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The PatchBird website has been restructured and refocused for clearer purpose, clearer methods, and a renewed call for consistent bird surveys from everyday places.

If you value repeatable data, quiet patches, and long-term insight, PatchBird is open to you.

www.patchbird.org
#birding #birds
PatchBird Initiative | A Global Bird Monitoring Collective
The PatchBird Initiative advances bird conservation through citizen science and structured patch birding. Using the eBird platform and a standardised survey method tied to UTM grids, PatchBird collect...
www.patchbird.org
December 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
worldwaders.bsky.social
What began as a personal adjustment changed the way I bird — and how fifteen minutes of stillness can reveal far more than constant movement.
bird-observer.org/standing-sti...

#birding #patchbird #patchbirdsurveys #birdobserver #birds #ornithology
Standing Still: How PatchBird Changed the Way I Bird
What began as a personal adjustment changed the way I bird — and how fifteen minutes of stillness can reveal far more than constant movement.
bird-observer.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:26 AM
worldwaders.bsky.social
PatchBird has a new interactive survey map, making it much easier to find a point and take part. The method couldn’t be simpler: fifteen minutes, every bird you detect, and do it regularly.

bird-observer.org/patchbird-is...

#PatchBirdSurveys #CitizenScience #BirdConservation #ornithology #birds
PatchBird Is Now on the Map
PatchBird’s new survey maps make joining easier: find a point, count every bird for fifteen minutes, and return to repeat the survey.
bird-observer.org
September 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
worldwaders.bsky.social
Poor phone snap of a majestic bird. I found this adult Golden Eagle at one of my #PatchBird survey spots in southern Scotland. What a day… Iceland Gull and Marsh Warbler in the morning then this. 😍
www.patchbird.org
#birding #birdsurvey #birdmonitoring #birdconservation
May 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
worldwaders.bsky.social
A father–son journey through Morocco at thirty – landscapes, method, missed species, and a long-awaited Cream-coloured Courser.

bird-observer.org/notes-from-a...

#birds #birding #PatchBird #PatchBirdExplorer #ornithology #AfricanBirds #Morocco #BirdingTrip #birdwatching
A New Continent at Thirty: Notes from a Moroccan Birding Trip
A 30th birthday in Morocco. From Atlantic cliffs to desert plains, following the PatchBird Explorer method – and finally meeting a long-awaited Cream-coloured Courser.
bird-observer.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:23 AM
worldwaders.bsky.social
The BirdUTM Project has been renamed to PatchBird Surveys.
www.patchbird.org
PatchBird Surveys | Surveying the Overlooked Landscape
The PatchBird Surveys advances bird conservation through citizen science and structured patch birding. Using the eBird platform and a standardised survey method tied to UTM grids, PatchBird collects c...
www.patchbird.org
January 25, 2026 at 9:31 PM
ornithologistmag.bsky.social
Common birds are driving North America’s declines. Their disappearance is a global conservation blind spot.

theornithologist.org/north-americ...

#birdconservation #ornithology #patchbird #BirdDeclines #commonbirds
North America’s Bird Declines Reveal a Global Conservation Blind Spot
Common birds are driving North America’s declines. Their disappearance is a global conservation blind spot.
theornithologist.org
October 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
ornithologistmag.bsky.social
What can 15 minutes in your local patch reveal? A growing network of birders is showing how consistent observations can drive real conservation.
Learn more:
theornithologist.org/patch-by-pat...

#citizenscience #patchbird #birdsurvey #conservation #TheOrnithologist #eBird
Patch by Patch: Birders Are Building a Grassroots Conservation Dataset
What can 15 minutes in your local patch reveal? A growing network of birders is showing how consistent observations can drive real conservation.
theornithologist.org
July 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
worldwaders.bsky.social
Two easy ways to join PatchBird in 2026 — no long-term commitment.

We’re introducing two optional anchor dates:
• Midwinter Counts (17–18 Jan)
• Global Big Day (9 May)

One grid or more, one 15-minute survey per grid – full flexibility.

Details:
www.patchbird.org/post/two-anc...
Two anchor dates to join PatchBird in 2026
PatchBird Surveys have always been about flexibility. You choose when to survey, and how deeply you want to be involved. That will not change. In 2026, however, we are introducing two optional anchor ...
www.patchbird.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM