In period of 3 – 9 November members of the Milvus Group went on field to catch different owl species. The target areas were nearby Tg.-Mureş city. During the night field trips, the birds especially Tawny Owls (Strix aluco) were located and attracted into the mist nets with the species call, using a CD-player. A total of 12 Tawny Owls and 2 Long-eared Owls (Asio otus) were ringed. Beside the ringings the aim of these field trips was to gather data about breeding habitat and density of owl pairs. Observations were made on other species too, like Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) and Little Owl. (Athene noctua). As a result of the field research they found 50 locations with the presence of Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) and 9 places with Ural Owl (Strix uralensis). Hopefully the field trips will be repeated next year.

Starting from 22nd September members of Milvus Group together with members of Istanbul Birdwatching Society are observing the migration of birds of prey at the Bosphorus strait, which is well known as one of the most important migration route for soaring birds in Europe. Observations are made at 4 countpoints simultaneously. The migration study camp will last till 13th October. To see the results please acces the species list. Hopefully the species list will be udated every day.