The document summarizes the agenda and discussions from the 2018 Kerala Bird Monitoring Workshop held on June 10th. The workshop included presentations on the results from various bird atlases across Kerala districts, discussions around eBird data entry and monitoring strategies, and breakout groups to plan the 2018-19 bird atlas activities. Participants discussed long-term bird monitoring strategies beyond the atlas and other annual bird counts. The agenda covered district atlas experiences, eBird concerns, monitoring plans, and strategies for forest survey areas.

1. Kerala Bird Monitoring Workshop
2018
10 June 2018

2. Kerala Bird Monitoring Workshop
10 June 2018, Seminar Hall, College of Forestry, Thrissur
Time Minutes Topic
09:00-09:30 30 Inauguration, Introductions, Agenda Review, Review of 2017 Minutes
09:30-09:45 15 Kerala Bird Atlas: Results Overview
09:45-10:15 30 Kasaragod Bird Atlas: Results, Learnings & Concerns
10:15-10:30 15 Kozhikode Atlas Experience
10:30-10:45 15 Wayanad Atlas Experience
10:45-11:00 15 Tea Break
11:00-13:00 120 eBird Concerns and Clarifications
13:00-14:00 60 Lunch Break
14:00-14:45 45 Kerala Bird Atlas: Atlas experience (MA, PL, ER & ID, KT, PH, KL, TV)
14:45-15:15 30 Kerala Bird Atlas: Plan for 2017-18
15:15-15:35 20 GBBC, OBC, EBD
15.35-15:50 15 Tea Break
15.50-16:50 60 Beyond Atlas: Long-term Monitoring Strategies
16:50-17:00 10 AOB

3. Its the fifth year !

4. Action Status
Follow strictly 2-5 observers for atlas Partial
Take up contact with social forestry in each district Partial
Need for identity cards for atlasers Partial
Take up contact with biodiversity committees in
panchayats for atlas
Not Done
Action Status
Insurance for atlasers Not Done
Use press coverage for GBBC & OBC Done
Encourage guided tours during GBBC & OBC Partial
Upload historical AWC data into eBird Partial
Recommend hotspots from mobile phones – request
eBird to add this feature.
Done
Queries from eBird reviewers to be rationalised. Partial
Leave posters in schools/colleges for participating in
atlas
Not Done
Invent a mechanism by which non-bird data is made
mandatory for atlasers
Not Done
Upload the call collection to be used for forest
surveys
Done
Send kml and toposheets for forest surveys Done
Update visualisations for all districts Done
Review of 2017 Minutes

5. Kerala Bird Atlas:
Status & Results
10 June 2018

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2000
2500
3000
3500
Idukki
Kollam
Pathanam
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alappuram
Palakkad
Ernakulam
Kottayam
Thiruvananthapuram
Thrissur
Kozhikode
Kannur
W
ayanad
Kasaragod
Alappuzha
Completed Wet Dry
ID KL PT MA PL ER KT TV TS KZ KN WA KS AL
341 335 317 365 372 381 316 371 420 354 403 327 331 285
169 146 217 237 274 263 178 213 274 225 253 233 237 162
40 40 63 60 64 50 40 47 55 37 53 56 68 51
82 73 129 136 156 124 73 105 149 109 139 131 140 91
District
# species in eBird
# species in Atlas
# Abundant species (> 5% lists)
# Widespread species (> 5%
subcells)
Pending

7. https://birdcountindia.shinyapps.io/Kerala_print/
10 June 2018
Rufous Treepie Jungle Babbler Barn Swallow (Dry)

8. Kasargod Bird Atlas
Maxim & Prasanth
10 June 2018

9. Kozhikode Bird Atlas
Satyan Meppayur
10 June 2018

10. Wayanad Bird Atlas
Vishnudas & Ratish
10 June 2018

11. eBird
Concerns & Clarifications
Satyan Meppayur
10 June 2018

12. Seating Arrangement
Team 1: South: TV, KL & PT
Team 2: South-Central: KT, ID, ER & (AL)
Team 3: Central: PL & (TS)
Team 4: North-Central: MA, (KZ)
North: Join any team ! (WA), (KN), (KS)
10 June 2018

13. Kerala Bird Atlas
2017-18 Experiences
4 min per speaker / 1 min Q&A
MA, PL, ER + ID, KT, PT, KL & TV
10 June 2018

14. Kerala Bird Atlas
Plan for 2018-19
10 June 2018

15. Overall Strategy
lGeneral strategy for forest surveys
lRole of birders from completed districts.
lStrategy for Idukki district
lStrategy for forests areas of Ranni till Shengottah gap
10 June 2018

16. Kerala Bird Atlas
Plan for 2018-19
Discussion in FOUR teams
Discuss: 10 min
Q&A: 05 min
10 June 2018

17. Great Backyard Bird Count,
Onam Bird Count &
Endemic Bird Day
Syamili Manoj
10 June 2018

18. Beyond Bird Atlas:
Long Term
Bird Monitoring Strategies
Suhel Quader
10 June 2018

19. AOB
11 June 2017

20. Thank you
11 June 2017