{"id":41473,"date":"2024-03-04T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T08:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/results-of-the-2024-winter-waterfowl-census\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T13:19:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T11:19:38","slug":"results-of-the-2024-winter-waterfowl-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/results-of-the-2024-winter-waterfowl-census\/","title":{"rendered":"Results of the 2024 Winter Waterfowl Census"},"content":{"rendered":"

Between 10 to 31 January the Romanian Ornithological Society (SOR)<\/strong> and the Milvus Group Bird and Nature Protection Association<\/strong> organised the national winter waterbird synchronous count<\/strong> (commonly known as Midwinter) in Romania, coordinated internationally by Wetlands International.<\/span><\/p>

A total of 197 observers<\/strong> participated in the survey, covering 537 wetlands or sites<\/strong> nationwide. The total number of birds observed was 1,046,241,<\/strong> of which about 891,013<\/strong> (85%) belonged to different waterbird species. A total of 179 bird species<\/strong> were identified, of which 92 (51.4%) could be classified as waterfowl or as species whose life cycle is closely linked to wetlands<\/span><\/p>

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The number of waterbird species recorded this year exceeded the previous year by more than 330,000 individuals (a significant increase compared to 2023), thanks to better coverage of wetlands. \n<\/p>

This year’s count relied entirely on volunteers, who collected data alongside staff from both organisations. We greatly appreciate the continued volunteer participation of our observers, who are responsible for collecting this valuable information to help us monitor waterfowl populations on a national scale. \n<\/p>

The most frequently observed waterbird species were (this excludes goose species, whose populations were covered much more fully by a dedicated survey), with the numbers recorded in the previous year in brackets for comparison: \n<\/p>