In December Euronatur published the monograph with the results of several years research work in the Balkans focusing identification and argumentation of internationally important bird areas, bird migration and protection. Abstracts of the international conference on bird migration held in April 2009 in Ulcinj, Montenegro are included. NIB actively participated in the project and in monograph preparation. Monograph can be downloaded from  http://www.euronatur.org/Facts-and-Figures.936.0.html