Ringing camp with ambassador eyes
“As a person who works in health care, nature conservation stays way far from me, but as a human, I am very interested in wildlife, nature and nature conservation." -…
Rescuing an orphaned bear cub
On June 10 we have rescued an orphaned bear cub from the village of Ibănești (Gurghiu Valley, Mureș County), with the help of Vets4Wild, the local voluntary firemen service, the…
Do they really need saving?
From May to August, people tend to save nestlings or juvenile birds that appear to be abandoned. CAREFUL! Some of them are semi-nidifugous, that means they leave the nest before…
EXCLUSIVE: Great Bustard nest found in Romania!
After many decades of uncertainty, now we have the proof that the Great Bustard is indeed breeding in Romania. It took us 13 years of field work and, perhaps, a…
Attention: migrating amphibians! Place warning signs on the roads!
Amphibians begin a spectacular activity every year: hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of frogs and newts begin their migration from wintering habitats to their aquatic breeding spots. This phenomenon happens in a few days or weeks depending on the species and weather conditions during this period. Migration is spectacular especially where amphibians are hibernating in the soil, meadows, hills, forest edges or in the woods at a greater distance than the wet habitats. (more…)
Our ringing activity in 2019
Scientific name English name Species conservation, education and rehabilitation programmes Chituc Ringing Camp Total Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk 5 5 10 Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler 841 841 Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great…
Fig. 3. Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpes) ringed in 2014 and resighted near the camp five years later.
We successfully completed the sixth consecutive ringing season on Chituc Spit!
Written by: Attila Marton Most migratory birds cross Europe using two main routes: the East-Atlantic flyway is used by birds from Eastern Canada, Greenland and Western Europe, which pass to…
Results of the 11th International “Milvus” Nature Photography Contest
Thank you for the interest you have shown to our contest. We received hundreds of photos from all over the world, and we noticed an increase of interest from the…
Green motorways
Motion, dynamic, speed. These are words that, to a large extent, embodies our lives. Highways seem to be a solution to the dynamics of development. A solution that interests us…
2019, a new year of ringing on Chituc Spit!
In the past five years of ringing on Chituc Spit 65630 individuals of 150 species were caught, the most abundant species being: Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva, 6552 individuals), Robin (Erithacus…
A nagyobbik fióka, az első romániai színes gyűrűs kerecsensólyom
Our ringing activity in 2018
Our ringers marked a total of 19285 birds in 2018. A significant ammount (93%) of the birds belonging to 146 species were ringed at the ringing camp restarted after 17…
Bear Facts – 1 episode: Wintering
In the public space, too much information fluctuates between truth and misbelief. There are too many opinions and too many emotions, often without any kind of background. We aim to…
The storks are coming – COMPETITION!
Did it stay longer on the nest or it was just passing? Whatever the answer, if you're one of the first five, to have a print screen with a stork…
Foto: Milvus Group, Nagy Attila
The online return of the Kestrels
A new season starts on the 10th floor! The Kestrels are preparing to put up a new nest. We invite you to watch the exciting moments of their life. …
A betonoszlopról levett deszkaodú új helyre került/ Scorbura din lemn demontată și-s găsit locul/ The removed wood nestbox installed in a new place
Innovative nest boxes for Rollers: wood – concrete
Taking advantage of the mild and sunny weather at the beginning of February, we began to replace the timber roller nestboxes mounted on high voltage poles in Chișineu-Criș area (Arad…
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