk Songbirds are gathered by the boat house at the edge of Tungevika – tree sparrow, house sparrow and linnet – but their colorful plumages look faded and worn. Breeding season is over, and they’re beginning toContinue reading “High Water in Randaberg”
Silvia Stein von Spiess (1901-1993) – Ringing and early citizen science in 1930s Romania
By Ágota Ábrán, post-doctoral researcher at New Europe College In 1934, Silvia von Spiess, head of the ornithological section of the Royal Hunting Office of Romania, wrote the following in an article about looking for bird’s nests in the Danube Delta to ring chicks in the hunting magazine ‘Carpații’ (Carpathians): ‘The journey is interrupted inContinue reading “Silvia Stein von Spiess (1901-1993) – Ringing and early citizen science in 1930s Romania”
Hva gjør en amerikastorlom på denne sida av Atlanteren?
av Endre Harvold Kvangraven, stipendiat ved Universitetet i Stavanger Click here to read in English Det var et stykke ut på ettermiddagen, den 11. desember 2021, at jeg tenkte å rekke en liten fugletur før det blei mørkt, og dro opp til Vistevika i Randaberg, like utafor Stavanger. Himmelen var overskya mens jeg fulgte gangstienContinue reading “Hva gjør en amerikastorlom på denne sida av Atlanteren?”
What’s a Pacific Loon doing this side of the Atlantic?
By Endre Harvold Kvangraven, PhD candidate, University of Stavanger Klikk her for å lese på norsk It was mid-afternoon, December 11, 2021, when I figured I would get a short birding trip in before it got dark, and headed to Vistevika, an easily accessible bay with a sand beach in Randaberg just outside of Stavanger.Continue reading “What’s a Pacific Loon doing this side of the Atlantic?”
Garden Bird Count 2022 (Netherlands)
by Wessel Ganzevoort, Radboud University This was my second year participating in the Dutch National Garden Bird Count, marketed as the biggest citizen science project in the country. Last year a record-high 200,000 people participated, and there was an ambition to go even beyond that; while that didn’t succeed, the total number of participants stillContinue reading “Garden Bird Count 2022 (Netherlands)”
Garden Bird Count 2022 (Norway)
by Ann Elisabeth Laksfoss Cardozo, University of Stavanger On the last weekend of January, I participated in the Norwegian garden bird count for the third time. The first year, I did not put out any food. Consequently, I got two magpies and one crow. That was it. Actually, I had not really understood the wholeContinue reading “Garden Bird Count 2022 (Norway)”
Peak week at Utsira
by Ann Elisabeth Laksfoss Cardozo, Associate Professor, University of Stavanger Klikk her for å lese på norsk As a relatively new member of the Norwegian Ornithological Society/Birdlife Norway, I wanted to check out the birds and birders on Utsira, Norway, in early October 2021. After reading source texts about birds on Utsira and having heardContinue reading “Peak week at Utsira”
Utsira i bombeuka (uke 40)
av Ann Elisabeth Laksfoss Cardozo, førsteamanuensis, Universitetet i Stavanger Click here to read in English Som relativt ny i NOF/Birdlife Norge, skulle jeg sjekke ut fugler og kryssermiljøet på Utsira i uke 40, 2021. Etter å ha lest flere kilder om fugler på Utsira og hørt om James Lawrence Chaworth-Musters (1901-1948) som fant sjeldne arterContinue reading “Utsira i bombeuka (uke 40)”
