February 1, 2026
A recent study, published in Global Ecology and Biogeography, showed that solar radiation affects bird distributions but not elevational shifts in European mountains. It was based on bird monitoring data from eight European countries.
January 23, 2026
An intermediate-level workshop on Bayesian occupancy, N-mixture and population modelling using NIMBLE and JAGS will be held at the University of Debrecen, from 22 to 26 June 2026.
December 31, 2025
We sincerely thank all collaborators, volunteers, national coordinators, scientists, policymakers, birdwatchers, and the European Commission for their significant long-term cooperation and support.
December 15, 2025
We are grateful to all national coordinators for their efforts to deliver their data by 2024. Although this message is not new, it is very accurate every year.
December 15, 2025
This report presents updated population trends and indices for 170 wild bird species in Europe for the period 1980–2024, produced by the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) in 2025. The report presents species trends over two periods – the long-term period (1980–2024) and the most recent ten years (2015–2024).
December 15, 2025
The Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) presents the 2025 update of the European Wild Bird Indices (multi-species indicators), covering the period 1980–2024. The results are based on data for 168 wild bird species collected from 30 European countries.
December 10, 2025
Moldova has transformed bird monitoring by adopting Ornitodata and launching its own national platform, enabling harmonised protocols and integration with European databases. Since 2023, these efforts have standardised data collection and expanded monitoring programs, resulting in over 37,000 observations of 270 species.
October 31, 2025
A major international study led by Dr Kristin Davis, a postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley, which also utilised the PECBMS data, has uncovered patterns in how two globally widespread songbirds—the European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) and the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)—respond to their environments in native versus non-native ranges.
September 12, 2025
BirdLife Malta has long recognised the importance of systematic bird monitoring. Since its inception in 1962, its members have engaged in a wide range of monitoring activities, including the study of both migratory and resident birds through observations and bird ringing. Notably, the monitoring of Malta’s three breeding seabird species through ringing has been ongoing since the 1960s, making it one of the longest-standing seabird monitoring programmes in the Mediterranean and Europe. Following Malta’s accession to the EU, efforts to establish a standardised breeding bird monitoring programme culminated in the publication of the country’s first Breeding Bird Atlas in 2008.
May 18, 2025
This report summarises the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) activities between 19 September 2024 and 30 April 2025.
