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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 28/09/2026

New Pick of the Week by Nils van Duivendijk - Pallas's Warbler! A vagrant species in Europe, coming from Siberia, usually in autumn. By checking the new EBP viewer, you can follow its whereabouts across the continent: eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 24/09/2026

We are proud to say that generic bird-monitoring initiatives are growing across Europe, with over 15,000 volunteers participating annually ! Data quality also seems to be improving, and more schemes are publishing their results openly. More: pecbms.info/update-on-th...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 21/09/2026

Eloïsa Matheu's Pick of the Week is the astonishing Alpine Swift! This species is Europe's largest swift, breeding in colonies in mountainous and rocky areas along the Mediterranean, and increasingly in urban areas. More: eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 17/09/2026

The autumn issue of the EBCC newsletter is out! We are proud to say that we have reached more than 15,000 volunteers participating annually in generic bird monitoring schemes in Europe! Read about this and more from our partnership network: birdlifelinks.seurl.cz/email-audien...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 14/09/2026

Josep del Hoyo, Editor of HBW, introduces us to Wryneck, a fascinating long-distance migrant. Discover more about the Wryneck and explore its movements with the new EuroBirdPortal viewer! eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home... And guess which species will come next week… Write your tip in the comments

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 11/09/2026

We're excited to present the new EuroBirdPortal Viewer! For the first time, you can explore the near-real-time distribution of all bird species recorded in Europe, with access to hundreds of animated maps covering almost 600 species. eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#home...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 04/09/2026

Every piece of data collected has a human story behind it. During the Campaign to boost the collection of complete lists in SE Europe, our Greek partner, @BirdLife Greece, shared one such story.

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 21/08/2026

Can we use acoustic monitoring to count territorial birds? A study by Brüggemann and Otten introduces TASE (Territorial Acoustic Species Estimation), approach combining passive acoustic monitoring and AI bird-sound detection to estimate the number of territorial birds. www.ebcc.info/wp-content/u...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 13/08/2026

If you're in Southeast Europe this summer, take the opportunity to help improve the quality and quantity of bird observation data by submitting complete lists! Information presenting species phenological graphs, engagement and partner information available here: eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/seeli...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 31/07/2026

A recent study led by Carmen D. Soria, also using European Breeding Bird Atlas data, reveals that species richness and most distributions are consistently clustered in space across regions and time periods, confirming that biodiversity tends to form "patches." More:

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Spatial autocorrelation of species diversity and distributions in time and across spatial scales | EBCC

The results of a new study show that spatial structure is a persistent and fundamental feature of biodiversity, but it depends strongly on scale, does not change uniformly over time, and varies…

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 16/07/2026

How are Switzerland’s birds doing? Discover key insights and detailed findings in the comprehensive Vogelmonitoring 2025 report, compiled by our national partner @vogelwarte.bsky.social. Full report is available in German, French and Italian: www.vogelwarte.ch/wp-content/u...

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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Latest survey reveals that Dotterel have declined by 89% since monitoring began in 1987/88 Dotterel's resilience to climate change could be supported through limiting disturbance by people and dogs, and managing grazing Read a summary: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 🪶 🧪 @naturescot.bsky.social

caption: Juvenile Dotterel

Alt text: Speckled wading bird standing on short grass, facing right against a soft pastel pink-and-lavender sky at dusk.

credit: RSPB / Ben Andrew

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 09/07/2026

How do you modernise bird monitoring without losing 40+ years of data? A new study @birdlife.cz compared the long-running point-count scheme with volunteers freely choosing sites (since 1982) with a new randomised, transect-based approach (2018–2024). Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 03/07/2026

Colleagues at the @vogelwarte.bsky.social show that traditional owl monitoring may underestimate Long-eared Owl populations. Using a combination of short playback calls and occupancy modelling, they found increased detection rates and higher abundances. More: www.ebcc.info/wp-content/u...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 25/06/2026

📢 A new call for our Small Grant Fund projects is now open! The new call for our Small Grant Fund is now open! We wish to support low and middle-income partners in European countries in developing their bird monitoring activities: www.ebcc.info/sgf/ebcc-sma...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 16/06/2026

Stay updated with the latest from the EBCC and bird monitoring activities across Europe in our summer newsletter, featuring upcoming events and recent news from our network. Read, share, subscribe: mailchi.mp/daa9e3c7d06c...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 11/06/2026

The results of the latest completed EBCC Small Grant Fund project from Serbia are in! We are proud to have supported the work of @Birdlife Serbia, which has collected invaluable data that will enrich the upcoming Atlas of Breeding Birds of Serbia. More: www.ebcc.info/small-grant-...

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BirdTrack @birdtrack.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Could it be a Quail year? We've seen a big increase in reports of this elusive migrant gamebird in the last two weeks. Reports don't usually peak until late June, so it will be interesting to see whether the influx continues into the summer #ukbirding

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 09/06/2026

Join us online, on June 16th 19 CEST at the EBCC Annual General Meeting! We will present to the EBCC delegates, national partners, and interested parties the work from the past year (Chair's report), and EBCC projects: PECBMS, EBBA Live Farmland &EBP. Register here: forms.gle/ETg3KspqpF9X...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 03/06/2026

The final countdown! If you happen to be placed in one of the 13 countries in SE Europe, join our final complete list collection weekend challenge on June 6-7th! More about the challenge, countries, national partners and their on-line portals is available here: eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/seeli...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 01/06/2026

A study led by Wilson and colleagues at the @British Trust for Ornithology compared acoustic recording data (using the automated classifier BirdNET) with Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) counts. Volunteers deployed acoustic recorders within 28 of their 1-km BBS squares in Scotland. shorturl.at/1CZxn

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 21/05/2026

On the 2nd weekend in May, we organised a region-wide, complete list data-collection weekend across 13 countries in SE Europe. Since the start of the year, our partnership has collected approx 38,500 complete lists, surpassing records from previous years for the same time period! shorturl.at/XJvPN

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 14/05/2026

A study by Roodbergen et al. in Bird Census News examined the comparability of Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) and automatic classifiers to traditional monitoring methods for tracking common bird species in Dutch agricultural landscapes. More: www.ebcc.info/wp-content/u...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 04/05/2026

@sovonvogels.bsky.social published State of the Birds in the Netherlands 2025. Bird species associated with forest, marshland/freshwater habitats are stable/increasing, while those linked to farmland/open landscapes continue to decline. file:///D:/Downloads/State-of-Birds-in-the-Netherlands-2025.pdf

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 23/04/2026

The role of acoustic monitoring has advanced tremendously over the last 15 years and could transform bird monitoring. As with any new technology, it brings exciting new opportunities but also a range of challenges to be addressed in bird monitoring.

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 15/04/2026

Our new study, led by Sergi Herrando (EBCC chair, @ICOcells) published in Conservation Biology, shows that it is possible to create frequent and regular maps showing where farmland birds are disappearing across Europe by using the data from the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS).

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 10/04/2026

For the third time in 40 years, volunteers surveyed Brussels' breeding birds. Species richness is similar to the last atlas, but population trends tell a different story: while many waterbirds thrive, some urban and open-habitat species declined and may vanish from the city altogether.

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 09/04/2026

We were extremely lucky to have a physical EBCC Board meeting this spring at Parc Natural dels Ports, and are grateful to all the organisers and volunteers from @icornitologia.bsky.social who took such good care of us!

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 01/04/2026

The Proceedings from the last EBCC conference, “Bird Numbers 2025", have now been published in the open-access journal Environmental and Experimental Biology. Overall, they include 8 contributions from the conference, providing readers with interesting insights. Link: journal.lu.lv/eeb/issue/vi...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 27/03/2026

Last week, the 75th EBCC Board meeting took place in Tortosa, Catalonia, organised by colleagues @icornitologia.bsky.social in the beautiful Els Ports Natural Park. 15 board members and observers, plus 3 online, had a chance to discuss many strategically important issues and enjoy a bit of birding!

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 26/03/2026

In 2026, EBCC has decided to support 2 new grants within our Small Grant Fund! The project Urban bird monitoring will be implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in Armenia, it will result in the country’s first comprehensive breeding bird atlas. More:

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EBCC to support bird monitoring projects in Armenia and Bosnia & Herzegovina | EBCC

The European Bird Census Council (EBCC) will support two important initiatives in Armenia and Bosnia & Herzegovina through its Small Grant Fund (SGF). The scheme aims to strengthen bird monitoring…

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 17/03/2026

The fresh Spring edition of the EBCC newsletter is out! Find out more about what is new in our core projects and from the wider EBCC network. From the grants we will support in 2026, new Bird Census News issues, and the State of the Birds in the Netherlands 2025. More: mailchi.mp/f360b6a3f817...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 12/03/2026

How did we do in 2025 on increasing participation and collecting complete lists in 13 countries of SE Europe @lifeprogramme.bsky.social?We noted a 22.4% increase in the number of complete lists across all 13 countries compared to 2023, and the highest number of observers.Read more: shorturl.at/m5eWi

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 27/02/2026

The 2025 Bird Census News is out - entirely dedicated to acoustic monitoring. From the introduction to the EBCC Acoustic Monitoring Group, survey results on the role of acoustic monitoring in bird research, national case studies from Europe, and discussions on technical challenges: shorturl.at/jdTfy

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 21/02/2026

How are Cinereous vultures doing in Armenia? The breeding population was followed from 2003 to 2019, with the latest count of 12 to 14 breeding pairs, mainly in the Khosrov Forest State Reserve. Although during this time, it presents a 110% increase, the threats remain. More: shorturl.at/wZS4h

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 13/02/2026

The use of citizen science data (common bird monitoring and online portal) to investigate the impact of Usutu virus on bird populations in Belgium. In 31 of the 60 species, annual changes were >20% worse inside affected areas than outside (11 species were >50% worse). More:https://shorturl.at/teoFW

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 06/02/2026

Colleagues from @Birdlife Denmark have compared historical 100-year-old data with the three Danish Atlas projects. Conclusions: breeding ranges of open land bird species have decreased drastically, whereas species connected to forest and scrub have gained range. More: www.ebcc.info/.../01/bcn-3...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 03/02/2026

Black-headed bunting, a species typical of SE Europe, is in decline. Many countries in this region are in the early stages of monitoring, or do not have one. To understand trends and changes in distribution, we need high-quality data, and programmes such as International Census Plots can help.

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 27/01/2026

The 2024 issue of Bird Census News is published and includes 3 new articles: using historical bird data in Denmark to examine century-wise changes; the impact of the Usutu virus on wild bird populations in Belgium; and status and conservation of the Cinereous vulture in Armenia. shorturl.at/j55X6

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 25/01/2026

Grey Wagtail’s (Motacilla cinerea) index is stable across Europe. The species has an extensive range across diverse climatic conditions (Zalewska et al. 2025) and is expected to be less affected by climate change due to lower physiological constraints and greater tolerance for broader climatic range

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 23/01/2026

Cyprus ornithologists have made a milestone in island-wide bird monitoring and cross-community conservation efforts. Funded by the EBCC Small Grant Fund, they monitored part of Cyprus north of the dividing line, ensuring that key species were fully represented in Cyprus’s EU reporting obligations.

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 07/01/2026

PECBMS produces species trends for 170 species. Two of them, Cyprus Warbler (Curruca melanothorax) and Cyprus Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) are endemic to Cyprus. Consequently, only 168 species are included in the European Wild Bird Index. Check the 2025 Update: pecbms.info/european-wil...

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

1/ A new study from @lesserspotnet.bsky.social & BTO in @britishbirds.bsky.social looks at how passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of surveying Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ➡️ www.bto.org/LSWBioacoust... #bioacoustics #ornithology @simongillings.bsky.social @hosbirding.bsky.social

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 06/01/2026

PECBMS data show that the abundance of the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) increases in Europe. Since the species first inhabited the warmest parts of Europe, its home range has shifted northward, as shown by change maps comparing the distributions in the EBBA1 and EBBA2: ebba2.info/maps/species...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 01/01/2026

The first breeding of Smew recorded in the 21st century in Ukraine! Until the middle of the 20th century, Smew (Mergus albellus) nested in Ukraine; however, after the destruction of suitable nesting habitats, it was classified as a migratory and wintering species. Summary: shorturl.at/H1bLq

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 30/12/2025

Swiss Breeding Bird Monitoring dataset is now openly accessible! The team from @vogelwarte.bsky.social made the long-term dataset of the Swiss CBM program (“Monitoring Häufige Brutvögel”, MHB) freely available under CC-BY 4.0 licence. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 29/12/2025

Invitation to intermediate-level workshop on Bayesian occupancy, N-mixture and population modelling. Workshop will be held from 22 to 26 June 2026 at the University of Debrecen, by Marc Kéry and Michael Schaub from the Swiss Ornithological Institute. More: www.ebcc.info/intermediate...

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 26/12/2025

EBCC wishes to thank all partner organisations, national coordinators, and numerous fieldworkers who collected data in the field for their generous work in 2025! May 2026 be a prosperous year, filled with exciting bird sightings and inspiring moments in nature for all of you!

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 23/12/2025

A third complete list data collection challenge was organised in October by LIFE EBP Reinforcement partners across 13 countries in SE Europe. We are pleased to see participation growing, with more observers and records in complete lists, reflecting our collective progress! Report: shorturl.at/o1k1Z

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Unraveling European-wide spatiotemporal patterns of bird distribution. Mobilizing 100,000 volunteer birdwatchers and 30 millions of new bird records every year to unravel European-wide spatiotemporal…

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European Bird Census Council @ebcc.info · 21/12/2025

The latest issue of the EBCC newsletter was published this week. Enjoy a thorough read about our latest activities here: shorturl.at/KP5XZ

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