Field updates
Towards the end of the 2011 season…
As the 2011 count draws to a close, the BRC team looks back on a successful season of monitoring, community-based conservation and student exchange in Batumi.
Field updates
Halfway through the season…
The BRC 2011 counts have been running for just over a month, with Honey Buzzard migration in full swing and Steppe Buzzards now taking over. Here's an update on the season so far, our volunteer team, and life on site in Batumi.
Fundraising
Swarovski Optik sponsors
We're proud to announce that Swarovski Optik has lent us new scopes and binoculars to support the count, a generous boost for our volunteers on the watchpoints.
Field updates
One week of BRC: 18 volunteers + 6 students vs. 10.000 raptors!
“Too soon.” In the days leading up to the count, villagers here in Sakhalvasho conveyed to us that the count would begin in earnest on 20 August.
Field updates
BRC 2011 … Starting the autumn season!
The heat and haze hung heavy over Sakhalvasho today, as project participants kicked off the first day of the Batumi Raptor Count 2011.
Organisation
Batumi counts on Trektellen
From now on, you'll be able to follow the Batumi counts in real time via www.trektellen.nl!
Reports & Research
ARDEA accepts article on Batumi raptor migration
The Dutch ornithological journal Ardea has accepted our manuscript South West Georgia: an important bottleneck for raptor migration during autumn.
Fundraising
OSME fund for conservation granted
The Ornithological Society of the Middle East has granted 500 GBP to the project 'Assessment of hunting pressure on migrating raptors through the Lesser Caucasus'.
Organisation
Successful preparation visit
During the first week of March, Johannes and Brecht visited Georgia to make preparations for the upcoming count season.
Get Involved
Presenting the BRC 2011 Coordinators!
As spring advances, we continue to receive more applications to volunteer for BRC 2011. Thank you all for the enthusiasm!
Reports & Research
BSc Thesis Michael Tholin on weather related Kazbegi migration patterns…
A while ago we announced the analysis of migration intensity and locality in function of weather at the Batumi bottleneck as a Msc. Thesis project by Jasper Wehrmann.
Reports & Research
Medraptors: BRC research partner for 2011
In autumn 2011, Nicolantonio Agostini and Michele Panuccio of MEDRAPTORS (the Mediterranean Raptor Migration Network) will join BRC to study the flight behaviour of migrating raptors at Batumi.