Record Number of Griffon Vultures in Bulgaria – 654 Individuals

Record Number of Griffon Vultures in Bulgaria – 654 Individuals

Photo: © Neven Petrov During the traditional Balkan-wide count of Griffon Vulture roosting sites, the highest number of birds recorded in Bulgaria in recent decades was documented. On 22 November 2025, a team from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds...
We Are Counting Waterbirds in Bulgaria for the 50th Time

We Are Counting Waterbirds in Bulgaria for the 50th Time

Photos: Svetoslav Spasov and Svilen Cheshmedzhiev – BSPB, Neli Doncheva and Zlatin Marinov From 15 to 18 January 2026, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) and the Executive Environment Agency (EEA) will organize a census of wintering waterbirds,...
Sweden has lost the Snowy Owl

Sweden has lost the Snowy Owl

Photo: © Indah Lestari The Snowy Owl has been declared Regionally Extinct in Sweden. For the first time in 20 years, the country has officially lost a bird species. It’s hard to mistake a Snowy Owl for another bird. Big, bright white, and incredibly graceful, it’s one...