Tag Archive: Marsh Harrier
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Spring Watch, the calm after a storm…
May 23, 2022 11:10 amRelative peace has returned in the countryside now the spring hunting season is finished. The season, which opened for the...
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An indiscriminate massacre of protected species including the Turtle-dove
May 7, 2022 9:26 pmFollowing the end of this year’s spring hunting season, BirdLife Malta notes that it was once again a season riddled...
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Tens of protected Marsh-harriers massacred by hunters during the night
April 19, 2022 1:35 pmHunting enforcement measures are out of control as a result of amnesties on taxidermy collections BirdLife Malta volunteers and members...
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Peak migration of birds of prey greeted with massacre
September 25, 2021 1:11 pmSouth-westerly winds yesterday favoured a peak in observed migration of birds of prey, with BirdLife Malta and Committee Against Bird...
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The spring raptor migration in the Maltese Islands
May 2, 2021 4:12 pmEach spring, millions of European raptors that have over-wintered in Africa set out from that continent for breeding areas in...
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Spring bird migration in the Maltese Islands
March 21, 2021 9:38 amBird migration is without doubt one of the most spectacular events in a bird’s life. Twice a year, a large...
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Tips and tricks on how to become a good birdwatcher even at home
April 29, 2020 11:57 amOn Saturday 25 April, we celebrated Go Birding Day, an international day encouraging people to observe the birds around them....
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Turtle-doves are the main target during spring hunting season
April 18, 2020 10:09 amWith the first signs of Turtle-dove migration, BirdLife Malta has already retrieved the first confirmed illegally shot protected Turtle-dove. With...
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The opening of the spring hunting season now would be the most irresponsible act by PM Robert Abela
March 31, 2020 12:23 amAny decision by Prime Minister Robert Abela to consider opening this year’s spring hunting season for one species, the Quail,...
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A snapshot of this year’s autumn bird migration
October 11, 2019 3:11 pmFor a birder in Malta, September is a special month. Unfortunately for my girlfriend, my beach season ends on the...
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