Bird of the Year 2020

Estonian bird of the year 2020 is great crested grebe.
Photo: Kalmer Lehepuu

BirdLife Estonia

Our mission is to ensure the good status of Estonian birds through research, protection and education.

Photo: Kauro Kuik

How we’re connecting the dots at the Convention on Migratory Species
  • 13. February 2020

This month, BirdLife is attending a major global conference uniting governments, NGOs and scientists to advance the protection of migratory species. Find out how this powerful collaboration works, and BirdLife’s aims this year.

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Press Release - EU cooks the books on climate spending
  • 12. February 2020

New study finds that the EU’s flagship policy for climate spending, the Common Agriculture Policy, is based on dubious accounting.

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Latest birds observations from eElurikkus

17. February 2020
Falco columbarius (Merlin) 1 Peep Veedla, Taimi Veedla Saaremaa vald, RESTRICTED
Alauda arvensis (Eurasian Skylark) 5 Peep Veedla, Taimi Veedla Saaremaa vald, Sääre küla
Aythya marila (Greater Scaup) 1 Peep Veedla, Taimi Veedla RESTRICTED
Mergellus albellus (Smew) 2 Peep Veedla, Taimi Veedla RESTRICTED
Anser anser (Greylag Goose) 2 Peep Veedla, Taimi Veedla
Cygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan) 12 Sergei Kolon Kohila vald, RESTRICTED
Larus canus (Mew Gull) 11 Kaspar Kolk Elva vald, Noorma
Plectrophenax nivalis (Snow Bunting) 11 Kaspar Kolk Elva vald, Kaarlijärve
Buteo buteo (Eurasian Buzzard) 1 Riho Männik Türi vald, Arkma küla
Buteo lagopus (Rough-legged Buzzard) 1 Riho Männik Türi vald, Retla küla