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Bird Population Monitoring Programme

Detailed report on bird population monitoring in Boteti district, challenges faced, ideal & current situations, and steps for improvement.

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Bird Population Monitoring Programme

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  1. Bird Population Monitoring Programme Yellow-throated Sandgrouse, by Warwick Tarboton Count Report (Mrs Keddy Moleofi and Dr. Senyatso)

  2. Index for Pied Crow, Yellow-billed Kite, Sabota Lark, Southern Masked-Weaver

  3. Common Myna records

  4. Red-billed Quelea records

  5. The index is calculated by assuming the November 2010 counts/divided no. of Nov. 2010 transects as an index score of 1, and dividing subsequent counts (divided by their respective number of transects) by the score from this starting time-period.

  6. BPM growth The number of participants and transect for the four BPM counts

  7. Transects distribution (Feb 2014)

  8. Challenges: Common and widespread under-recorded and or misidentified species

  9. Challenges: Samples of odd records during transects visits for the November 2013 and February 2014

  10. Challenges continued… • Failure to repeat counts-missing data • Transfer of coordinators • Recordings of birds outside their known range and distribution • Bias of counters near the cities and towns • Under representation of some habitat types

  11. Ideal Situation at Boteti • All villages in the sub-district represented (At least 50 people collecting data) • Stakeholder participating actively on the programme (DWNP, DEA, DVS, DFFR, BTO e.t.c involved in programme planning, data collection, report production e.t.c) • Even district representation transects coverage (at least 40 transects) • Common bird data available for the sub-district • to infer species abundance, diversity and composition at the sub-district level • Influence decisions made to conserve natural resources within the sub-district e.g game birds quotas, checklist for the PAs

  12. Current Situation at Boteti district • Low participation of communities, stakeholders • Only 8 transects within the district • BPM training conducted twice and trained 60 participants including government officials • None of gov staff participating Why take part • Baseline bird data • National bird inventory • Meet the CBD obligations • Update bird info on the NBSAP

  13. Way forward • Identify ways to demonstrate data usage within the stakeholders • Solicit more support from the heads • Engage stakeholders on data analysis and count reports production • Establish local representative committee

  14. Acknowledgements • BPM data contributors • Coordinators/Local representatives • Implementing partners DWNP and DEA • Sponsors Debswana Orapa Letlhakane and Damtshaa mine and RSPB • Photographer-Warwick Tarboton • Map-Dikeme Kgaodi (DEA)

  15. Thank you !!! Enjoy the November 2014 Count!!!

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