The Partridge Count Scheme (PCS) is a volunteer-based monitoring system that collects information on the annual abundance and breeding success of UK grey partridges, beginning in 1933.
gwct.org.uk/PCS
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'Testing the viability of SABAP2 atlas data to create indicators across South Africa'. Citizen science and the use of indicators have become invaluable to researchers across the globe.
Yet there is a distinct lack of these projects within the global south.

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There are also other benefits of #CommunityBasedMonitoring ( #CBM )
pnas.org/doi/full/10.10…

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Morphometric analyses of birds have been conducted largely across Global North regions though a lack of literature on the topic in the Global South leaves us with an incomplete understanding as to how birds across the globe respond to urbanisation.

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An increasing number of community monitors are harassed, mainly in countries with authoritarian regimes.
Source: Danielsen et al. 2022. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 47. Data obtained from Global Witness (basemap from Esri).

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Convivial (literally “living with”) Conservation focused at socially and ecologically just conservation is another promising new conservation approach, where #CommunityBasedMonitoring could play an important role.

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Nature-based Solutions is a promising new approach, aimed at contributing to solve biodiversity, climate and development challenges. #CommunityBasedMonitoring could play an important role by systematically involving community members and their knowledge.

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Tech developments and digital platforms are important but do not substitute for #CommunityBasedMonitoring . For many communities, access to resources is central to the livelihoods. Engagement in resource management, inc. monitoring, is critical. #CBD

2/7 #BOUasm22 #SESH6 | For most raptors the females are the larger sex. These size differences may be reflected in their diet. We explored diet differences, between the sexes, throughout the entire year using a novel citizen science approach; web-sourced photographs #ornithology

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Studies across many environmental and socio-political contexts suggest that results from #CommunityBasedMonitoring are not inferior or less reliable than scientist-executed monitoring
repository.oceanbestpractices.org/handle/11329/2…

1/7 #BOUasm22 #SESH6 | Traditional methods to study raptor diets are often restricted temporally, for example, analysis of prey remains from nests during the breeding season.

#ornithology | #citizenscience | The Royal Society | Arjun Amar

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Count data collected by citizen scientists are revealing population declines in many widespread and common European bird species.

So far, the success of methods aimed at halting and reversing these declines has been limited.

paper:tinyurl.com/4f4thw9d

1/6 #BOUasm22 #Break1 The eBird Taiwan portal was launched in 2015 and is managed by the TWBF and Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute. There are currently over 5,300 Taiwanese eBirders and over 750,000 checklists from Taiwan, making it No. 7 globally!

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Black-faced Spoonbills (BFS) are endangered species with a range confined to the coastal area in East Asia. In 1990, the global population was estimated to be below 300. Habitat loss and pollution pose great threats to the endangered spoonbill.

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Taiwan was the major wintering area for BFS with over 60% of the global population in 2022; followed by mainland China (18%). Japan, Deep Bay (Shenzhen and Hong Kong) and Vietnam held 11%; 6%; 1.43% of the wintering population in 2022 respectively.

#BOUasm22 #SESH6 In this study, we present a research approach that uses eDNA 🧬 collected at raptor migration monitoring stations and eBird 🐦 #CitizenScience data to reveal songbird & Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) interactions during fall migration. 1/6

No correlation between territory ranks for App and Observation data. Even large and easily observable species that regularly encounter people would benefit from use of GPS/accelerometer tags for collection of comprehensive behavioural data

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Productivity varies more between sites than years → sites with consistently low productivity could be targeted.

Survival often varies more between years (asynchronously) than sites → local actions to boost survival in poor years likely to be challenging.

Starting soon! #BOUasm22

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Monitoring nest success & #phenology is important for #seabird conservation, but many live in remote areas that are hard & expensive to reach. We use a time-lapse camera network to monitor kittiwakes across their range.

Background ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12…