What are the species of birds living within your vicinity? In conjunction with World Environment Day, Malaysia Nature Society Selangor Branch Bird Group invites you to participate in “MY Garden Birdwatch”, the first survey of its kind in Malaysia.
"MY Garden Birdwatch” aims to collect data on birds that are found in residential areas, cities, parks, gardens and the kampung. The information you contribute will be used to protect garden birds and their environment.
The Big Garden Birdwatch in United Kingdom has over the past 30 years proven to be a great success. It has been an effective mode to collect data on the dramatic decline of populations of certain common birds. Thanks to survey results, several conservation efforts on the House Sparrow, starlings and song thrushes has been initiated.
MY Garden Birdwatch kicks off this year -- all you need to do is set aside 30 minutes on either 5th or 6th June 2010. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MALAYSIAN NATURE SOCIETY MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY. ALL IT TAKES IS THE SKILL TO IDENTIFY THE COMMON BIRDS AROUND YOU. IF YOU CANNOT IDENTIFY THEM, SIMPLY TAKE NOTE OF THE BIRD FEATURES OR CAPTURE AN IMAGE OF THE BIRD ON THE CAMERA, AND EMAIL IT TO wcmsusan@gmail.com. I WILL DO MY BEST TO ASSIST YOU. THIS SURVEY GIVES YOU A CHANCE TO BE A CONSERVATIONIST!How the survey is done
Your survey site should be somewhere accessible -- your garden, playground, or any green area near your house or apartment. Just a 30-minute survey will do -- anytime in the morning 7am – 11am or late afternoon 4pm – 6pm, when the birds are most active. For every bird you see, identify it and take note of how many you saw. DO NOT INCLUDE birds that can be heard but not seen.
Your survey site should be somewhere accessible -- your garden, playground, or any green area near your house or apartment. Just a 30-minute survey will do -- anytime in the morning 7am – 11am or late afternoon 4pm – 6pm, when the birds are most active. For every bird you see, identify it and take note of how many you saw. DO NOT INCLUDE birds that can be heard but not seen.
If you don't see any birds during your survey duration, your report should indicate zero, plus the condition of the surrounding areas and the weather condition.
With that precious data in hand, email the Count Sheet to chirp@mygardenbirdwatch.com by 20th JUNE 2010 or if preferred, key in your data directly onto the online database BIRD I-Witness www.worldbirds.org/malaysia.
For further details, please email chirp@mygardenbirdwatch.com, or sign up as a counter right away at http://www.mygardenbirdwatch.com/
