ON THE FRONTLINES | July 2025 Newsletter

On the frontlines is our monthly newsletter section covering the activities of BirdLife Malta’s conservation, policy, nature reserve (Salina, Simar, Għadira and Foresta 2000), seabird and public engagement teams, together with an update about rare and scarce bird species observed. Giving Young Swifts a Chance Over the past month, we’ve seen a growing number of…
Read More

ON THE FRONTLINES | June 2025 Newsletter

On the frontlines is our monthly newsletter section covering the activities of BirdLife Malta’s conservation, policy, nature reserve (Salina, Simar, Għadira and Foresta 2000), seabird and public engagement teams, together with an update about rare and scarce bird species observed. Mist Net Trapper Fined A bird trapper was found guilty of using mist nets to…
Read More

Salt Fest 2025: A successful celebration at Salina Nature Reserve

Salt Fest 2025 was a great success, drawing a strong turnout to Salina Nature Reserve over two days. The event, held on 26 and 27 July, celebrated nature, culture and the history of this unique site in the Maltese Islands. Popular salt pan tours and Salt Museum visits The highlights of Salt Fest included guided…
Read More

Salina Nature Reserve: A Maltese wetland brought back to life

BirdLife Malta has restored another wetland – this time at Salina Nature Reserve. It is the third such project in our history. The site lies next to the salt pans near to Kennedy Grove. It now thrives as a habitat for both rare and common plant and bird species.  Through the restoration, we removed large amounts of illegally…
Read More