Organisation
Collaboration in the East African-Eurasian Flyway
This year, the BRC had the honor of hosting three counters, Can Yeniyurt, Kadri Kaya, and Cemil Cezgin, from the brand-new Bosphorus bird migration count sites in Turkey.
Education
Education: The new booklet is in the schools!
Our new educational booklet about birds in Georgia is already in most schools in the bottleneck. In September, we held a meeting involving more than 25 schools dedicated to promoting the study of birds in their classes.
Birds & Birding
GPS-tagged Greater Spotted Eagle at Batumi
On October 1st a juvenile Greater Spotted Eagle carrying a GPS tracker was seen passing Station 1.
Reports & Research
Falconry - Third time's the charm
After returning from Georgia last year, with ‘only’ two Levant Sparrowhawks tagged out of eight anticipated individuals, our moods were down. But in autumn 2023 we gave it another chance.
Merchandise
BRC 2023 T-Shirt
As you know, the start of a new count season also means that we are launching a new annual T-Shirt. For the 15th edition of the Batumi Raptor Count, we’ve decided to feature a new species on our T-Shirts, the Booted Eagle.
Get Involved
Urgently needed: Long-term counters for Autumn 2023
For every autumn count we rely on a diverse group of volunteer counters. This year, unusually, most of our long-term positions are still open, and we urgently need people to help fill them.
Reports & Research
First BRC publication in Russian Raptors Conservation journal
We are proud to announce the publication of our first Russian language paper in the Russian Raptor Research and Conservation Network’s (RRRCN) journal ‘Raptors Conservation’.
Merchandise
Bird Artwork by Jérôme Wey
BRC is happy to announce our collaboration with Jérôme Wey!
Fundraising
Successful completion of 2023 Crowdfunding!
Less than three months ago, on Christmas Eve 2022, we re-launched our crowdfunding campaign to fund the upcoming autumn count of 2023.
Get Involved
Count Coordinators for Autumn 2023
We are still raising funds, but preparations for the BRC Autumn Count of 2023 have started. The count will run from the 12th of August until the 21st of October.
Fundraising
Fundraiser for 2023
For thirteen years the BRC has conducted high quality raptor migration counts. This long-term monitoring is critical to understand how bird populations are doing in our rapidly changing world.