Agenda
| 09:00-09:30 | 30 | Introductions, Agenda Review, Review of 2017 Minutes |
| 09:30-09:45 | 15 | Kerala Bird Atlas: Recap and Results Overview |
| 09:45-10:15 | 30 | Kasaragod Bird Atlas: Results, Learnings & Concerns |
| 10:15-10:30 | 15 | Kozhikode Atlas Experience |
| 10:30-10:45 | 15 | Wayanad Atlas Experience |
| 10.45-11.00 | 15 | Tea Break |
| 11:00-13:00 | 120 | eBird Concerns and Clarifications |
| 13:00-14:00 | 60 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-14:45 | 45 | Kerala Bird Atlas: Atlas Experience (MA, PL, ER & ID, KT, PH, KL, TV) |
| 14:45-15:15 | 30 | Kerala Bird Atlas: Plan for 2017-18 |
| 15:15-15:35 | 30 | GBBC, OBC, EBD |
| 15:35-15:50 | 15 | Tea Break |
| 15.50-16:50 | 60 | Beyond Atlas: Long-term Monitoring Strategies |
| 16.50-17:00 | 10 | AOB |
Executive Summary
- Bird atlas surveys nearly completed for six districts. Barring Idukki and Kollam districts, majority of the subcells of the remaining districts have also been completed. Project on track.
- Kasaragod Bird Atlas surveys 100% completed – bird atlas book being prepared to be released.
- Kozhikode Bird Atlas surveys nearly completed with just one sub-cell pending for the wet season.
- Wayanad Bird Atlas surveys completed but data entry pending.
- Clarification on various aspects of eBird and bird atlas including – licences, commercial usage, sensitive species, legal opinion, government opinion, international agreements, atlas protocol, acceptance by forest departments, funding etc. provided.
- Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) / Onam Bird Count (OBC) / Endemic Bird Day (EBD) continue to recruit more birders. Results in 2017-18 slightly different from other years due to dominance of surveys in more wooded districts.
- Intention to release posters of birds found in Grama Panchayat across Kerala announced.
- Several representations for long-term monitoring programmes received from bird-watchers across Kerala.
Key Decisions
- Birders from the districts that have completed atlas have to help other districts to complete their surveys.
- Idukki district non-forests to be divided amongst other districts to be covered as several organised surveys, each survey with multiple teams (like any other forest survey)
- Continue pursuing birding outreach actively during public events like CBMP & OBC.
- Design specific long-term monitoring strategies for interested bird-watchers based on their region, habitats, commitments and networks.
Presentations
- Kerala Bird Atlas- Recap & Results Praveen J
- Kasaragod Bird Atlas Overview: 2017-2018 Maxim Rodrigues & Prasanth Krishna
- Great Backyard Bird Count, Onam Bird Count and Endemic Bird day in Kerala Syamili Manoj & E.R. Sreekumar
- Long Term Bird Monitoring Suhel Quader
See details of the 2017 Workshop.
See details of the 2016 Workshop.
