BirdTrack

BirdTrack
Main page, as seen on 25 April 2016
OwnerBirdTrack Partners
URLwww.birdtrack.net
CommercialNo
RegistrationRequired for data entry

BirdTrack is an online citizen science website, operated by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) on behalf of a partnership of the BTO, the RSPB, BirdWatch Ireland, the Scottish Ornithologists' Club and the Welsh Ornithological Society (Welsh: Cymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru).[1][2][3] It is also available though mobile apps.[4]

BirdTrack allows birdwatchers to record the names and numbers of birds seen in a specified location anywhere in the world.[5] It acts as a log for those wishing to maintain lists of their own sightings,[3][2] but also feeds data into various scientific surveys,[2] is used for research and conservation purposes,[3] and generates maps for public consumption. The maps are rendered using OpenStreetMap data.[6]

BirdTrack is part of WorldBirds, a global initiative to record bird sightings.[3]

In October 2014, data from BirdTrack was used as evidence in the conviction of a gamekeeper for illegally killing ten Common Buzzards and an Eurasian Sparrowhawk.[7]

References

  1. ^ "BirdTrack partners". British Trust for Ornithology. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Bird Track". National Biodiversity Network. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "BUBO, eBird, BirdTrack and WorldBirds". WorldBirds. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Using the BirdTrack app". Bedfordshire Bird Club. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Bardsey gets all census data into BirdTrack". Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. ^ "BirdTrack data home". BirdTrack. Retrieved 25 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ Moran, Nick (2 October 2014). "BTO: How BirdTrack and BTO survey data helped convict Allen Lambert". BirdGuides. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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