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| ATLAS OF THE
BREEDING BIRDS OF ARABIA: |
| HALF HOUR TRANSECT CENSUS
FORM |
| Observer: |
Observers own Ref: |
ABBA Ref: |
| CENSUS DETAILS (Please complete a new
form for each census of the same site). |
| Date: |
Start time: |
Finish time: |
The
actual census time must be 30 minutes - explain if the finish is more than 30
minutes after the start; e.g. time spent inspecting nest, taking photographs. |
| Name of Site: |
Co-ords of start point (say
if GPS used)
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ABBA Square: |
Altitude(m): |
| Has site been censused previously? Yes/No (If
Yes give date(s)) |
| Weather at time of Census:
(Comment on wind, temperature, cloud cover, visibility, sun/shade etc): |
| Short narrative description of site : (Try to keep to one
general habitat during the census .
Describe the route and main features, include where appropriate notes
on topography, geology, condition of vegetation, presence of water, built up
areas, disturbance by stock animals and human activity and mention anything
that may have biased the census): |
| CATEGORISED DESCRIPTION
OF SITE |
How representative is
the site of the whole ABBA square? (NB A square is approx
50 km X 50 km) |
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Is it a unique site:
Yes/No |
| Surface/Geology |
% of Site |
Vegetation/Usage |
% of Site |
b.
Site represents about
% of the square |
| Water Habitats |
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Open water (fresh/salty?) |
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Sketch
of site and route |
| Built up (roads/houses/industry) |
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Built up
(roads/houses/industry) |
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| Sand/Subkha |
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Wetlands (describe) |
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| Gravel |
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Trees (species) |
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| Small rocks (< 30 cm) |
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| Boulders(>30 cm) |
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| Rock outcrop (rock type) |
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Bushes/Shrubs |
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| Silt/Soil/Mud |
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Grass |
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| Tilled Soil |
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Herbs |
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Crops (specify) |
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Bare ground (rocks/sand) |
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100% |
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100% |
| Additional comments on
surface/geology, usage/vegetation (Include reference to
threats, changes in usage, recent weather conditions which may have affected
the census, condition of crops, and other wildlife, etc.) |
On sketch show North, start point/co-ords
point and route (as dotted line). Sketch should be detailed
enough to allow someone else to
repeat the census in future years. |
| Approximate distance and area censused ..................m. by
................. m. =
.................... m2 (ie the core area of
the census where most birds were observed) |
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| BIRDS SEEN OR HEARD Include allmigrants andvisitors not just the breeding birds. |
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| ABBA
Species No |
Species |
Presumed status at census site (See Key) |
BEC at
census site |
Total Seen or heard |
Notes |
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| Status
Key: BR = Breeding resident, MB = Breeding visitor, PM = Passage migrant, WV
= Winter visitor. Specify any other
status |
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| Additional notes on birds. (Include details of other breeding/resident
species seen in the area which were not recorded during the census and
species confirmed breeding etc.) |
| When complete this form should be sent to Mike Jennings,
Co-ordinator, Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Arabia, Warners Farm House, Warners Drove,
Somersham, Cambridgeshire, PE28 3WD, England. Tel/Fax 01487 841733 (International 0044 1487 841733) Email: arabian.birds@dial.pipex.com A copy should be sent to the local bird
recorder. |
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