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Natura 2000 Day BioBlitz event 14-25 May

07-05-2026 - Nature areas all over Europe are joining the big event to celebrate the Natura 2000 Network. You can look at the map here to see if there is a BioBlitz organised near you.

Update: BioBlitzes in ObsIdentify

23-04-2026 - BioBlitzes have become available in ObsIdentify! You can now find BioBlitz events that are happening near you, right in the app. On a BioBlitz page you can see where it is taking place and keep track of your contributions to the BioBlitz. Download ObsIdentify to get started!

Update: filters in Observation

05-03-2026 - Last week we released Observation version 1.33. With this update, filters have been added to the “Me” tab! You can now filter your list of observations by date, species group, rarity and the presence of a photo. In addition, there is a search field that searches species names, location names and the note field.

Update: bird & mammal taxonomy

05-03-2026 - We are in the process of updating the taxonomies of birds and mammals to new standard lists. For birds, we are migrating from the IOC list to the new AviList. For mammals, we are following a similar process from the IUCN to the ASM Mammal Diversity Database. These changes may affect your observed species lists.