Bird Atlas 2007-2011‏

[paulchandler6]

If anyone is interested the Fieldwork for the Britain and Ireland atlas started on November 1st. This is going to be an update of the last breeding atlas (1988-1991) and wintering atlas (1981-1984). Results are based on two visits per tetrad (2x2km) in the wintering (one visit Nov/Dec and one Jan/Feb) and breeding season (April/May and June/July). Each visit is either an hour or preferentially two hours (or more if you want). In addition, you can send in casual records from any tetrad as a roving recorder.

Details and how to get involved are here.
Bird Atlas home page

It takes a few minutes to register and you can see if tetrads you might be interested in have been allocated yet.

Some data already collected can be seen here.
Key Statistics


Paul

[Hawkmoon]

Thanks for this. Will check it out.

Hawkmoon

[tufftie]

Looks like it could do with quite a bit more help - noticed quite a lot of blank squares the other day when i was doing my first list!

[seamusagleann]

joined yesterday looks to be a really interesting ,i have two tetrads near my house any hint and tips welcome like how often you visit ect .i'm sure once i get passed the jargon i'll be fine

[tufftie]

Originally Posted by seamusagleann

joined yesterday looks to be a really interesting ,i have two tetrads near my house any hint and tips welcome like how often you visit ect .i'm sure once i get passed the jargon i'll be fine

You have to visit them once in November and December and the again in January and February for the winter ones and err I've forgotten the summer ones (oops!). Take your time - if you stop to count or need to check an id etc you can stop the clock. Also try and pick a route that covers most of the habitat, so that you get a variety of species. I've got details here - if you need to go counting before yours arrives I can always scan it on for you?...though haven't they got info about it online?
Have fun!

[dmclean2]

Hi Paul ,
I think my weekly count to BTO garden birdwatch is going into the Atlas,
Each week I send in my counts of the max species seen in the garden and of those that fly over. Last year I tied all my Paper count sheets to-gether and took them over to Tyland Barn to Kent and Medway Biological Research Centre. they were glad to take them in . Would you want them this time?
Duncan

[tufftie]

The Bird Track ones do but not sure about the GBW ones - they're not on mine?! - which reminds be must do them today!

[NuttyMeg]

that's really weird I've just been approached by someone about this, I'd not heard of it before and suddenly I see this thread! coincidence

[paulchandler6]

Originally Posted by dmclean2

Hi Paul ,
I think my weekly count to BTO garden birdwatch is going into the Atlas,
Each week I send in my counts of the max species seen in the garden and of those that fly over. Last year I tied all my Paper count sheets to-gether and took them over to Tyland Barn to Kent and Medway Biological Research Centre. they were glad to take them in . Would you want them this time?
Duncan

This Atlas is being coordinated by the BTO so all counts etc should still go to your local BTO rep whoever that is in your part of the world.
This is important work, so great if we can get as many folk onboard as possible. It should, at the end give us some idea of what changes there has been in our birdlife distribution since the last atlas.

Paul

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

I've earlier today signed up for a couple of Tetrads in my local area, ones I should visit more than I do, who knows may even be a suprise or two about