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– Module 5 – Count or estimate?

– Module 5 – Count or estimate?. Identifying and Counting Waterbirds in Africa – Training Course –. 2015.

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– Module 5 – Count or estimate?

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  1. – Module 5 – Count or estimate? Identifying and Counting Waterbirds in Africa – Training Course – 2015

  2. This training course is one of the tools of:Hecker N., 2015. Identifying and Counting Waterbirds in Africa: A toolkit for trainers - Sub-Saharan Africa. ONCFS, Hirundo-FT2E. France. Designed and written by Nathalie Heckernat.hecker@yahoo.fr Photographs Steve Garviewww.pbase.com/rainbirder Illustrations Cyril Girard girardcyril3335@neuf.fr, www.cyrilgirard.fr Translation Rachel Wakehammoosekeeper77@hotmail.com Richard Lansdownrlansdown@ardeola.demon.co.uk

  3. Presenting the Module • Technical explanations Indoor exercises

  4. How to count waterbirds Knowing how to count waterbirds is: • Knowing when to count and when to estimate • Knowing how to count a small group of birds • Knowing how to estimate a large group

  5. Count or estimate? Objectives of the Module At the end of this Module you will be able to: • List the deciding factors between counting or estimating  • Make a quick decision whether to count or estimate when faced with a given situation

  6. Count or estimate? • Indoor exercise • Procedure: working alone or in groups • One trainee examines the scenario, describes what they see and chooses whether to count or estimate, and explains the decision • The decision is discussed with the other trainees

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  19. Count or estimate? Indoor exercise Summary of parameters and choice of method Procedure: group work • Make a summary of the scenarios encountered • Present this summary as a table of “When to estimate? When to count?”

  20. Count or estimate? The main questions to be asked when deciding whether to count or estimate are: • What time is available for this census? • What is the approximate group size? • Is the group dense? • Are the birds moving around? • Could a possible or real disturbance disrupt the count? • Is the count site extensive? • Is visibility good?

  21. Count or estimate? Recommendation • Before counting, always start with an estimate • If at the end of the estimate the conditions are still good, then a count can be done

  22. How to count waterbirds? Knowing how to count waterbirds is: • Knowing when to count and when to estimate • Knowing how to count a small group of birds • Knowing how to estimate a large group

  23. Thank you for your attention!

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