Every three years, EBCC holds an international conference called Bird Numbers. In recent years, these have been held in Germany (2016), Portugal (2019) and Switzerland (2022).
The next conference will be held in Riga, Latvia, from 31 March to 4 April 2025.
These meetings attract more than 250 participants, including most national delegates from many European and other countries. Most participants are involved in bird monitoring or atlasing as professionals or volunteers. However, we are equally keen to attract those who use such information, for example, conservation practitioners and those developing environmental policy.
The conferences are always very friendly, and we endeavour to ensure that the local cuisine, culture, and birdlife are studied as thoroughly as the conference topics. Proceedings of each conference are published either as a special volume of a journal or as a stand-alone publication.
EBCC does not run these conferences; instead, relevant national organisations volunteer to host them on EBCC´s behalf. The EBCC is always looking for individuals or organisations to host future conferences. If you would be willing to host one in the future, don’t hesitate to contact one of the EBCC Board members.
Occasionally, EBCC holds workshops on particular topics, mostly related to the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme or EBBA2.