13 February 2009

Rarity recording forms now available to download

The recording forms for species classified as Devon or National rarities are now available as dowloadable Word files here.

Standard recording form updated for 2009

The downloadable standard DBWPS recording form has been slightly revised for 2009, with new columns added to provide 'start' and 'finish' times in the case of timed counts from coastal headlands etc. Use of these columns will help the Bird Recorder and Data Manager to judge whether recording forms submitted by different observers for the same location on the same date refer to differing or overlapping time periods. The updated form can be downloaded here.

31 January deadline for submitting 2008 records!

All Devon birders are reminded that 31 January was the deadline for sending your 2008 records to Julia Harris, Assistant County Recorder and DBWPS Database Manager. Please help Julia to get the database up together – so that work on the 2008 Devon Bird Report can commence – by sending in any remaining records for last year as promptly as possible.