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Results of the Global Big Day 2021: 55 Bird Species Recorded in Libya.
The results of the Global Big Day 2021, held on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in conjunction with the World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD 2021), were as follows:
- 192 participating countries, including Libya 🇱🇾.
- 51,954 participants globally.
- 134,431 sites surveyed worldwide.
- 7,236 bird species recorded globally.
- 55 species recorded in Libya 🇱🇾, across three sites only:
- Qaser Ahmed Sabkha, Misrata.
- Al-Sikt area, Misrata.
- Al Haḑabah Sewage Treatment Plant – Tripoli.
The Libyan Society for Birds team recorded species at the Al Haḑabah Sewage Treatment Plant in Tripoli, while the Libyan Organization for Conservation of Nature documented species at the two sites in Misrata.
This activity reflects ongoing efforts to monitor and study migratory birds in Libya and to enhance national participation in global bird biodiversity initiatives.
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