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Annual report 2018
European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) photo by Niklaus Zbinden
Bird Atlas of the Netherlands
Title page of the Bird Atlas of the Netherlands shows the black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), one of the declining species.
Swiss Breeding Bird Atlas 2013–2016
Title page of the Swiss Breeding Bird Atlas 2013–2016, published in November, 2018.
EBBA2 Steering Committee Meeting Athens
The Atlas steering Committee and EBCC Board meeting were held jointly in Athens, October 2018
The Atlas of Wintering and Migratory Birds of Portugal: a new tool for ornithologists
Atlas of Wintering and Migratory Birds of Portugal
EBBA2 50×50 final data collection – where we stand
The data available for Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) presented in our MapChecker tool
Final gap filling fieldwork in Russia in 2018 – what was achieved
The new issue of Bird Census News is out
The new issue of Bird Census News is out!
Timed surveys for Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) in EBBA2
Artwork in EBBA2
The Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), illustrated by Álex Mascarell
EBBA2 final data collection – where we are at the end of February
Barn Swallow (photo by T. Bělka)
Annual report 2017
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) photo by Niklaus Zbinden
The final workshop of the MAVA project in Croatia – preparing for the real data submission
The final workshop of the MAVA project was held on Mount Medvednica in Croatia (photo by M.Kipson)
EBBA2 Expedition in Eastern Europe – passing through 7 countries
White storks
Species sponsorship first milestone achieved – thank you!
Within the species sponsorship campaign we have achieved a first bigger milestone – the overall amount of gifts reached slightly over 20,000 euros!
Filling EBBA2 gaps winners of lottery drawing
Filling EBBA2 Gaps challenge results
The challenge is supported by
EBBA2 mapping in Azerbaijan and Georgia
Blue-cheeked bee-eaters (Merops persicus) in Shirvan National Park, Azerbaijan (photo by Jakub
Machan)
The new issue of Bird Census News is out
Czech EBBA2 expedition in Volga delta region
One of the 50 shades of steppe in Kalmykia region (photo by Vojtěch Kubelka).
EBBA2 mapping in Macedonia and Greece
Karia in Greece, photo by Verena Keller
EBBA2 expedition to northwest Russia
Typical mix of bog, lake and forest in Central Kola (photo by V. Keller)
The new Swiss Breeding Bird Atlas
![Swiss landscape (By Simon Koopmann (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons)](https://www.ebba2.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1024px-Landscape_Arnisee-region-1024x681.jpg)
Swiss landscape (By Simon Koopmann (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons)
Austrian breeding bird atlas entered its fifth year of data collection
Alpine lake in Austria (By Takopix Free Photo (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)
Catalan ornithologists mapping for EBBA2 in Greece
The amazing landscape of Grammos area, close to Albanian border (photo by Albert Burgas)
Atlas news from Lithuania
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First high resolution pilot map available for Sardinian warbler
New EBBA2 pilot maps are now available!
Pilot map of Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
Annual report 2016
European robin (Erithacus rubecula), photo by Niklaus Zbinden
Winter issue of Bird Census News is out!
EBBA2 Species Sponsorship – three, two, one, launch!
Bird Numbers 2016: Birds in a changing world
The venue of the conference at Martin-Luther University in Halle (Saale), Germany (photo by K. Slabeyova)
Slovakia working intensively on its next national bird atlas
Marshes in lowlands (mainly in Eastern Slovakia) are home for rare plant and animal species. Rare bird species, which are breeding here, are for instance Black Terns, White-winged Terns, Ferruginous Duck and other species.
The training workshop in Moldova: the start of a promising Atlas season
Participants of the workshop (photo by Nadejda Grosu)
Fieldwork training workshop in Berezinski Reserve has helped further development of breeding bird atlas in Belarus
River floodplain in Belarus (photo by P. Voříšek)
Sarajevo hosted EBBA2 training combined with EBCC meeting
Sarajevo (photo by Goran Topić)
Turkey – a country where east meets west
Mt Suphan (photo by Lider Sinav)
Twinning between Greeks and Catalans for EBBA2
Achladeri Lesbos (photo by Verena Keller)
Montenegro within the frame of EBBA2
Montenegro (photo by Mihailo Jovićević)
Joint workshop of Euronatur and EBCC on data management
Participants of the joint workshop of Euronatur and EBCC in Radolfzell (photo by Tibor Mikuška)
Armenia on the way towards its first national atlas
Vardenis Mountains in Armenia (photo by Karen Aghababyan)
Ukraine – contribution to EBBA2 and a path towards modern European bird monitoring
Steppe habitats in Ukraine (photo by Yuri Andryushchenko)
Bosnia and Herzegovina – more than just a land of mountains
Nature Park Hutovo blato (photo by Dražen Kotrošan)
Moldova – a land where the past harmoniously mingles with the present
Moldavian landscape (photo by Larisa Bogdea)
100,000 timed surveys gathered in second data provision!
Common nightingale (photo by Frebeck (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)
Caucasus regional meeting – strengthening the network and developing a strategy to fill in the gaps
Tbilisi, Georgia, January 2016 (photo by Marina Kipson)
Three initiatives of EBCC meet for the first time in Mikulov on a joint workshop of EBBA2, PECBMS and EBP
Mikulov castle, photo by Michal Klajban, licenced via Wikimedia Commons
Second pilot data provision for the EBBA2 has started!
One of the five species from the first data provision, Black-headed gull (photo by Niklaus Zbinden)
The Euro Bird Portal – a new EBCC project
Request for a new data provision soon to come
Eurasian osytercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) taken in the 39UUB2 square (photo by G. Isakov)
80 Million Pairs of Breeding Birds in Germany
Atlas cover page
EBCC Board and EBBA2 Steering Comittee met with Ukrainian ornithologists in Kyiv, Ukraine
The discussion on the EBBA2 development and the EBCC business. (photo by Martin Kupka)
Two day workshop and training in Serbia
All participants of two day workshop and training in Serbia (photo by Petr Voříšek)
