IBA 'Tudakul water reservoir' took the first place in #EBW19 Uzbekistan sites with 24,000 (!) birds of 31 species counted by Head of #UzSPB branch in Bukhara. Dalmatian Pelican (25) and Marbled Teal (10) were spectacular observations
#UzSPB members from Samarkand region joined #EBW19 watching birds in Zarafhsn National Park, Chelek fishfarm and Samarkand city. They observed Sykes’s Warbler (1), Common Buzzard (3), Turkestan Tit (4), Common Kestrel (6) and Sulphur-bellied Warbler (1)
#EBW19 participants in Karakalpakstan observed 548 birds of 17 species on Ashikul lake. They watched Slender-billed Gull (58), Black-necked Grebe (32), Red-necked Grebe (7), Red-crested Pochard (55), Common Pochard (14) and Northern Shoveler (20).
#UzSPB atteneded #EBW19 with 38,902 birds of 95 species observed. Three top species were Mallard (12,468), Common Coot (12,261) and Sociable Lapwing (4,685)!
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To promote #SpringAlive 'Bird collision with windows and glass' theme #UzSPB broadcasted the issue on prime time national TV. 35-minute documentary ‘Ornithologist’ stressed the dangers faced by migrants in cities – especially Common Swift, earliest and most numerous migrant.
#SpringAlive summed up this season results: 2019 turned out to be most massive in Europe and Central Asia! Thanks to active participation of #UzSPB in Spring Alive, events on ‘Birds collision with windows and glass’ theme reached over 5 million people!
33 peopele took part in #IWC2019 on six reservoirs in Tashkent, Jizzakh, Samarkand, Bukhara and Namangan regions of #Uzbekistan. In total, 40193 waterbirds of 48 species was counted. #WaterbirdsCount#IWC
The largest number of waterbirds during #IWC2019 in Uzbekistan was recorded on the Tudakul reservoir in Bukhara region, 15425 birds of 25 species, including such rare and threatened species as Dalmatin Pelican, Mute Swan, Osprey, White-tailed Eagle
The next area in Uzbekistan where the #IWC2019 was held is Tuzkan Lake in Djizzakh region. Participants have noted 2029 waterbirds of 28 species: Eurasian Coot (484), Black-headed Gull (205), Mute Swan (155), Caspian Gull (143), Dalmatin Pelican ( 136) and others #IWC#AWC
#IWC2019 in Samarkand were held in Kattakurgan reservoir by teachers and students of Samarkand State University. They have noted 1706 waterbirds belonging to 19 species. #WaterbirdsCount#IWC#AWC
2019 Asian Waterbird Census counts (IWC) in Uzbekistan. The IBA Tuyabuguz reservoir in Tashkent region became the first area in which the #IWC2019 was held on January 13. 10 545 birds of 20 species were counted.#WaterbirdsCount#IWC#AWC
During the expedition on #Talimarjan, Maysa was met, which since 2015 sends us signals about the movements of its congeners around the world. You can see #Maysa in the photo with a satellite transmitter antenna that is attached to her back. #OSMEwork#OSMEregion
In October, members of the expedition on the program “For a Bright Future of the Sociable Lapwing” noted 4060 individuals at the #Talimarjan water reservoir in the #Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan!
According to the results of research conducted by the @_UzSPB in the period from October to November of this year, a quarter of the total global population of the Sociable Lapwing - a critically endangered species is noted in our country
Muratbay Jumanov, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of #Karakalpakstan and Jennifer Bigelow, the General Director of the General Motors Powertrain – Uzbekistan visited the @EuroBirdWatch events in Uzbekistan. #EBW2018#GMUzbekistan