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Study finds European breeding birds respond only slowly to recent climate change

July 20, 2023

Over the last 30 years, European breeding birds have shifted their range by, on average, 2.4 km per year, according to new research. However, these changes significantly differed from expectations based on changing climate and land cover during that period. Based on climate alone, the researchers predicted that the average range shifts by species should have been around 50% faster. The study used survey data for 378 bird species collected as part of two Europe-wide bird distribution atlases produced by the European Bird Census Council 30 years apart.

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The Swiss Ornithological Institute offers a 2-year-Post-Doc in ecological modelling

June 15, 2023

The Swiss Ornithological Institute offers a 2-year post-doc in ecological modelling within the project “Scenarios for Protecting European Avian Redistributions (SPEAR)”. The Swiss National Science Foundation funded this project as a part of a Biodiversa+ grant and will heavily rely on data collected within the EBCC network (EBBA2 and PECBMS).

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EBCC Small Grant Fund for Monitoring

June 1, 2023

EBCC is launching a Small Grant Fund intending to support national bird monitoring activities by EBCC partner organisations in low- and middle-income countries in Europe.

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New EBCC Chair and Vice-chair

May 11, 2023

During the EBCC Annual General Meeting on 27 April 2023, the participants elected new EBCC Chair, Verena Keller, who replaced Mark Eaton, and Vice-Chair, Sergi Herrando, who took over the role from Verena Keller. We thank Mark, who stays a Board member, for his long-term work and his tremendous efforts as the EBCC Chairman.

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EBCC Annual General Meeting 2023 took place

May 11, 2023

EBCC AGM was held on April 27, 2023, starting at 19.00 CEST, Online via Zoom. The EBCC Chair, Mark Eaton, welcomed the audience and introduced his Chairman´s report summarising the main outputs and progress since the last Annual General Meeting in April 2022, held in Luzern, during the EBCC conference.

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50 years of Sovon

March 14, 2023

There are an estimated 75,000 birdwatchers in the Netherlands. A few of these are also dedicated to counting birds, which often becomes a life-long hobby. They want to know which birds occur where in what numbers, and how they are faring.

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EFSA’s Bird Flu Radar

March 13, 2023

We introduce you to EFSA's Bird Flu Radar, a new tool to support European Avian Influenza surveillance.

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Bird Census News 35/1–2

December 19, 2022

Read about the Covid-pandemic, how the lockdown affected birds and people who monitor them, and the importance of tourism to bird conservation in Iceland or bird distribution in Western Siberia.

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