Arrived: Grand finale of the 15th human-led migration.
On 2 September at 3:20 pm, two microlights and 25 young Northern Bald Ibises landed at the edge of the WWF Oasi Laguna di Orbetello after a flight of 261 km.
Record flight at the beginning of the fifteenth human-led Ibis migration
On the 16 of August, shortly before noon, an unusual formation landed on a meadow north of the Schönachhof campsite in Gerlos: 29 young Northern Bald Ibises flanked by two ultralight aircrafts.
Dramatic electrocution in Salzburg: Medium-voltage pylons as a death trap for large birds
This year, 40 Northern Bald Ibises have already fledged in the four breeding colonies. After fledging, the birds are no longer roosting and resting in their breeding niches but are increasingly using electricity pylons as roosing sites: sometimes with devastating consequences.