The first report in the series features the results of a Lesser White-fronted Goose monitoring mission to the Syrian Arab Republic conducted in February 2010, in an effort to locate possible wintering areas of Lesser White-fronted Geese from the Western main sub-population. In addition to descriptions of the main sites visited and detailed accounts of sighted waterbirds, the report also entails recommendations for conservation activities to be implemented at key Lesser White-fronted Goose sites in Syria. The mission was carried out by Mr. Toni Eskelin and Mr. Sami Timonen, who are both long-standing members of the WWF Finland Lesser White-fronted Goose taskforce.