Countryside Bird Survey - Volunteer Register Your Interest

  • Countryside Bird Survey (CBS)

    Thank you for your interest in the survey

  • During the breeding season, Countryside Bird Survey counters record all birds seen and heard during two early morning walks in pre-assigned 1km grid squares. Two visits are made to the site – one in early summer (April to mid-May) and the second about 4 weeks later (mid-May to end June). 

    Each summer over 200 skilled volunteers, NPWS Rangers, and BirdWatch Ireland staff, survey breeding birds across the Irish countryside. The Countryside Bird Survey (CBS) is coordinated by BirdWatch Ireland and funded by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

    Please fill in the form below to register your interest in the Countryside Bird Survey. Contact coordinator Andrew Lynch at alynch@birdwatchireland.ie for any queries.

     

                  

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  • Motivations

    We are always striving to improve. This question is just to help us understand the motivations of those volunteering with BirdWatch Ireland, so we can try to ensure we are meeting those expectations.
  • Motivations for getting involved:

  • Countryside Bird Identification Skills

  • Could you identify the following by sight & sound? Mistle Thrush, Blackcap, Redpoll, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Dunnock, Treecreeper?*
  • Could you identify Merlin and Whinchat by sight only?*

  • Equipment & Transport

    this will help us in selecting a site for you
  • Do you have binoculars?*
  • Do you have access to a car?*
  • Some sites will cross challenging terrain (e.g. bogs, ditches, climbing over fences). Would you be comfortable surveying on such terrain?*
  • Are you a member of BirdWatch Ireland?
  • How did you hear about the survey?

  • BirdWatch Ireland is fully compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and with Irish data protection legislation. Please be assured that we will use any personal data which you submit to us through this form exclusively for the purposes of determining the suitability for potential volunteering opportunities and contacting you in in relation to same. We will never share your personal data with anyone else or permit any unauthorised access or use, and you may request that we delete your personal data at any time.

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