Malta

bird monitoring scheme providing data to PECBMS in 2024 update

existing bird monitoring scheme

no bird monitoring scheme

Malta

Name of scheme: Breeding Bird Surveys, BirdLife Malta
Website: https://birdlifemalta.org/
Organisation: BirdLife Malta
Status: ongoing
Start: 2008
Number of fieldworkers: 30
Species: 45
Habitats record: yes
Methods: other
Selection of plots: stratified random
Sustainable support: partial
Reference: Epsilon Malta Ltd, N. C. C. (2019) Malta Breeding Bird Atlas 2018. Wild Birds Regulation Unit, Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Malta
Barbara, N., Wheatley H. (2013) Farmland Bird Report 2013, BirdLife Malta, Malta.
Raine, A., Webb, P. (2010) Farmland Bird Report 2010, BirdLife Malta, Malta.
Raine, A. (2009) Farmland Bird Report 2009, BirdLife Malta, Malta.
Raine, A., Sultana, J., & Gillings, S. (2009) Malta Breeding Bird Atlas: 2008. BirdLife Malta, Malta.
Contact: Nicholas Barbara
BirdLife Malta
nicholas.barbara@birdlifemalta.org
Nicholas Galea
BirdLife Malta
nicholas.galea@birdlifemalta.org
Note: Bird monitoring took place irregulary, in 2008–2010, 2013, and 2017–2018. Since 2023, a regular monitoring scheme has been running. The method used is hybrid point counts based and line transects.