Na zaproszenie Akcji dla Dzikich Zwierząt w Krakowie, w ostatnią sobotę 27.06.2026 r., uczestniczyliśmy jako Małopolskie Towarzystwo Ornitologiczne w pikniku edukacyjno-ekologicznym „Dziki Fest” organizowanym nad krakowskim zalewem Bagry. Podobnie jak kilka innych uczestniczących organizacji mieliśmy do dyspozycji miejsce, gdzie w osobie prezesa – Stanisława Czyża i sekretarza – Mirosława Nowickiego,...

20 years have passed since the first attempt to collect data for the Atlas of Birds of Krakow. Rich material from the city area was collected between 2003 and 2006 under the supervision of the late Dr. Kazimierz Walasz. Unfortunately, these results have not been published to date. Over the past 20 years, the image of Krakow and its land development have undergone enormous changes. These changes will certainly...

White storks are returning en masse to their nests from their more distant or closer wintering grounds. In 2024, the 8th Census of White Stork Nests in Poland took place. A dedicated website, "Bocianie Gniazda" (Stork Nests), was created to input the data from these observations. A huge undertaking, in the creation of which we, as the Małopolska Ornithological Society, had our...

From 17th to 19th April 2026, the VI Spring Ornithological Congress of South-Eastern Poland, organised by the Małopolska Ornithological Society, took place in Zawoja, near Babia Góra. The venue for the proceedings was the „Halny” centre, located in the southern part of this, Poland's longest, village. On the first day (Friday), the main item on the agenda was a report, richly illustrated with photographs, from...

The Migration Marathon took place yesterday in Wał Ruda (Radłów commune). The excursion lasted from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM and was attended by 16 participants, including 4 children. We saw: 48 species of birds, 2 species of mammals, 6 species of butterflies, 1 species of beetle. Among the more interesting species were: yellow wagtail, common whitethroat, barred warbler, barn swallow, common crane,...

We will soon meet in Zawoja, at the „Halny” Recreation Centre, for the 6th South-Eastern Polish Ornithologists' Spring Congress, which will take place from 17-19 April 2026. Below is the long-awaited programme of our event, and since we are meeting near Babia Góra, the themes of the presentations are related to mountain species. The programme is very...