BIRDING MONGOLIA

Observations in Nukht, 22 Nov 2008 by Konchog Norbu I had a very enjoyable couple of hours, between 12:30-2:30PM, birding the valley above N...

Late Barn Swallow in Ulaanbaatar Brian Watmough There was a swallow feeding in shelter of the Central Post Office this morning (November, 2n...

Birding around Ulaanbaatar in October by Brian Watmough The community of birders in UB is growing. As well as the Mongolian Bird Watching Cl...

Russian Conservation News A new edition (PDF, 2.7 MB) of Russian Conservation News (in English and Russian) can be downloaded here . The i...

Wild Bird Migration and Influenza Research Study – Mongolia 2008 by Taej Mundkur, Flyway Programme Manager, Wetlands International The large...

Pale Martin Riparia diluta in Mongolia by Philip D. Round While assisting Martin Gilbert and the Wildlife Conservation Society- GAINS (Glo...

Central Mongolia trip, early May 2008 This year’s short spring trip (1-16 May) was well before the main migration time, which is clearly ill...

Great Bustard research in N Mongolia The Great Bustard Otis tarda research team led by Mimi Kessler of Arizona State University is continu...

New papers to download I have added papers on Hodgson’s Bushchat Saxicola insignis , Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus and Lesser Grey...

Government to Sell Large Percentage of Endangered Falcons to Arabia © UB Post, Thursday, July 31, 2008. A CONTRACT between the Ministry of E...

Draining the life out of a paradise John Garnaut, Dalai Lake, Inner Mongolia June 7, 2008. From www.theage.com.au UP TO 2 million swans, spo...

Avian influenza surveillance training in Hovsgol aimag Hello All, I thought you might appreciate the attached photo taken at the conclusion...

100s of Mongolian Gazelles died © Seen in the latest edition of e-Browser from the Large Herbivore Foundation (LHF) In May 2008 hundreds of...

Genetic analysis of migration in Tufted Duck and Common Pochard Tufted Duck . Photo © Martin Semisch The current knowledge about migration p...

travel / birding companion wanted Dear all, Two colleagues of mine are getting married in Mongolia this summer (she originally from Ulaanba...

The Future of Mining in Mongolia: Protecting and Managing Biodiversity Mongolia, like many developing countries in the world, is currently e...

New publication on Siberian Crane The Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus is one of the most threatened waterbird species in Asia (with less t...

5th ARRCN meeting in Tam Dao National Park in Vietnam (the next meeting will be in Mongolia!) ARRCN , the Asian Raptor Research and Conserva...

Waterbird photos needed B. Nyambayar is making a waterbird photo identification poster for soum (district) and aimag (province) veterinarian...

Hybrid Red-throated x Black-throated Thrush B. Nyambayar has sent the photo of a male hybrid Red-throated x Black-throated Thrush , take at...

next MBWC outing, 16 March 2008 Erkhem shuwuu ajiglagchidad, Ta bukhnii ajil turul, hicheel surlaga sain baigaa gedegt itgej bna. Manai ene ...

Mongolian Bird Watching Club established Long awaited, the Mongolian Bird Watching Club ( MBWC ) has started its activities for birdwatcher...

BirdLife News Round-up: February 2008 A pair of Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwings was observed to fly more than 5,000 miles, from Kaz...

Raptors Conservation (journal) Dear Colleagues, The Raptors Conservation 11/2008 - The Newsletter of the raptors of the East Europe and No...

Deep winter birding in Khovd – Andrew Laurie It has been a cold few weeks, with minimum temperatures regularly below -35 deg C and maximum ...