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Learn some Oxford birds while in lockdown

Digital Heritage

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People + Birds Around the World

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Educational materials, Europe, Bird song & calls, Preferred habitats, Naming, Names

Summary

A short movie featuring 31 species local to Oxford with habitat and song to help people learn to recognise the songs they hear

Animals

Turdus merula (Eurasian Blackbird), Erithacus rubecula (European Robin), Troglodytes troglodytes (Northern Wren), Columba palumbus (Common Woodpigeon), Fringilla coelebs (Common Chaffinch), Parus major (Great Tit), Cyanistes caeruleus (Eurasian Blue Tit), Periparus ater (Coal Tit), Prunella modularis (Dunnock), Cuculus canorus (Common Cuckoo), Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Eurasian Bullfinch), Dendrocopos major (Great Spotted Woodpecker), Picus viridis (Eurasian Green Woodpecker), Carduelis carduelis (European Goldfinch), Sylvia atricapilla (Eurasian Blackcap), Passer domesticus (House Sparrow), Certhia familiaris (Eurasian Treecreeper), Strix aluco (Tawny Owl), Milvus milvus (Red Kite), Buteo buteo (Eurasian Buzzard), Alauda arvensis (Eurasian Skylark), Streptopelia decaocto (Eurasian Collared-dove), Regulus regulus (Goldcrest), Phylloscopus collybita (Common Chiffchaff), Sylvia communis (Common Whitethroat), Sitta europaea (Eurasian Nuthatch), Turdus philomelos (Song Thrush), Delichon urbicum (Northern House Martin), Apus apus (Common Swift), Pica pica (Eurasian Magpie), Garrulus glandarius (Eurasian Jay)

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Oxfordshire's Lost Voices

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People + Birds Around the World

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Educational materials, Europe, Biology / ecology, Markers of environ. change, Conservation, Observed changes, Bird song & calls, Preferred habitats, Personal narratives, Names, Historical

Summary

Twenty-four bird species that have become rare or extinct in the last 100 years, most in the last 40 years.

Animals

Luscinia megarhynchos (Common Nightingale), Caprimulgus europaeus (European Nightjar), Acrocephalus palustris (Marsh Warbler), Streptopelia turtur (European Turtle-dove), Poecile montanus (Willow Tit), Anthus trivialis (Tree Pipit), Dryobates minor (Lesser Spotted Woodpecker), Jynx torquilla (Eurasian Wryneck), Lullula arborea (Woodlark), Crex crex (Corncrake), Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Wood Warbler), Emberiza calandra (Corn Bunting), Emberiza citrinella (Yellowhammer), Emberiza cirlus (Cirl Bunting), Phoenicurus phoenicurus (Common Redstart), Coturnix coturnix (Common Quail), Perdix perdix (Grey Partridge), Passer montanus (Eurasian Tree Sparrow), Motacilla flava (Western Yellow Wagtail), Lanius collurio (Red-backed Shrike), Muscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher), Coccothraustes coccothraustes (Hawfinch), Burhinus oedicnemus (Eurasian Thick-knee), Saxicola rubetra (Whinchat)

Learn some Oxford birds while in lockdown

Digital Heritage

Community

People + Birds Around the World

Category

Educational materials, Europe, Bird song & calls, Preferred habitats, Naming, Names

Summary

A short movie featuring 31 species local to Oxford with habitat and song to help people learn to recognise the songs they hear

Animals

Habitat Network

Digital Heritage

Community

EWA Resources

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Other (use keywords), Sustainable Development Goals relevant, Stewardship, Relations w/ other life & landscape, Preferred habitats, Visual/ material/ movement arts, Teachings

Summary

Follow this link to become part of a community, draw maps, learn about habitats and create change.

Beetles Project

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EWA Resources

Category

Threats, Bird song & calls, Behavioural observations, Relations w/ other life & landscape, Teachings

Summary

Resources for 'bird language exploration' to increase awareness of bird calls and behaviour as well as 'birding on the trail' to help with finding and identifying birds. Follow these links to find science and teaching resources for field instructors.

Multilingual BirdWord Posters (Adar â rhywbeth i'w ddweud / Birds that tell people things)

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Community

EWA Resources

Category

Phenology/ seasonality, Expressions/ sayings, Names, Omens/ augury/ harbingers/ messengers, Teachings, Europe

Summary

These posters are part of a BirdWords series called "Birds That Tell People Things" -- eventually, there will be several for various languages worldwide. We share these printable and editable birdword posters for your use.

Journey North (teaching about migrations)

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People + Birds Around the World

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Lessons learned, Observed changes, Migrations, Children, Teachings, North America

Summary

Resources for teachers: Swallow migrations and other migrators

TK Reite Notebooks

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People + Birds Around the World

Category

Teachings, Stories

Summary

TK Reite Notebooks is a toolkit for documenting and practicing traditional knowledge for future generations. At its heart is a respect for indigenous self-determination. The toolkit combines digital technologies and paper. It is low cost, simple to use an

Bird Detective activity-- part of GardenWatch by the British Trust for Ornithology

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People + Birds Around the World

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Observed changes, Stewardship, Children, Teachings

Summary

GardenWatch wants people to spend a little bit of time watching the birds in their outdoor space, with a particular focus on 10 common garden bird species.