SurveyID |
Alphanumeric (max 255 characters) |
A survey identifier which must be unique for the selected source. Typically this is a survey ID number from the original system in which the survey was recorded. This important reference is used to trace imported surveys back to their original source.
If the survey ID already exists in Birdata for a given source, then the survey will not be imported |
Required |
Latitude |
Decimal degrees (-90 to +90) |
Latitude of survey location |
Required |
Longitude |
Decimal degrees (-180 to +180) |
Longitude of survey location |
Required |
AccuracyInMetres |
Integer |
Accuracy of coordinates in metres |
Optional |
SurveyPointName |
Text (max 255 characters) |
Name of survey location or shared site |
Required |
StartDate |
Date (DD/MM/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD) |
Date survey was performed |
Required |
FinishDate |
Date (DD/MM/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD) |
Last date of survey (for multi-day surveys) |
Optional |
StartTime |
Time (HH:MM, 24 hour time) |
Time of survey |
Optional |
DurationInMinutes |
Integer |
Number of minutes spent surveying. For multi-day surveys, this should be the actual time spent surveying, not the entire survey period. For 2ha 20min surveys, this must be 20. |
Optional |
NumberOfObservers |
Integer |
Number of observers participating in survey |
Optional |
SurveyType |
One of:
- 5_min_point_search
- 2_ha_non_20_minute_search
- 2_ha_search
- area_search_within_500_m
- area_search_within_5_km
- bird_list
- fixed_route_search
- incidental_search
|
Survey methodology |
Required |
UserID |
Integer |
The observer’s BirdLife user ID (Raiser’s Edge ID). If this cannot be determined, records should be assigned to a ‘dummy’ user. |
Required |
SurveyNotes |
Text |
Survey related comments (note: there is also a comments field for individual sightings) |
Optional |
AllSpeciesRecorded |
Boolean (true/false) |
Were all species detected during the survey recorded? |
Optional |
WaterLevel |
One of
- dry
- below_capacity
- nearly_empty
- at_capacity
- flooding
|
Water level if applicable |
Optional |