2. Kerala Bird Monitoring Workshop
8 June 2019, Seminar Hall, College of Forestry, Thrissur
Time Minutes Topic
14:00-14:30 30 Introductions, Agenda Review, Review of 2018 Minutes
14:30-14:45 15 Kerala Bird Atlas: Recap & Results Overview
14:45-15:30 45 Kerala Bird Atlas: Plan for 2019 Wet Season
15:30-15:45 15 Tea Break
15:45-16:05 20 Heronry Counts
16:05-16:20 15 Wetland Counts and AWC
16:20-17:00 40 Data Quality, Analysis and Networking
3. Action Status
Upload Vembanad AWC data to eBird Done
Provide summaries of panchayats to all Done
Contact each group who committed for long-term
monitoring and work out protocol
Partial
Analyse churn/stickiness of GBBC/OBC volunteersPending
Check if the correct Panchayat shape file itself can
be obtained
Done
Obtain list of Panchayats for each district from
individual contacts
Partial
Action Status
Divide Idukki non-forest into clusters Done
Transmit abundant/widespread species separately for
wet & dry season
Done
Obtain dry & wet season visualisation side by side Pending
Create a Kollam team before dry season 2019 Pending
Finish Wayanad wet season review asap Partial
Upload all pending Wayanad lists for dry season Partial
Upload all pending TVM lists Done
Upload all pending wet season Pathanamthitta lists Done
Upload all pending Kozhikode lists Done
Review of 2018 (June) Minutes
4. Action (Forests for dry season) Status
Confirm all surveys dates with FD Done
PTR: Transmit PTR tiger monitoring cells Done
PTR: Map bird atlas cells to tiger monitoring cells Done
PTR: Dedicated meeting in Kumili with forest staff Done
Parambikulam: Prepare the list of participants Done
SVNP: Identify transects/routes Done
Idukki: Meet Warden & discuss details incl. boat. Done
Neyyar: Meet Warden & discuss Done
Shendurney: Meet Warden to discuss further Done
Create 2018-19 plans for forest surveys Partial
Action (Non-forests for dry season) Status
Idukki: Divide non-forest into clusters Done
Kottayam: Discuss dry season and close Done
Malappuram: Complete remaining non-forests Nearly done
Ernakulam: Complete remaining non-forests Partial
Kollam: To do remaining non-forests when time
permits
Pending
Review of 2018 (Dec) Minutes
Action (Reserve forests for dry season) Status
TVM Territorial: WWF will plan random surveys Pending
Achenkovil: Kollam team to cover Kollam side Pending
Konni: Easy road access subcells to be covered Pending
Ranni: Easy road access subcells to be covered Partial
Organise proper forest surveys in KLM/PTH Pending
Palakkad: Young Birders to do easy subcells Done
Nelliampathy: Young Birders to do easy subcells Pending
Siruvani: Young Birders to do easy subcells Pending
Nilambur: Malappuram team to do weekend forays Partial
15. NATIONAL PARKS
• ERAVIKULAM NATIONAL PARK
• ANAMUDI SHOLA NATIONAL PARK
• PAMPADUM SHOLA NATIONAL PARK
• MATHIKETTAN SHOLA NATIONAL PARK
• SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
36. NGO Membership
Region Sex Ratio (# Men per Woman)
Assam 1 : 2.09 [32]
Delhi 1 : 2.81 [26]
Maharashtra 1 : 2.09 [32]
Kerala 1 : 2.77 [26]
India 1 : 2.37 [27]
eBird Recent Checklists
Region Sex Ratio (# Men per Woman)
Assam 1 : 5.20 [5]
Delhi 1 : 2.60 [10]
Maharashtra 1 : 3.44 [9]
Kerala 1 : 8.00 [4]
India 1 : 3.38 [16]
GBBC 2019: Top 100
Region Sex Ratio (# Men per Woman)
MNHS 1 : 9.44 [25]
CNHS 1 : 4
KNS 1 : 4
NGO Executives
Region Sex Ratio (# Men per Woman)
MNHS 1 : 12 [2]
CNHS 1 : 9
KNS 1 : y
BNHS 1 : 6
43. SURVEY DATES 18-21: Silent Valley
19-21: Shendurney
8-11: Periyar Tiger Reserve
22-25: Eravikulam, Munnar WD
1-4: Parambikulam
15-18: Neyyar/Peppara WLS
Notes:
• 29-31 August, 7-8 September and 12-15
September are back up for covering difficult
subcells as repeat surveys
• Idukki Non-forests for different districts can
be planned after other survey dates can be
confirmed.
• Idukki WLS does not need dedicated survey
dates
• Mankulam RF and Nilambur South RF may be
attempted if time permits
Proposed