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The Ornithological Society of the Middle East

The Ornithological Society of the Middle East (OSME) was formed in April 1978 as a successor to the Ornithological Society of Turkey and was expanded in 2001 to cover the Caucasus and Central Asia. Its aims are as follows:

  • To collect, collate and publish ornithological data on birds of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
  • To encourage an interest in and conservation of birds of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
  • To assist environmental and conservation organisations and natural history societies in and concerned with ornithological studies and activities in the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

OSME is run entirely by volunteers and is the only ornithological society active in, and covering, the whole of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

BRCC implements the project “Saker Falcon and Egyptian Vulture Conservation in Karatau Mountains, South Kazakhstan” which aims to reduce the impact of threats to Saker Falcon and Egyptian Vulture in the Karatau Mountains in southern Kazakhstan. The project was made possible thanks to the support of the OSME ornithological society, in particular, thanks to a grant from the Trevor Poyser Fund .

Links to official OSME pages:

Website https://osme.org/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OrnithologicalSocietyoftheMiddleEast/

Twitter https://twitter.com/_OSME