Count White-throated dippers with us!
From 20-25 January, we'll be searching, again, for White-throated dippers along the rivers. This species, which breeds alongside mountain streams with their raging waters, spends the winter in the foothills…
Counting wintering birds of prey
On the 29th of November we will start the monitoring of wintering birds of prey. The first phase of the programme runs until 12 January. This monitoring programme was launched…
A population of meadow vipers, thought extinct, confirmed after 61 years
On 25 April 1962, N. Roman immortalised with his camera a Hungarian meadow viper. The literature later referred to the locality as Boncida and Sic, in Cluj county. Although some…
14th Monitoring Meeting in Cluj Napoca
11 November was the day when the Romanian Ornithological Society and the Milvus Group organised the 14th Annual Monitoring Meeting. After a break of two years, this event was reorganized…
Another counting of the Red-footed Falcons!
The autumn gathering of the Red-footed Falcons is a common phenomenon. In the western part of Romania, in the regions Crișana and Banat, Milvus Group has been following the evolution…
Invitation to skygazing!
We invite you to go for a twilight stroll and gaze at the sky! When the sun is about to set, hundreds, perhaps thousands of Red-footed Falcons meet at the…
We counted nocturnal birds
The open and semi-open habitat dwelling nocturnal species programme is one of the most unique monitoring programmes, as it takes place during the night and often in difficult field conditions.…
Intensive farming has led to declining bird populations in Europe
Increased use of pesticides and fertilisers has led to declines in Europe's bird populations, especially those species that feed on insects. That's the conclusion reached by experts in a study…
Less Long-eared Owls
During the Winter Census of the Long-eared Owl, which ran from 20 December 2022 to 1 January 2023, 50 volunteers carried out observations in 95 settlements in 18 counties of…
Let’s count the White-throated Dippers!
In the mood for a trip into the great outdoors, even if it's not a white winter? You help us count White-throated Dippers. We'll form teams of 4-5 people, led…
Red-footed Falcon: Pre-migration Roosting Site Monitoring, 2018
Travels 7,000 kilometres twice a year: in autumn, when leaves Europe and heads towards wintering grounds in Africa, and in spring, when makes the way back to the European breeding…
We presented the results of our monitoring programs at the 11th Annual Monitoring Meeting
We spent our last weekend in Bucharest, at the 11th Annual Monitoring Meeting, organized by the Romanian Ornithological Society, in partnership with the Milvus Group Association and Babeș-Bolyai University. This…
A wintertime bird-watching experience – Dipper counting
Join us on 24th of January! Break-up the monotony and join our team! Look what we did last year: https://goo.gl/Xf8z4J Because we get ready in time, please contact us until…
Monitoring the Lesser Spotted Eagle in the Târnavelor Hills – Niraj Valley area
Illegal logging and animal grazing through forests are the main threatening factors in the breeding period for the Lesser Spotted Eagle. The data gathered during several field trips showed that from 18 nesting sites – chicks were observed in four of them, nine pairs have not nested at all and five pairs nested unsuccessfully due to unknown causes. The nests were checked in summer. (more…)
We count the White-throated Dippers!
It's January again, continuing the tradition, on 24th of January we start the winter census of the white – throated Dippers. The largest population of this species in the Mures…
Fotó: Sebi Bugariu
More than 60 Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) nest controlled in this year
Fotó: Sebi Bugariu Ornithologists from the "Milvus Group" and the Romanian Ornithological Society (BirdLife Romania) monitored the population of Lesser Spotted Eagles in areas in which have been known previously…
