Expedition Field Techniques: Bird Surveys

The Expedition Field Techniques: Bird Surveys manual is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of practical ornithology as part of a research expedition or field project.

Whether you're a student developing the fieldwork component of a dissertation or thesis, a conservationist planning a field project and seeking to upskill your team, or an expedition leader incorporating focused scientific study into your planning, this guide will strengthen your ability to make an impactful contribution.

Birds are the best known of all animal classes, act as key biodiversity indicators, and are relatively easy to observe and identify – but robust survey design and execution is critical to the effectiveness and legacy of your efforts in the field. The Expedition Field Techniques: Bird Surveys manual offers a concise guide to achieving this in the context of bird surveys. 

Co-authored by respected ornithologists Colin Bibby, Martin Jones, and Stuart Marsden, this booklet describes frameworks for field data collection using mature but accessible methods, empowering you to understand, design, and contribute to the understanding and protection of avian species as part of your expedition, particularly within high-biodiversity areas like forest and tropical ecosystems.

Applications for the practical techniques described in this booklet include:

• Estimating bird populations: reliable methods to quantify bird numbers across diverse habitats, providing crucial baseline biodiversity data for further research and conservation planning.
• Targeted species monitoring: skills to track specific bird species, enabling you to understand and record their prevalence and population trends to help inform targeted conservation interventions.
• Site assessment for avian life: evaluate field locations not just for bird presence but for the full spectrum of species richness and diversity they support, essential for habitat quality assessments.
• Bird-habitat relationships: document connections between avian communities and their environments, enhancing understanding of ecological dependencies to aid the development of effective conservation strategies.

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