EBCC Conferences
The participants of the 22nd EBCC conference Bird Numbers 2022: Beyond the Atlas: challenges and opportunities, hosted by the Swiss Ornithological Institute.
List of IBCC-EOAC Conferences (1969–1992) and EBCC Conferences (1995–2022), and reference of the proceedings
2025: Riga (Latvia)
The 23rd EBCC Conference will be held from 31 March to 4 April 2025.
2022: Lucerne, Switzerland
The 22nd EBCC Conference Bird Numbers 2022: Beyond the Atlas: challenges and opportunities took place in Lucerne, Switzerland, 4–8 April 2022. The Swiss Ornithological Institute in Sempach organised the conference,
Download the programme, abstracts of the conference, and abstract book.
The conference proceedings were published by Ala, Swiss Society for the Study and Conservation of Birds, in the December 2022 issue of its journal Ornithologischer Beobachter. Pdfs of the ten articles from the conference can also be downloaded here.
2019: Évora, Portugal
The 21st EBCC Conference Bird Numbers 2019: Counting birds counts was hosted by the LabOr – Laboratory of Ornithology in the beautiful Portuguese city of Évora, 8–13 April 2019.
Download the book of abstracts of the conference Bird Numbers 2019.
Visit the conference website.
2016: Halle (Saale), Germany
The 20th International Conference of the EBCC Bird Numbers 2016: Birds in a changing world was held in Halle (Saale), Germany, from 5–9 September 2016.
Download the Proceedings of the conference in Heft 1 in pdf (in English, 38,1 MB) and Heft 2 in pdf (in English, 26,4 MB) published in Die Vogelwelt 2017/137 – 1, 2.
Download the programme and abstracts of the conference.
2013: Cluj, Romania
The 19th International Conference of the EBCC, Bird Numbers 2013, was held in Cluj, Romania, between the 17th to 21st of September 2013.
Bird Numbers 2013 was organized jointly by Babes-Bolyai University, the Romanian Ornithological Society (BirdLife Romania), and the Milvus Group – Bird and Nature Protection Society. Attended by almost 200 people from 44 countries and three continents, talks covered a wide range of topics from bird monitoring results, recent atlas projects, new developments in citizen science, biodiversity indicators, spatial modelling other analytical techniques, causes of changes in bird populations, and a special session on waterbird monitoring.
2010: Cáceres, Spain
18th International Conference of the EBCC, Bird Numbers 2010: Monitoring, indicators, and targets was held in Cáceres, Spain, between the 22nd to 26th of March 2010.
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the EBCC. Bird Numbers 2010: Monitoring, indicators, and targets. Ardeola 2010/57 (2). Additional papers in Bird Census News 2010/23.
2007: Chiavenna, Italy
17th International Conference of the EBCC, Bird Numbers 2007: Monitoring for Conservation and Management, was held in Chiavenna, Italy, between the 17th to 22nd of April 2007.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the EBCC: Bird Numbers 2007: Monitoring for Conservation and Management. Avocetta 2009/33 (2).
2004: Kayseri, Turkey
16th International Conference of the EBCC, Bird Numbers 2004: Monitoring in a Changing Europe, was held in Kayseri (Erciyes University Campus), Turkey, between the 6th to 11th of September 2004. Altogether, 126 participants from 24 countries presented more than 60 talks and 20 posters at the conference. At the end of the conference, a declaration on the future of bird monitoring and conservation was made. You may read the conclusions here. Field trips included Mount Erciyes, Sultan Marshes, Tuzla Lake, and Cappadocia. An abstract book (here in pdf) has been published.
The proceedings were published as Volume 24 of the Revista Catalan d´Ornitologia.
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the EBCC. Bird Numbers 2004: Monitoring in a Changing Europe. Revista Catalana d´Ornitologia 2008/24. link to PDFs
2001: Nyiregyhaza, Hungary
Szep T et al. (Eds) 2004. Bird Numbers 2001: Monitoring for Conservation. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of EBCC. Ornis Hungarica 2003/12-13. link to PDFs, link 2
1998: Cottbus, Germany
Helbig, A. & Flade M. (Eds) 1999. Bird Numbers 1998. Where Monitoring and Ecological Research Meet. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the European Bird Census Council (EBCC) in Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany, 23-31 March 1998. Die Vogelwelt, 120, Jahrgang 1999, Supplement.
1995: Pärnu, Estonia
Busse P & Rufino R, 1995. Proceedings of the International Conference and 13th Meeting of the European Bird Census Council. Migration and wintering land birds: Monitoring aspects. The Ring, vol 17/1-2:5-75.
Proceedings of the International Conference and 13th Meeting of the European Bird Census Council. Bird Numbers 1995. Bird Census News 2000/13 (1-2).
Anselin, A (ed) 2004. Bird Numbers 1995. Proceedings of the Internationale Conference and 13th Meeting of the European Bird Census Council, Parnu, Estonia, Bird Census News, Volume 13:1-2.(2002)
1992: Noordwijkerhout, Nederland
Hagemijer, W & T Verstrael (Eds) 1994. Bird Numbers 1992. Distribution, Monitoring, and Ecological Aspects. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of IBCC and EOAC, SOVON, Beek-Ubbergen 1994.
1989: Prague, Czech Republic
Štastný K & V Bejček (Eds) 1990. Bird Census and Atlas Studies. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Bird Census and Atlas Work. Institute of Applied Ecology and Ecotechnology, Czech Ornithological Society, Inst. of Systematic & Ecological Biology, Prague, Brno 1990.
1987: Helsinki, Finland
Haila Y, O Jarvinen & P Koskimies (Eds) 1989. Monitoring bird populations in varying environments. Proceedings of the Xth International Conference on Bird Census and Atlas Work. Annales Zoologici Fennici 26:149-330.
1985: Dijon, France
Blondel J & B Frochot (Eds) 1987. Bird Census and Atlas studies. Actes de la IXiéme Conférence Internationale d’Ornithologie quantitative. Proceedings of the IXth International Conference on Bird Census and Atlas Work. Acta Oecologica, Oecologica Generalis, vol. 8,2.
1983: Newland Park, United Kingdom
Taylor, K; R Fuller & P Lack (Eds) 1985. Bird Census and Atlas Studies. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of IBCC, British Trust for Ornithology, Tring.
1981: León, Spain
Purroy, F (Ed) 1983. Censos de Aves en el Mediterraneo. Bird Census and Mediterranean landscape. Proceedings of the VIIth International Conference on Bird Census, IBCC, Vth Meeting EOAC. Dept. de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de León, Spain.
1979: Göttingen, Germany
Oelke H (Ed). Bird Census work and nature conservation. Vogelerfassung und Naturschutz. Proceedings of the VIth International Conference of Bird Census Work and IVth meeting of the European Ornithological Atlas Committee. Im Auflage des Dachverbandes Deutscher Avifaunisten.
1976: Szymbark/Gorlice, Poland
Pinowski, J; Bogucki Z; Tomialojč L (Eds) 1977. Bird Census and Atlas Studies/Szymbark n. Gorlice, 15-21 October 1976. Polish Ecological Studies, Vol 3 n°4.
1972: Dziekanow, Poland
Pinowski, J & K. Williamson (Eds) 1974. Proceedings of the Fourth Meeting of the International Bird Census Committee and Second Meeting of the European Atlas Committee; Acta Ornithologica, Tome XIV n°6, Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Zoologii.
1969: Ammarnäs, Sweden
Svensson, S. (Ed) 1970. Bird Census Work and Environmental Symposium, Ammarnäs; 27–29 June 1969. Bulletin from the Ecological Research Committee n°9, Lund.