Skip to main contentosmeMain menuHomeNewsSandgrouseOSME Region ListTrip ReportsLinksConservationReviewsAbout OSMEContact usWe are a non-profit charity that supports ornithological conservation projects in the OSME region. We rely on your donations.Members receive 2 issues of Sandgrouse each year. Support us by joining OSME or renewing your subscription.OSME at the British Birdwatching FairOver the weekend of the 19th - 21st August NGOs, charities, tour groups and about 20,000 people interested in birds descend on Rutland Water for the annual British Birdwatching Fair, aka The Birdfair. It is always an excellent event and OSME have been attending for many years. It is a great chance to meet members and those with an interest in birds of the Middle East, The Caucasus and Central Asia.Read more about OSME at the British Birdwatching FairOiseaux de Libye/Birds of LibyaPaul Isenmann, Jens Hering, Stefan Brehme, Mohamed Essghaier, Khaled Etayeb, Essam Bourass and Hicham Azafzaf. 2016. Oiseaux de Libye/Birds of Libya. SEO France. National Museum of Natural History, 55 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France.Available in UK from NHBS: £46.99 = $62 = €55 (http://www.nhbs.com/title/209267/birds-of-libya-oiseaux-de-libye)Available in Germany from Media-Natur: €39.90 + international postage (http://media-natur.com/Isenmann-Hering-et-al-Oiseaux-de-Libye-Birds-of-L...)Read more about Oiseaux de Libye/Birds of LibyaIllegal Killing of Birds in Arabia - a serious regional threatGuest blog by Majd Abu Zaghlan In a joint effort to collect information on the scale of illegal bird killing and trapping, BirdLife International and OSME are doubling their efforts across the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq to help governments, decision-makers, and NGOs set priorities to combat this serious threat to our region’s wildlife.Read more about Illegal Killing of Birds in Arabia - a serious regional threatEuropean Breeding Bird Atlas 2: an appeal for helpGuest blog from Mark EatonGood, appropriate conservation action relies upon knowledge. Knowledge of what species and habitats most need our help, knowledge of where these are, and knowledge of what needs to be done to help them and how best to deliver this help. In the UK, and some other western countries, we have a long-established culture of biological recording which is often at its strongest when it comes to birds. This has blossomed into formal recording schemes such as the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey,  and means that we have relatively robust Read more about European Breeding Bird Atlas 2: an appeal for helpOSME Region List (ORL) version 3.3αThe ORL version 3.3 was published in early July 2016 in a β-version to meet the planned schedule of two updates per year. Several important papers were at that time unobtainable, as were a number of older documents that we sought to review for relevant information, but we expected them to become accessible in the near future. That proved to be the case, and so the α-ver