Useful reading

Bennun, L. et Howell, K. (2002): Birds. In: Davies G. et Hoffmann M. [eds.]: African Forest biodiversity: a field survey manual for vertebrates. Earthwatch, Europe.

Bibby, C.J., Burgess, N.D. et Hill, D.A. (2000): Bird Census Techniques. Academic Press, London, 2^nd edition.

Bibby, C., Jones, M., Marsden, S. (1998): Expedition Field Techniques. Bird Surveys. Expedition Advisory Centre, Royal Geographical Society, London. PDF

Buckland, S.T., Anderson, D.R., Burnham, K.P., Laake, J.L. et Borchers, D.L. (2001): Introduction to Distance sampling: estimating abundance of biological populations. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Conway, C.J. (2003): Stanardized North American marshbird monitoring protocols. U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Gibbons, D.W. et Gregory, R.D. (2005): Birds. In: Sutherland W.J. [ed.]: Ecological Census Techniques: a handbook. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2^nd edition.

Gilbert, G., Gibbons, D.W. et Evans, J. (1998): Bird Monitoring Methods – a manual of techniques for key UK species. RSPB, Sandy.

Greenwood, J.J.D. (2007): Citizens, science and bird conservation. J Ornithol 148, 77–124. PDF

Greenwood, J.J.D. (2005): Basic techniques. In: Sutherland W.J. [ed.]: Ecological Census Techniques: a handbook. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2^nd edition.

Gregory, R.D., Gibbons, D.W. et Donald, P.F. (2004): Bird census and survey techniques. In: Sutherland W.J., Newton I. et Green R. E. [eds.]: Bird Ecology and Conservation; a Handbook of Techniques. Oxford University Press, Oxford: 17-56. PDF

Javed, S. et Kaul, R. (2002): Field methods for bird surveys. Bombay Natural History Society, Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University and World Pheasant Association, New Delhi India.

Komdeur, J., Bertelsen, J. et Cracknell, G. (1992): Manual for aeroplane and ship surveys of waterfowl and seabirds. IWRB Special Publication 19. Slimbridge, U.K.

Koskimies, P. et Väisänen, R.A. [eds.] (1991): Monitoring Bird Populations. – Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki.

Lehikoinen, A., Brotons,  L., Calladine, J., Campedelli, T., Escandell, V., Flousek, J., Grueneberg, Ch., Haas, F., Harris, S., Herrando, S., Husby,  M., Jiguet,  F., Kalas, J. A., Lindstrom, A., Lorrilliere,  R., Molina, B., Pladevall, C., Calvi, G.,  Sattler, T., Schmid, H., Sirkiä, P. M., Teufelbauer, N., Trautmann, S. (2019): Declining population trends of European mountain birds. Global Change Biology, 25(2), 577-588. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14522 PDF

Schmeller, D. S. (2008): European species and habitat monitoring: where are we now?. Biodivers Conserv 17, 3321–3326. PDF

Soldaat, L.L., Pannekoek, J., Verweij, R.J.T., van Turnhout, C.A.M., van Strien, A.J. (2017): A Monte Carlo method to account for sampling error in multi-species indicators. Ecological Indicators 81 (2017) 340–347. PDF

Steinkamp, M., Peterjohn, H., Bryd, V., Carter, H. et Lowe, R. (2003): Breeding season survey techniques for seabirds and colonial waterbirds throughout North America PDF

Underhill, L. et Gibbons, D. (2002): Mapping and monitoring bird populations; their conservation uses. In: Norris K. et Pain D. [eds.]: Conserving bird biodiversity; general principles and their application. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 34-60.

van Strien, A. J., Pannekoek,  J.,  Gibbons, D. W. (2001): Indexing European bird population trends using results of national monitoring schemes: a trial of a new method Bird Study 48:2, 200-213, DOI: 10.1080/00063650109461219 PDF

van Strien, A. J., Soldaat, L. L., Gregory, R. D. (2011): Desirable mathematical properties of indicators for biodiversity change. Ecological Indicators 14: 202-208. PDF

Walsh, P. M., Halley, D. J., Harris, M. P., del Nevo, A., Sim, I. M. W. et Tasker, M. L. (1995): Seabird Monitoring Handbook for Britain and Ireland. – JNCC, Peterborough.

Wiens, J. A. (2009): Is ´monitoring´a dirty word? – Bulletin of the British Ecological Society 2009: 40/2. PDF

Wilson, D., Evans, A. D., and Grice, P. V. (2009): Bird Conservation and Agriculture. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780521734721

The proceedings of EBCC conferences

The proceedings also contain numerous useful references. Some of the most recent are:

conference 2016 – Proceedings of the 20^th International Conference of the EBCC. Bird Numbers 2016: Birds in a changing world. Die Vogelwelt 2017/137 – 1, 2. Download the conference proceedings in Heft 1 in pdf (in English, 38,1 MB) and Heft 2 in pdf (in English, 26,4 MB).

Conference 2010 – Proceedings of the 18^th International Conference of the EBCC. Bird Numbers 2010: Monitoring, indicators and targets. Ardeola 2010/57 (2). link to PDFs (additional papers in Bird Census News 2010/23)

conference 2007 – Proceedings of the 17^th International Conference of the EBCC in Chiavenna, Italy: Bird Numbers 2007: Monitoring for Conservation and Management. Avocetta 2009/37.

conference 2001 – Proceedings of the 15^th International Conference of the EBCC. Bird Numbers 2001: Monitoring for Nature Conservation. Ornis Hungarica 2003/12-13. link to PDFs, link 2