Durankulak Bird Ringing Camp, Bulgaria

Durankulak Bird Ringing Camp is a 5-year scientific research organized at Durankulak Lake, NE Bulgaria by the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research and the National Museum of Natural History – both at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Balkani Wildlife Society and Mr. Patrick Bergkamp, a lifelong ringer from the Netherlands. The scientists and bird-lovers started in 2019 the first systematic study of bird migration in the area and created the group O.R.I.O.L.U.S. The aim of the group is to organize the camp annually from mid August till mid October and to make it a centre for scientific work, environmental education and protection. Durankulak Lake is a wetland of international importance located within a NATURA 2000 site, a protected area, and the best preserved part of the Black Sea coast.