On Saturday, 14 May 2022, the World Migratory Bird Day was celebrated in collaboration between the Libyan Society for Birds and the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Tripoli.

The event took place at Wadi Kaam Dam and Ain Kaam, where a team of society members and environmental science students from the Department of Zoology conducted bird surveys and counts at the targeted sites.

The survey recorded 31 species of waterbirds and land birds, including notable species such as:

Bee-eater – Spotted Flycatcher – Trumpeter Finch – Cattle Egret – Chiffchaff – Black Wheatear – Common Swift – Ringed Plover – Fulvous Babbler – Black-winged Stilt – Crested Lark – Laughing Dove – Great Grey Shrike – Black-eared Wheatear – Spanish Sparrow – White Stork – Teal Duck – Long-legged Buzzard – Squacco Heron – Whiskered Tern – Great Crested Grebe – Hoopoe – Barn Swallow – Great Egret – Thekla Lark – Lesser Grey Shrike – Serin – Rufous Bush Robin – Little Ringed Plover – Common Sandpiper.

This activity aims to raise environmental awareness, encourage field studies on bird diversity in Libya, and highlight the importance of protecting migratory birds and their natural habitats.