Mahmiyat.ps published a scientific booklet to register birds

Mahmiyat.ps website has published a booklet for the registration of birds in Palestine called “Birding Journal”, which is the first edition of its kind in Palestine. It contains various contents such as pictures of birds that can be commonly seen and general guidelines on how to help birds.

The Birding Journal also includes how to identify birds, ethics of birdwatching, how to use binoculars and a reference list of birds that can be observed in Palestine. The cover shows 26 bird pictures photographed in the nature reserves. In addition, it contains drawing pages for the birds so that they can be classified later.

The idea for the birding Journal with its scientific content and design came with the support of the German Hanns Seidel Foundation. It is also part of the environmental education field that they work on with mahmiyat.ps and the educational activities they implement in the community events in the nature reserves which comes in congruence with the national strategy of the Environment Quality Authority.

Furthermore, the birding journal could be used as a supporting tool in the community events as it serves different levels of bird watchers. The advanced users can use the “Life List” of registering the birds and following up with it, while the novice can learn how to observe the birds, as well as to help, to identify and to register them .

The Journal gives examples and information about the birds existing near the cities, the fields, the bushes, the desert and near sources of water. It also mentions how to elect a representing bird for the nature reserve you live near to, and how to use its picture as a symbol for the school stamps, local institutions, scout groups, and others.