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| ABBA 5 MINUTE POINT COUNT | FORM 7 | ||||||||
| Locality & state | Observer | Ref No | Date | ||||||
| Co-ords ……..o …..…….’N, .….…o ….……..’E | Start & Finish Times | ||||||||
| Visibility | Wind | Cloud | Temperature | ABBA Square | |||||
| Describe habitat of count site (within 100 m of count point) and any relevant environmental factors | |||||||||
| Species | ABBA Sp. Ref | Count: 0-25m | Count: 25m - 100m | Count: 100m+ | Count: Flying Over | Notes (incl ABBA BEC) | |||
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| Instructions | |||||||||
| 1. Allow at least one minute for birds to settle before starting the count. | |||||||||
| 2. Count all birds seen and heard in each of the 3 distance categories above and flying over, within the five minute count period. Make appropriate notes during the count (e.g. in pencil) and at the end total up/summarise each species for each distance. Include migrants and other non-breeding birds in the count, although many of these will not have ABBA species numbers. | |||||||||
| 3. Do not carry out counts in rain, high winds or other adverse conditions. Counts can be done at any time of day or year. | |||||||||
| 4. Use the following keys: | |||||||||
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| Visibility = Good, Moderate, Poor. | |||||||||
| Wind = Calm, Light, Breezy. | |||||||||
| Cloud = None, 1 (0-33%), 2 (33-66%), 3 (66-100%). | |||||||||
| Temperature (if not measured) Cool (approx <20 oC), Warm (20-30 oC or Hot (30 oC+) | |||||||||
| Send copies of completed forms to your local bird recorder and the ABBA Project Co-ordinator, Michael C. Jennings, Warners Farm House, Warners Drove, Somersham, Cambridgeshire, PE28 3WD, England. Tel/Fax 01487 841733 (International 0044 1487 841733) Email: arabian.birds@dial.pipex.com | |||||||||