The Northern Bald Ibis is a migratory bird which was native in Central Europe until the 17th century, before it became extinct due to the huge hunting pressure. Today the Northern Bald Ibis is one of the most endangered bird species worldwide. In the context of an EU project (LIFE+ Biodiversity), with partners in Austria, Italy and Germany, the species is to be reintroduced in Europe.
As already reported, the start of the autumn migration of our NBIs was delayed this year. On November 22nd, our birds north of the Alps and in Carinthia began to migrate towards south independently. In Carinthia, migration stopped again, probably due to persistent bad weather with fog and poor visibility. But on December 11th, the first day with good flight weather, nine young birds and three adults started from Ferlach in Carinthia and crossed the Loiblpass to Slovenia. Then they headed towards southwest to the coast at Rovinj in Istria. From there they followed the Croatian coastline further south to Zadar.
