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Day 1
Day 1
16.12.2025
16.12.2025
09:00 - 09:30
Registration
Registration
09:30 - 10:00
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Welcome & Opening Remarks
AOS/Ministry of Environment
Session 1 - Monitoring & Science-Based Knowledge
Session 1 - Monitoring & Science-Based Knowledge
10:00 - 10:20
International Waterbird Census in Albania
International Waterbird Census in Albania
Taulant Bino, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
10:20 - 10:40
The Mediterranean Waterbirds Network: technical reports on the wintering census (2019-2023)
The Mediterranean Waterbirds Network: technical reports on the wintering census (2019-2023)
Laura Dami, Tour du Valat (TdV)
10:40 - 11:00
Insights from the International Census Plot Initiative: Establishing a Long-Term Bird Monitoring Scheme in Albania
Insights from the International Census Plot Initiative: Establishing a Long-Term Bird Monitoring Scheme in Albania
Erald Xeka, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
11:00 - 11:20
Systematic Monitoring of Birds in Montenegro: Current Situation and Future Challenges
Systematic Monitoring of Birds in Montenegro: Current Situation and Future Challenges
Bojan Zekovic, Centar za Zaštitu i Proučavanje Ptica (CZIP)
11:20 - 11:45
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:45 - 12:05
Marking birds: an essential tool for monitoring and conservation
Marking birds: an essential tool for monitoring and conservation
Marc Illa, Catalan Ornithological Institute (ICO)/Cory's SCCL
12:05 - 12:25
GPS tracking reveals that nocturnal feeding is common in Dalmatian pelicans Pelecanus crispus: first results
GPS tracking reveals that nocturnal feeding is common in Dalmatian pelicans Pelecanus crispus: first results
Olga Alexandrou, Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP)
12:25 - 12:45
Assessment of the Potential Distribution of the Dalmatian Pelican in Its Western Range Using Ecological Niche Modelling
Assessment of the Potential Distribution of the Dalmatian Pelican in Its Western Range Using Ecological Niche Modelling
Andrej Vizi, Natural History Museum Vienna
12:45 - 14:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Poster Session - Bird Monitoring
Poster Session - Bird Monitoring
14:30 - 15:30
1) PelicanWatch: A citizen science tool for pelican monitoring and wetland conservation
1) PelicanWatch: A citizen science tool for pelican monitoring and wetland conservation
Kyriaki Bairaktaridou, Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP)
2) Insights from GPS-tracked young Dalmatian Pelicans on early movements and roost site networks in Albania
2) Insights from GPS-tracked young Dalmatian Pelicans on early movements and roost site networks in Albania
Klajdi Duro, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
3) Preliminary checklist of avifauna in the Henc (Radeva) wetland: the only wetland in Kosovo
3) Preliminary checklist of avifauna in the Henc (Radeva) wetland: the only wetland in Kosovo
Qenan Maxhuni, Kosovo Ornithological Society (KOS)
4) From Salt pans to Rooftops: First Record of Eurasian Stone-Curlew Nesting on a Building in Montenegro
4) From Salt pans to Rooftops: First Record of Eurasian Stone-Curlew Nesting on a Building in Montenegro
Marija Šoškić Popović, Centar za Zaštitu i Proučavanje Ptica (CZIP)
5) Snapshot of breeding birds in the Grand Park of Tirana
5) Snapshot of breeding birds in the Grand Park of Tirana
Klajdi Duro, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
Session 2 - Species & Habitat Conservation
Session 2 - Species & Habitat Conservation
15:30 - 15:50
White-tailed eagle in Balkan region
White-tailed eagle in Balkan region
Tibor Mikuska, Croatian Society for Birds and Nature Protection (CSBNP)
15:50 - 16:10
Successful conservation of the European Roller (Coracias garrulus) in Serbia: Key insights from nest box interventions
Successful conservation of the European Roller (Coracias garrulus) in Serbia: Key insights from nest box interventions
Dimitrije Radišić, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences
16:10 - 16:30
Breeding birds of the Vjosa Wild River National Park: key findings from the 2023 baseline inventory and implications for the conservation of bird populations
Breeding birds of the Vjosa Wild River National Park: key findings from the 2023 baseline inventory and implications for the conservation of bird populations
Taulant Bino, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
16:30 - 16:50
Inventarizimi i shpendëve folezues të ujit në ujëdhesat lagunore të Karavastasë (2020)
Inventarizimi i shpendëve folezues të ujit në ujëdhesat lagunore të Karavastasë (2020)
Mirjan Topi, Birds of Albania Center (BOA)
16:50 - 17:10
Results from the Orikumi Bird Ringing Station
Results from the Orikumi Bird Ringing Station
Gergo Halmos, Bird Protection Society of Kiskunság
17:10 - 17:30
Songs of Connection: Birds and People in the Folk Traditions of Labëria region (Albania, the Balkans)
Songs of Connection: Birds and People in the Folk Traditions of Labëria region (Albania, the Balkans)
Ani Bajrami, University of Tirana, Museum of Natural Sciences "Sabiha Kasimati"
Day 2
Day 2
17.12.2025
17.12.2025
09:00 - 09:30
Registration
Registration
Session 3 - Capacity Building & Community Engagement
Session 3 - Capacity Building & Community Engagement
09:30 - 09:45
Bird Identification Courses for Students
Bird Identification Courses for Students
Taulant Bino, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
09:45 - 10:00
Observation.al, The National Portal for Recording Wild Birds in Albania
Observation.al, The National Portal for Recording Wild Birds in Albania
Erald Xeka, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
10:00 - 10:15
Other Portals for registering wild birds: e-Bird
Other Portals for registering wild birds: e-Bird
Klajdi Duro, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
10:15 - 10:30
Other Portals: iNaturalist – A Model for Developing a Biodiversity Database for Divjakë–Karavasta National Park
Other Portals: iNaturalist – A Model for Developing a Biodiversity Database for Divjakë–Karavasta National Park
Ervin Allushi, Regional Administration of Protected Areas (RAPA) Fier
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Session 4 - Policy, Advocacy & Governance
Session 4 - Policy, Advocacy & Governance
11:00 - 11:15
Protected Areas in Albania
Protected Areas in Albania
Besjana Shehu, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
11:15 - 11:30
Approval of the Antipoisoning Road Map
Approval of the Antipoisoning Road Map
Klea Duro, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
11:30 - 11:45
European environmental legislation: a good example to follow
European environmental legislation: a good example to follow
Giovanni Albarella, Lega Italiana di Protezione Uccelli (LIPU)
Workshop 1 - Poaching and the New Hunting Law in Albania
Workshop 1 - Poaching and the New Hunting Law in Albania
11:45 - 12:00
New Hunting Law in Albania
New Hunting Law in Albania
Klodiana Marika, Ministry of Environment
12:00 - 12:15
Why we fight illegal bird killing?
Why we fight illegal bird killing?
Tibor Mikuska, Croatian Society for Birds and Nature Protection (CSBNP)
12:15 - 12:30
National Action Plan in Montenegro
National Action Plan in Montenegro
Marija Lekić , Centar za Zaštitu i Proučavanje Ptica (CZIP)
12:30 - 12:45
Poaching in Italy
Poaching in Italy
Giovanni Albarella, Lega Italiana di Protezione Uccelli (LIPU)
12:45 - 13:00
IKB data storage system
IKB data storage system
Laura Dami, Tour du Valat (TdV)
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Workshop 2 - Wild Birds and Zoonotic Diseases
Workshop 2 - Wild Birds and Zoonotic Diseases
14:30 - 14:45
Modelling birds’ annual cycle using Euro Bird Portal data to predict Avian Flu
Modelling birds’ annual cycle using Euro Bird Portal data to predict Avian Flu
Juan Gallego Zamorano, Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology (Sovon)
14:45 - 15:00
Mapping HPAI Spillover Risk Using Rivers and Lakes as Ecological Proxies for Wild Bird Habitat in Albania
Mapping HPAI Spillover Risk Using Rivers and Lakes as Ecological Proxies for Wild Bird Habitat in Albania
Kujtim Mersini, Agricultural University of Tirana
15:00 - 15:15
Serological investigations for the presence of Chlamydia psittaci in exotic birds in the city of Tirana
Serological investigations for the presence of Chlamydia psittaci in exotic birds in the city of Tirana
Gëzime Shehu, Regional Directorate of Veterinary and Plant Protection
15:15 - 15:30
Wild Bird Morbidity Associated with Pseudopest and Mycoplasmosis in Southeastern Albania
Wild Bird Morbidity Associated with Pseudopest and Mycoplasmosis in Southeastern Albania
Erald Doda, Veterinary practitioner in Korça Albania
15:30 - 15:45
Intervention
Intervention
Ali Lilo, Ministry of Agriculture (Veterinary Sector)
Thematic Discussions
Thematic Discussions
15:45 - 16:30
1) Red List of Birds in Albania
1) Red List of Birds in Albania
Besjana Shehu, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
2) National Rarities Committee
2) National Rarities Committee
Erald Xeka, Albanian Ornithological Society (AOS)
16:30 - 18:30
City Tour in Tirana
City Tour in Tirana
Day 3
Day 3
18.12.2025
18.12.2025
07:30
Meet and travel to Divjaka-Karavasta National Park
Meet and travel to Divjaka-Karavasta National Park
08:30 - 12:30
Field trip around the lagoon area
Field trip around the lagoon area
12:30 - 15:00
Lunch in Divjaka-Karavasta
Lunch in Divjaka-Karavasta
17:30
Return to Tirana
Return to Tirana
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