Lincs Winter Bird Race

A Challenge




Lincolnshire Bird Race With a Difference!



A winter bird race jointly sponsored by the BTO and Lincs Bird Club will take place between midnight on Thursday 6th Jan and midnight on Sunday 9th Jan 2011.





We hope that everyone will be able to take part and have some fun while adding to our knowledge of birds wintering across Lincolnshire. The diagram above shows the number of species recorded in each square so far. The colours show progress against the numbers recorded in the 1980s atlas. The plan is to turn the map green.

What you have to do:

• Maximum of 2 people per team
  
• Select a 10 km square from the list below
  
• Register the square with the Regional Organiser
  
• Record the birds seen in the square in a 24 hour period between midnight on Thursday 6th Jan and midnight on Sunday 9th Jan 2011. Spend as much or as little time as you wish
  
• Enter the list as a Roving Record in the BTO Bird Atlas by Midnight on Sunday 16th Jan 2011
  
• If you'd like to take part without being part of the competition just advise your Regional Organiser you'd prefer to remain anonymous.

The winners

• The Team who adds the most new birds to the Atlas in a 10 km square
  
• Tie Break - in the event of a tie, the team that has the rarest bird added to its square will win, John Clarkson will be the judge - and his decision is final!
  
• The winner will be announced through our blog on 22 Jan

The Prize

• A pair of Opticron binoculars donated by the BTO
  
• Awarded at the BTO Conference on the 16th April 2011 at Riseholme

To Select Your Square

• Visit www.bto.org/birdatlas
  
• Click on Winter Priority Squares
  
• Your home square will come up and a list of species recorded in adjacent squares and missing from your square will appear. (This will give you an indication of how many birds you may be able to add to the square). To bring up the missing list for another square press shift and click on the square. To navigate from your local area, click on the outside of the grid.
  
• Choose your square
  
• Email the BTO Regional Rep to register your square after midnight on the 1st December 2010
  
• Your registration will be confirmed by email

Note

• Only one team will be registered for each square and it's first come first served; if your chosen square has been taken you will be allocated an adjacent square, if you have a preference please indicate your 2nd choice when registering.
  

Available Squares and contact details

Lincs North and West Chris Gunn donandchris@hotmail.co.uk

SE81, 91, 70, 80, 90 TA01, 11, 21, 00, 10 20 30 40, SK89, 99, TF 09, 19 29, 39, 49

SK84, 87, 88, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 TF04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Lincs East and South Phil Espin philespin@live.co.uk

TF 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58

TF01, 02, 03 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 42, 43

Phil Espin
BRO Regional Representative East Lincs