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Merlin is a very good app to identify birds, simply record a sound or photograph a bird and the app will identify the species! Download Merlin on the app store to use on the go: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

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Merlin Bird ID - Free, instant bird identification help and guide for thousands of birds

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Bird ID Wizard-Step-by-step

Answer three simple questions about a bird you are trying to identify and Merlin will give you a list of possible matches. Merlin offers quick identification help for all levels of bird watchers and outdoor enthusiasts to help you learn about the birds in any country in the world.

Identify Bird Songs and Calls

Sound ID listens to the birds around you and shows real-time suggestions for who's singing. Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you heard. Sound ID works completely offline, so you can identify birds you hear no matter where you are.

Available for birds in the US, Canada, Europe, with some common birds of Central and South America, and India. More species and regions coming soon.

Identify Birds in a Photo

Snap a photo of a bird, or pull one in from your camera roll, and Photo ID will offer a short list of possible matches. Photo ID works completely offline, so you can identify birds in the photos you take no matter where you are.

Save Birds to Your Life List

Build a digital scrapbook of your birding memories with Save My Bird. Tap "This is my bird!" each time you identify a bird, and Merlin will add it to your growing life list.

Explore Lists of Birds Near You

Merlin is powered by eBird, allowing you to build custom lists of the birds you're likely to spot wherever you are. Use the filter options to explore birds for different locations or time of year, or switch to show all the species in the Bird Packs you've downloaded. Get more from the app with these Merlin Tips and Tricks.

See How Merlin Can Help You ID Birds

The Best Birding App, Powered By You

Merlin features the best of community contributed photos, songs, and calls, tips from experts around the world to help you ID the birds you see, and range maps from Birds of the World-all powered by billions of bird observations submitted to eBird.

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Bird ID Wizard-Step-by-step Answer three simple questions about a bird you are trying to identify and Merlin will give you a list of possible matches. Merlin offers quick identification help for all levels of bird watchers and outdoor enthusiasts to help you learn about the birds in any country i

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Follow this link to save your records: https://rb.gy/w9wlb

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Make sure you've joined the University of Leeds Campus Biodiversity Monitoring on iNaturalist with the above link before you look at this guide.

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This map describes the route of the South West Transect and the locations of the FIT count points for this transect.

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This document will help you identify insects and distinguish them from similar looking species.

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Use this document to help you identify the target flowers for the FIT counts. Try to find one of the suggested flowers on this document if you are unable to find the flowers we suggest on the maps.

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Use this document to help you identify the birds you may see along the transect or at stopping point surveys.

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Campus Biodiversity Recording started as a living lab project to map campus Pollinators.

Living lab uses the world around us as a test bed to collect data, study key global issues at a local level and foster sustainability throughout the University of Leeds.

Pollination is a key ecosystem service, necessary for reproduction of plant species as well as global agricultural crop production. Sadly, there has been a recent drastic decline in pollinator numbers making population management incredibly important.

The original aim of this project was to collect data that will give insight into where the current pollinator “hot-” and “cold-spots” are to inform the university’s Biodiversity programme.

This work has now expanded to include a wider range of species such as birds, bats and small mammals. We use the 3 campus transects as guidance routes for observing and recording biodiversity. This is then collected on the iNaturalist program to form a database of wildlife on campus.

If you have any questions or need any support, please email biodiversity@leeds.ac.uk

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All you need is a quadrat and a phone!

Method:

1. Find the FIT count location (displayed on the relevant campus transect map)

2. Find the type of plant corresponding to the FIT site (displayed on relevant transect map)

3. Place your quadrat over the target flower

4. Set a timer to 15 minutes

5. Stand back and remain as quiet possible during the count to avoid disturbance

6. Only record pollinators if they fly into the quadrat and land on the target flower once the time has begun - try and get pictures if practical. (You can either record pollinators by logging iNaturalist observations as you go or recording them manually and then logging them in iNaturalist after).

IMPORTANT: When you're logging FIT count sightings in iNaturalist, make sure you input the correct FIT site code (number and specific transect) - see the above iNaturalist guide if you're unsure how to do this.

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Overview of the project

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This map shows all the transects which may allow for gaps in the monitoring on campus to be filled - for example the green area outside of the School of Earth and Environment and Stage at Leeds, or else the areas where green spaces are lacking.

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University of Leeds Biodiversity Monitoring - Google My Maps

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Current transects across campus for monitoring