EBCC Newsletter

February 2022

Special issue

Dear reader,

This is a special edition of the EBCC's newsletter, as we have an exciting development that we want you to know of. After much work by the team who produced the award-winning (see below for details on that!) European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 book, we are proud to share the new, interactive online version of the atlas, featuring all the maps from the book, and even previously unpublished ones. This is another example of technical excellence and partnership across the EBCC network producing outstanding products, and evidence of our desire to make outputs from EBCC projects available to support conservation and research. Please check it out, enjoy exploring the resource, and help spread the word.

And on the subjects of the EBCC network and information-sharing, I am delighted to say that after consultation with the EBCC board the Swiss Ornithological Institute have confirmed that they will host the EBCC conference, Bird Numbers 2022, in Lucerne in April as planned - as an in-person event. We hope to see as many attendees there as possible, enjoying a safe and rewarding conference.

All the best,

Snapshot of the EBBA2 breeding evidence map for the Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea, showing one of the maps that were not published in the EBBA2 book for space reasons. This example also indicates the names of the people and organisations that sponsored the species and thus contributed to making the project happen.

The new EBBA2 website is launched!

EBCC has launched a completely new EBBA2 website. Everybody can access it at ebba2.info to:

• see interactive distribution maps of all European breeding birds,

• find out more about the project and its outputs,

• make data requests.

The web version of EBBA2 complements the book, where detailed species accounts and summary chapters can be found.

Snapshot of the EBBA2-EBBA1 change map for the Corncrake Crex crex, showing also the left panel with direct links to complementary species information found on other websites.

EBBA2 wins an award for Best Bird Book of the Year 2021

On 1 February the journal British Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology announced the winner of the award for Best Bird Book of the Year 2021. EBBA2 was considered by the six judges to be the most impactful and far-reaching title of the past 12 months, receiving top marks from them all. The book is available directly from Lynx.