During a visit to the Chorokhi Delta, the BRC spring count team spotted a Black-winged Kite, only the second record for Georgia and a wonderful reward after a day of otherwise quiet birding.
In August 2017 a BRC team (Jonas Schärer, Xu Shi and Jaime Escobar) observed an Egyptian Nightjar in the Chorokhi Delta which turned out to be the first national record.
Volunteers from the BRC team visited Chorokhi Delta on their day off today and found an EGYPTIAN Nightjar on the beach. The bird was flushed by a shepherd dog and flew around observers, giving very close views.
Final exposure event of the Youth exchange, protecting the Chorokhi delta. There will be an exhibition on the delta and its importance for birds.
Between 2-6 september 2016 the annual global shorebirds count is taking place.
On September 18th and 19th a small group of birders from the BRC visited the Chorokhi delta for birding. In total, we observed 99 species, including some birds in the hand at the ringing station.
About half of the world’s shorebird populations are in decline, and the rate of habitat loss is worse than ever before.
Preparations for this year's autumn count are in full swing and the first counters have also arrived. Luckily there was still some time to visit the Chorokhi Delta and around 70 species were observed.
The first of september 2013 was a day that will be long remembered for us, four lucky BRC counters that decided to spend their day off in the Chorokhi delta.
After more than two weeks of raptor counting, we headed to Chorokhi Delta for an early morning of passerine migration watching, and enjoyed a good variety of species despite the modest numbers.
On the 23rd of September two Finnish volunteers of BRC had a day off exploring the bird diversity of Chorokhi delta.
On the 1st of May 2012, White-tailed lapwing (Vanellus leucurus) was observed near the Chorokhi delta (just south of Batumi) by Roland Schlegel, a German birder enjoying our homestays.