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Winter Atlas Survey: 2007/8 to 2010/11
Update: national fieldwork now completed (late-submission deadine
31/12/2011), but records from winter 2011/2012 will be mapped for the Waterford Atlas project.
Fieldworkers in Co Waterford have
contributed to this national survey (throughout Ireland and Britain) to map the distribution and relative abundance of wintering
birds throughout these islands. Although results of the national atlas will be presented at 10-km scale (10-km x 10-km
squares), much of the fieldwork is done at a finer scale - collecting records within 2-km x 2-km tetrads. To submit late records, click Bird Atlas 2007-2011 (www.birdatlas.net) - see also the BirdWatch Ireland website for details of Irish coverage. See also a list of frequently-asked questions. Preliminary coverage & species maps are given
below. Latest update 10
December 2011.
WINTER ATLAS - SPECIES GAPS:
Click here for a list of 10-km squares for which winter records (November-February ) of selected species
are needed urgently - fieldwork for the project ended 28th February 2011 but still time to submit records.
Winter coverage update: preliminary species totals
Winter coverage update: tetrads already allocated or covered
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| Update @15/12/2010 |
The map above shows the tetrads for which volunteer counters have already
'signed up' for (or completed) Timed Tetrad Visits. Ideally we need to cover at least 8 tetrads in each main square,
or all substantial tetrads in any coastal squares that have fewer than 8 tetrads. However, in this final season, priority is being given to tetrads in the squares
marked * above (which are being covered fully on national scale).
As well
as Timed Tetrad Visits, volunteers are also needed to collect Roving Records - either in specific tetrads (e.g. near home)
or from any tetrads throughout the county. This will help build up fuller species lists for each tetrad and 10-km square.
See Bird Atlas 2007-2011, or email, to sign up.
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| NB: results from winter 2009/2010 not added yet |
Unlike
the Waterford Breeding Bird Atlas (full details here), winter atlas coverage in Waterford will probably not be complete, i.e. only a sample of 2-km tetrads will be surveyed fully.
(The basic requirement is 8 or more tetrads per 10-km square, or fewer in some coastal squares.) Full coverage
of a tetrads involves the Timed Tetrad Visit (TTV) method, i.e. two 1-hour counts, one during November-December
and one January-February. However, less-intensive coverage of other tetrads, using the Roving Records (RR)
method, will provide further information. If the coverage achieved by a combination of these methods is good
enough, it may be possible to produce detailed maps of winter bird distribution for Waterford.
Two full
seasons of winter coverage has been completed so far (1 Nov 2007 to 29 Feb 2008 & 2009), and the maps here
show coverage to date and provisional numbers of species recorded, excluding records yet to be submitted or compiled.
If you can help fill the gaps this winter or next, either by doing Timed Tetrad Visits (especially
for more experienced observers) or collecting Roving Records, or both, please get in touch - either
via the Bird Atlas 2007-2011 website or email the Waterford organiser, Paul Walsh.
August 2009 Britain & Ireland newsletter (added 12/08/2009 2.8 mB)
October 2008 national newsletter (0.9 mB)
March 2008 Atlas Newsletter (added 29/03/2008)
Sample species maps
Maps below are based on data for the first two winters of atlas coverage (2007/08 & 2008/09).
Updated 16 December 2009.
Downloadable instructions
and forms for National Atlas
Click below for pdfs
(Time Tetrad Visit forms are not available unless you've been allocated a specific tetrad).
Introduction and how to help
Roving Records form
Timed Tetrad Visit instructions
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