New Zealand Garden Bird Survey Pilot Study, 14-22July, 2007

Eric Spurr of Landcare Research is coordinating pilot studies for a national Garden Bird Survey.

This is the start of a more comprehensive bird monitoring scheme initiated by Landcare that will include spring breeding birds, and water birds, as well as garden birds.

The survey format is simple, easy to use and fun. The objective is to monitor common garden bird population trends and distribution over the years with as wide a coverage of NZ as possible.

The method is; record the highest number of each bird species seen, heard or flying over, at any one time during one hour from a fixed observation point looking over a section of your garden. If you are keen to take part this season then the library has copies of the data record forms and full instructions or they can be downloaded from www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biocons/gardenbird/.

The results will be published on the Landcare website.

The Effect of the Orokonui Ecosanctuary on Birds in your Garden, August 2007

Next month we want to carry out the first measurement to assess the effect of the Orokonui Ecosanctuary on birds in our gardens. The technique will be similar to the Landcare survey and we want to have people taking part from all around the sanctuary.

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