On the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day, the Libyan Society for Birds, in collaboration with the Department of Zoology – Faculty of Science, University of Tripoli, participated in a field activity on Sunday, 10 October 2021, at the Al Haḑabah Sewage Treatment Plant, Tripoli.

The team included members of the Society and students from the Environmental Sciences Division, Department of Zoology. A field survey was conducted to census the birds present at the site, resulting in the recording of 20 species of waterbirds and terrestrial birds, including:

• Spanish Sparrow
• White Wagtail
• Great Grey Shrike
• Laughing Dove
• Fulvous Babbler
• Barn Swallow
• Hoopoe
• Blackbird
• Kestrel
• Little Egret
• Grey Heron
• Great Cormorant
• Black-winged Stilt
• Marsh Harrier
• Eurasian Coot
• Common Greenshank
• Common Sandpiper
• Green Sandpiper
• Wood Sandpiper
• Marbled Duck

This activity was part of the global celebration of World Migratory Bird Day, organized by a wide network of international partners, such as AEWA, the Convention on Migratory Species, BirdLife International, and Global Birding.