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BirdWING (BirdWatching In Northern Greece) has been set up to raise awareness of birds in Greece and to raise money for the conservation and restoration of bird habitat in the region. Birdwing has about 400 members from all over the world.
The BirdWING book, 'Birdwatching in Northern Greece', has detailed information about birds and birdwatching in the region, with up-to-date maps and site info and can be ordered from this website.
All money raised from the book goes to bird conservation in Greece.
Why not join us? It's free, you will receive regular newsletters about what's happening in the area and what's been seen, and you'll be helping birds in Greece by adding to our 'voice'.
This was the unanimous winner of the competition, with the judges particularly commenting on the sharpness of the subject and composition of the picture as a whole. Click on the photo to enlarge it!
The first pioneers of spring have already arrived on the Evros Delta, with 21 Garganey, 37 Ferruginous Duck, 750 Little Gull and a Lesser-spotted Eagle on March 3rd.
If you have never been birdwatching in Northern Greece, consider this: where else in Europe could you see…
Many of the sites are under threat. Continued land reclamation, drainage, illegal building, over-grazing and a serious lack of political will towards the environment all continue to have damaging effects. In addition, at certain sites, like the Evros Delta, hunting pressure is intense.
WE NEED TO BRING PRESSURE TO BEAR FOR THEIR PROTECTION NOW!!!
The aims of Birdwing are:
Join us today to help make a difference. Go on, show you care.
NEWS!!
In June Birdwing prompted a question to be asked in the European Parliament regarding the state of the Evros Delta. An extract from the answer is given below:
Following an application by the Commission, the Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled recently against Greece concerning the lack of a coherent, specific and complete legal regime ensuring the sustainable management and effective protection of its Special Protection Areas. In that context the Commission will now assess the adequacy of measures taken or to be taken by Greece in order to comply with the ECJ ruling, including the protection regime for the SPA ‘Evros Delta’.
Birdwing will continue to pursue this matter.
Birdwing on Greek TV
Following our finding of a shot Osprey at the Evros Delta we wrote to various organisations in Greece, including the local Prefecture of Evros, the Forestry and the Hunting Association. There has been significant reaction to this, culminating in our being interviewed for the Greek TV channel ET3. A report appeared on all their news programmes on October 21st. The Hunting Association has also put up a 10 000 euro reward for information leading to a conviction, which, we are told, is the first time this has happened.
For more information see the article on our downloads page.