Great to be able to dip into, and join with hundreds of others, the celebrations to launch #EBBA2. I've been bowled over by the effort, and the outputs - and launching the book is just the start.

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The figures are staggering: 11 million km2, observations from 120,000 people including 35,000 engaged in fieldwork for the project, 596 species. Millions and millions of individual datapoints, recorded, validated and analysed. The UK contribution was just one small part...
Most impressive is the effort from eastern and southeastern Europe, never fully surveyed for birds before. At least 15 new national atlases will come from the work, including in Greece, Turkey and Ukraine. Many co-ordinated my members of the @BirdLifeEurope family.
Most impressive is the effort from eastern and southeastern Europe, never fully surveyed for birds before. At least 15 new national atlases will come from the work, including in Greece, Turkey and Ukraine. Many co-ordinated my members of the @BirdLifeEurope family.
Most impressive is the effort from eastern and southeastern Europe, never fully surveyed for birds before. At least 15 new national atlases will come from the work, including in Greece, Turkey and Ukraine. Many co-ordinated my members of the @BirdLifeEurope family.
In European Russia, just 263 people surveyed 1,628 50km squares (the density of surveyors was just 5% of that in western Europe). Found 33 species not recorded in EBBA1.

Several countries created smartphone apps to collect the records, which will help continued data collection
Data rich maps that, collectively and individually, tell clear stories of change since EBBA1 in the 1980s, including of non-native species. Powerful that birds protected by Annex 1 measures in the EU Birds Directive have increased (blue) but threatened species declining (orange)
Data rich maps that, collectively and individually, tell clear stories of change since EBBA1 in the 1980s, including of non-native species. Powerful that birds protected by Annex 1 measures in the EU Birds Directive have increased (blue) but threatened species declining (orange)
Data rich maps that, collectively and individually, tell clear stories of change since EBBA1 in the 1980s, including of non-native species. Powerful that birds protected by Annex 1 measures in the EU Birds Directive have increased (blue) but threatened species declining (orange)
Data rich maps that, collectively and individually, tell clear stories of change since EBBA1 in the 1980s, including of non-native species. Powerful that birds protected by Annex 1 measures in the EU Birds Directive have increased (blue) but threatened species declining (orange)
Data rich maps that, collectively and individually, tell clear stories of change since EBBA1 in the 1980s, including of non-native species. Powerful that birds protected by Annex 1 measures in the EU Birds Directive have increased (blue) but threatened species declining (orange)
Average shift is northwards, by c.1km every year, but many species moving south. Some retracting in range because of habitat drivers, mainly in southern Europe. Others, such as Bittern, are benefiting from habitat restoration. Some are doing the unexpected, such as Waxwing.
Average shift is northwards, by c.1km every year, but many species moving south. Some retracting in range because of habitat drivers, mainly in southern Europe. Others, such as Bittern, are benefiting from habitat restoration. Some are doing the unexpected, such as Waxwing.
Average shift is northwards, by c.1km every year, but many species moving south. Some retracting in range because of habitat drivers, mainly in southern Europe. Others, such as Bittern, are benefiting from habitat restoration. Some are doing the unexpected, such as Waxwing.
Average shift is northwards, by c.1km every year, but many species moving south. Some retracting in range because of habitat drivers, mainly in southern Europe. Others, such as Bittern, are benefiting from habitat restoration. Some are doing the unexpected, such as Waxwing.
Fascinating to be able to put the bits of Europe that you know into a wider context, and to hear the national stories about species I know. Two of the many positive stories of recovery. #conservationoptimism
Fascinating to be able to put the bits of Europe that you know into a wider context, and to hear the national stories about species I know. Two of the many positive stories of recovery. #conservationoptimism
Fascinating to be able to put the bits of Europe that you know into a wider context, and to hear the national stories about species I know. Two of the many positive stories of recovery. #conservationoptimism
Fascinating to be able to put the bits of Europe that you know into a wider context, and to hear the national stories about species I know. Two of the many positive stories of recovery. #conservationoptimism
From the most abundant to the least, every species has a story to tell. It's a goldmine of data, analysis of which has only really just begun.
And it's been gathered by the expertise and goodwill of tens of thousands of volunteers, making it one of the biggest citizen science nature projects ever. And mostly funded entirely by charities. How to sustain this?
Today was a celebration of diversity, of birds and birdwatchers, of data gathering and cultures, that all came together for a common goal (da iawn for including Welsh #Cymraeg in the graphic).

Humans are amazing when we come together
If you missed today's Birding Eurovision, you can go back and watch here.
I doff my cap to all involved. If you haven't planned to get a copy for yourself, you really should. Now itching to get my hands on my copy!

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