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News
August 2, 2011
The Hellenic Ornithological Society and Attica Group collaborate for seabirds
The Hellenic Ornithological Society and Attica Group have joined forces for the protection of seabirds in the Greek seas.
July 19, 2011
As in previous years, during the summer 2011, the LIFE Project's mobile exhibition for seabirds will embark on a journey to the islands of the North Aegean.
October 26, 2010
The Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii is a medium-sized wader that breeds in steppe and semi-steppe areas from the highlands of eastern Turkey to central Asia
July 20, 2010
During this last spring, within the LIFE project framework (2009-2012), HOS fieldwork teams completed the second national Audouin’s Gull (Larus audouinii) population census. This second census, which has covered 90% of the national population, takes place 10 years after the first census, then completed within the framework of another LIFE project entirely targeted on the species.
June 14, 2010
This year was not a good one in the Northern Aegean Sea neither for the Mediterranean Shag, nor for the fishermen. An algal bloom, which started at the end of 2009, now, at the end of May, it has still not completed its biological cycle, leaving several marine areas in the region still covered with its remains...
Latest posts from the ABO blog
The wind saw strong from early mooring so we did not manage to open the nets at all. This is the first time the last 6 years we are not able to ringing for two day in May! The Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, Σχοινοποταμίδα) that was trapped on April 11 with a Finish ring was initially ringed in Espoo on the August 23, 2010. This information was brought to us by our former volunteer, Raimo and we thank him for that. The strong winds did not allow us to ring more than a couple of net rounds. Nevertheless though the vest winds brought us some birds. Species trapped today: Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin, Κηποτσιροβάκος), Whitethroat (Sylvia communis, Θαμνοτσιροβάκος), Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina, Κιτρινοστριτσίδα), Sand Martin (Riparia riparia, Οχθοχελίδονο), Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis, Χωραφοσπουργίτης), Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata, [...]
Latest blog posts by the volunteers at Agras
March 27, we had a festival in Edessa. We sat in the park near the waterfalls around 10 00. First we hung panels installed and the information booth to sell products from the information center. I was the person who was in charge of the stand. I was with Ali Eren and Irini. The objective [...] The visit of my cousins Friday, March 30, two of my cousins came to visit me in Greece. Their plane arrived at 1:45 in the morning in Thessaloniki and we had no place to sleep that night, we went out in the center of the city. In the morning we took a bus to Volos. [...] In 03.4.12 We were in Edessa for an activity with children called «Unstructured Areas». First we shared the childrens in different groups by giving them cards which had written on different bird names and their calls. They had to find eachother by making these bird voices- it was so funny to see them running around [...]
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