European wildlife comeback: a new report that shows how species return when we give them space to recover
October 24, 2022
A new and updated Wildlife Comeback Report, involving 50 European wildlife species, was published on 27 September 2022.
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EBBA Live Farmland: updating distributions of farmland birds in Europe
September 8, 2022
The idea of updating data on breeding bird distributions on a more frequent and regular basis, which received the name of EBBA Live, was presented and discussed in the EBBA2 workshop in Lucerne (Switzerland) in April 2022, during the 22nd EBCC conference.
Reflections on the EBCC conference
June 10, 2022
Read the participants´ impressions on the 22nd EBCC conference Bird Numbers 2022 in Lucerne.
The 22nd EBCC conference was a huge success
June 9, 2022
The 22nd EBCC conference Bird Numbers 2022, “Beyond the Atlas: challenges and opportunities”, was held in the Swiss Museum of Transport, Lucerne, from 4th to 9th April, organised perfectly by the Swiss Ornithological Institute. The conference brought together people involved in bird research, including statistical and modelling developments, monitoring, and conservation, from across Europe and beyond.
The EBCC has a new office
June 9, 2022
From April 2022, the EBCC has its first professional office based in Prague at the Czech Society for Ornithology (CSO).
EBCC conference Bird Numbers 2022 is knocking on the door
March 31, 2022
We are pleased to announce the Conference Abstract and Programme Book is finished and available for download on the conference website.
The EBCC expresses support for friends and colleagues in Ukraine
February 25, 2022
European Bird Census Council expresses its deep concern about the military attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine. Birds do not know borders, and their research and conservation require international cooperation. Within EBCC projects, we work together with individuals and organisations across whole Europe towards common goals. Regardless of differences in languages, cultures, religion, or political views, the EBCC network has always shown a sense of cooperation and solidarity.
The new EBBA2 website is launched!
February 7, 2022
A year after the publication of the EBBA2 book, the European Bird Census Council (EBCC) has launched a completely new EBBA2 website. Everybody can access it at www.ebba2.info and see interactive distribution maps of all European breeding birds, find out more about the project and its outputs, and make data requests. The web version of EBBA2 complements the book, where detailed species accounts and summary chapters can be found.
Bird Census News 34/2
February 5, 2022
Read about Goosander distribution in Switzerland, meet two EBCC board members, Henning Heldbjerg and Danae Portolou, and explore Danish Common Bird Census websites.
EBBA2 wins an award for Best Bird Book of the Year 2021
February 1, 2022