Il-Merill is the ornithological journal of BirdLife Malta. It serves as a medium for the publication of articles and short notes dealing with ornithology and bird conservation in the Maltese Islands and the Mediterranean. It also carries systematic lists of birds recorded in the Maltese Islands and rarities reports written by the Maltese Rarities and Records Committee, as well as bird ringing reports prepared by the BirdLife Malta Ringing Scheme.
The 2026 issue (No. 36) was published in April 2026 and is available from our office.
The journal’s current editorial board is made up by Martin Austad, Edward Bonavia, Victor Falzon, Nicholas Galea, Marie Claire Gatt and Benjamin Metzger. The board welcomes contributions of original papers and short notes to the upcoming issue and these should be sent in word format to [email protected] and [email protected] with the subject line ‘il-Merill 37 submission’. Submissions should not have been published or submitted elsewhere. All contributions will be reviewed by the editorial board and may be sent for peer-review to experts in the field outside of the editorial board. The editorial board reserves the right to reject contributions.
All contributions should include an abstract (150–250 words) in English and in Maltese. If none of the authors are Maltese, the editorial board will translate the abstract from English. Author guidelines can be downloaded here.
