World Shorebirds Day
On 6th September will be held the event called ˮWorld Shorebirds Dayˮ which already have more than 400 registered participants from all over the world. In Romania, beside the ˮMilvus…
Breeding Sakers
After the promising results the Milvus Group’s employees got earlier in the spring seeking for Sakers in Dobrudja (Romania), they decided to continue the search. The purpose of the quest was to identify unknown Saker pairs and thus optimal quality habitats for this species. Several artificial nests are going to be mounted on high voltage powertowers in the very near future and the more nests installed in places where Sakers occur, the better chances to be occupied by falcons. The lack of appropriate nests is one of the most important issues to resolve in order to ensure a stabile Saker population in Romania.
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First egg in the nest
Interesting discovery in the stork nest from Dumbravioara, during the night from 22rd to 23th of April: the "male" who occupied the nest (as we supposed, because usually males are…
2% for Birds
Thank you for your very kind 2% donations, which we received in 2011. Your generosity will help us to sustain the Rehabilitation Center, the Ecological Education of kids and to…
Environmental education training course for teachers
[singlepic id=622 w=320 h=240 float=] In April and May 2011, training courses were held within the project “Ecological education in Mureș County” – financed by AFM (Administration of the Environmental…
The stork and bees
[singlepic id=595 w=250 h=200 float=left]In the last period more and more people are contacting the Milvus Group – Bird and Nature Protection Association, asking for help to protect the storks. Usually they are asking us to set up a rack for a nest, which is on an electrical pylon (e.g. Valea Nirajului, Ocna de Sus etc.). In some cases they are informing us about that some nests are in danger, sometimes even the coworkers from and electrical firm, without no reason, are removing them. In every situation we try to give our best and to solve the established, often unpleasant and weird so called problems.
(more…)Autumn migration of raptors in North Dobrogea, 2010
All Romanian birdwatchers know that thousands of raptors, white and black storks, and other gliding bird species migrate every autumn through Dobrogea.
In the past few years several studies have been made in order to identify the main migration periods for each raptor species. Maybe the most relevant among these studies was elaborated by the Milvus Group itself, based on the raptor migration observation camps held in the Măcin Mountains (link).
