NGB at Champions of Flyway
In March 2015 a team of young birders will be racing
around Southern Israel trying to see as many species as possible in 24 hours
and all to raise money for Birdlife Cyprus, read on for more.
Our team comprises four young
UK birders that each come from different back grounds and lifestyles but
who all share one common passion…. BIRDS. Next Generation Birders
will be represented at the Champions of the Flyway event in Eilat 2015 by James
Shergold, Andrew Kinghorn, Matthew Bruce and Tim Jones.
The Next Generation Birders team are proud to be involved with Champions
of the Flyway in 2015. We want to see the
next generation take up the fight to save species and habitats before it is too
late and hope that our participation will help draw other young peoples’
attention to the plight of our migratory species and what can be done to save
them.
On the 25th March 2015 the team will attempt to
record as many species as possible across Southern Israel in 24 hours. We will
be aiming to get upwards of 150+ species on the day, so if you’d like to
sponsor us per species that’d give us an extra incentive to see as many as
possible!
Competing against an international array of other teams
we’re hoping to raise as much money as possible for Birdlife Cyprus, to help
them in the fight to prevent the illegal trapping of migrant birds across the
island.
‘’Champions of the Flyway is
an international bird race that challenges the norm. Its primary purpose is to
celebrate the extraordinary miracle of bird migration.’’
Every year it is estimated that around millions of migrant
passerines are illegally caught and killed in Cyprus. The birds are caught
using either the traditional method of lime sticks where the birds become stuck
to the stick or mist nets. Once caught they are killed, plucked and boiled and
served as a traditional dish called Ambelopoulia. This dish is in such demand
by the Cypriot community and certain tourists that each bird is worth up €5 per
bird and the illegal trade in these birds is worth up to €15,000,000 a year!
Due to the dish being such a deep rooted tradition Birdlife Cyprus need all the
help and money they can get, so please help them by sponsoring our team!
More details can be found here http://www.champions-of-the-flyway.com/cause/
This documentary shows the situation in Cyprus and what the
money raised from the event will be going towards stopping.
Last year $60,000 was raised from the Champions of the
Flyway event for the Batumi Raptor Camp which was used to protect the raptors
passing through Georgia and this year we’re hoping to raise more for Birdlife
Cyprus, more details here.
So were asking you to get behind the Next Generation
Birders and sponsor our team. Every penny that is donated to us will go to
Birdlife Cyprus to help them protect migrant birds passing through the island
in Spring and Autumn.
Please dig deep and help this great cause, our just
giving page is linked below.
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