Use standard BTO codes for mapping
(as used in Common Birds Census plots)
Use standard symbols for bird activities
Create activity and species maps for individuals
Create atlas pages
Use feature recording and mapping to show territories
Create a bird survey species list based on the BTO coding system
Allow the user to associate text, icons and symbols with the 'values' in user-defined fields
Plot the symbols (representing behaviour) on standard base maps
For individual species, plot visits
Bird Census Techniques
Bibby, C.J., Burgess, N.D., Hill, D.A. & Mustoe, S.H.
ISBN: 0120958317
Increasing numbers of both professionals and amateur ornithologists are becoming involved in conducting bird surveys. Due to the immense variety of potential survey techniques it is often confusing for the researcher to know which one is most suitable for a particular project. Even the amateur, who is carrying out a pre-selected survey on behalf of an organization such as the BTO, may not have a full appreciation of why they are using a specific methodology. This comprehensive book provides an overview of all the major techniques used to survey birds and thus fills this knowledge gap. It constantly stresses that the particular methodology chosen is entirely dependent on what the objectives of the survey are
(William Brown from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire)