Owner | BirdTrack Partners |
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URL |
www |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Required for data entry |
BirdTrack is an online citizen science website, operated by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) on behalf of a partnership of the BTO, the RSPB, BirdWatch Ireland, the Scottish Ornithologists' Club and the Welsh Ornithological Society ( Welsh: Cymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru). [1] [2] [3] It is also available though mobile apps. [4]
BirdTrack allows birdwatchers to record the names and numbers of birds seen in a specified location anywhere in the world. [5] It acts as a log for those wishing to maintain lists of their own sightings, [3] [2] but also feeds data into various scientific surveys, [2] is used for research and conservation purposes, [3] and generates maps for public consumption. The maps are rendered using OpenStreetMap data. [6]
BirdTrack is part of WorldBirds, a global initiative to record bird sightings. [3]
In October 2014, data from BirdTrack was used as evidence in the conviction of a gamekeeper for illegally killing ten Common Buzzards and a Eurasian Sparrowhawk. [7]
Owner | BirdTrack Partners |
---|---|
URL |
www |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Required for data entry |
BirdTrack is an online citizen science website, operated by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) on behalf of a partnership of the BTO, the RSPB, BirdWatch Ireland, the Scottish Ornithologists' Club and the Welsh Ornithological Society ( Welsh: Cymdeithas Adaryddol Cymru). [1] [2] [3] It is also available though mobile apps. [4]
BirdTrack allows birdwatchers to record the names and numbers of birds seen in a specified location anywhere in the world. [5] It acts as a log for those wishing to maintain lists of their own sightings, [3] [2] but also feeds data into various scientific surveys, [2] is used for research and conservation purposes, [3] and generates maps for public consumption. The maps are rendered using OpenStreetMap data. [6]
BirdTrack is part of WorldBirds, a global initiative to record bird sightings. [3]
In October 2014, data from BirdTrack was used as evidence in the conviction of a gamekeeper for illegally killing ten Common Buzzards and a Eurasian Sparrowhawk. [7]