Setting up your Team eBird Account

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To log your bird sightings as a team on Global Bird Weekend, please follow the following steps:

1. Create an eBird Team Account
   1. Go to the eBird account creation page
   2. Enter team name as first name (e.g., Birdlife), and last name as “Team" (full name being Birdlife Team in this case)
   3. Enter full name without spaces for your username (e.g., BirdlifeTeam)
   4. NOTE: If you already have another account for your email address, after confirming username/password be sure to choose “I want to create another account”, and “YES” for “are you sure?"
   5. On Preferences, choose the "Data privacy” user preference to "Hide my data from the Top 100”
   6. We recommend using one internet browser to log into your Team Account, and one to log into your personal eBird account
2. Share participation instructions with team members
   1. Team members should go out on 17 October, tally birds they find, and report a list of sightings from each specific location that they went birding at. Learn how to report sightings.
   2. Team members should report sightings on their individual accounts, and share their eBird checklist with the Team Account. To share, each team member should go to their list of checklists, tap ‘Share’, and enter the Team Account username (e.g., BirdlifeTeam) to send Shared Checklists to the group bird list.
3. As Team Captain, accept Shared Checklists to increase your bird list
   1. As Team Captain, go into the Team Account and ‘Accept’ the checklists that are visible on My eBird.
      1. PRO TIP: you can also go to “Contacts” in eBird (available by tapping your username in the upper right of any page on eBird), and set your Team Members as Friends, using their usernames. This will make them automatically copy the shared checklists into your account, without you having to manually tick ‘Accept’ for each one.
4. Share your team page for friends to follow your progress
   1. When logged in on your Team Account, go to ebird.org/profile (also available by tapping your username in the upper right of any page on eBird). 
   2. Click the button to “Set up your profile”, making it public. The link at the top of the page can now be shared, and anyone logged into eBird can see your species tallies as a team, and where in the world your team has birded.

First of all a BIG THANK YOU for registering at www.globalbirding.org to take part in 

GLOBAL BIRD WEEKEND: 17 and 18 October

We are amazed by the level of support and grateful to all of you.  

The number of people registering is growing by the day - with individuals, local groups, national and international teams from over 120 countries already taking part.  

All those who have registered are automatically entered into our draw for some fantastic prizes.  Check them out here  https://globalbirding.org/prize-draw 

Follow the progress of the day here: https://ebird.org/octoberbigday

Take a minute to look at our teams page https://globalbirding.org/teams-1  if your team is on there you can ask your friends to support you and donate via your fundraising links.

What’s happening over Global Bird Weekend?

Saturday 17 October

GO OUT BIRDING!, log your sightings in eBird as part of October Big Day.  

Help our World Record attempt for the number of species seen and the number of people taking part in an October birdwatching event. 

We also have live events planned - please watch our social media pages for updates.

New to eBird? Get started here https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48001158707-get-started-with-ebird

Sunday 18 October 

Sunday is all about sharing: Please keep going out birding and sharing your lists on eBird. 

Sunday is also the day for you to go out and take your camera, sketch pad and audio equipment and spend the time enjoying the birds with your friends and family.  

It is an ideal opportunity to introduce newcomers to birdwatching.

We have an amazing selection of live Bird Watching events taking place on Facebook so watch our social media pages for updates! 

Submit your photographs and audio recordings to eBird (you can take pictures on Saturday 17 too of course!).  If you are unsure about how to do this, please check this link https://ebird.org/news/a-new-way-to-upload-and-tag-photos-and-sounds 

Sharing some of your images and videos to eBird as well as social media will create an incredible record of the event for everyone to enjoy. 

A Few Reminders for Everyone

Here are a few reminders for everyone, whether you have registered as an Individual or a Team.  Please take a few minutes to do your own checklist so you are ready for Global Bird Weekend!

Safety

This is our number one priority.  We want everyone to enjoy Global Bird Weekend while remaining safe at all times.  Please ensure when taking part you comply with any local rules  regarding access to locations and any Covid-19 restrictions.  

Please respect your fellow citizens and the environment.

Fund Raising 

Please try to help us with some fundraising if you can.  However much you can afford or raise, all funds count and we are incredibly grateful to those of you who have already donated.  We understand that times are particularly difficult at the moment.  

Please remember that this year our conservation project is supporting BirdLife International’s Campaign to STOP ILLEGAL BIRD TRADE.  The trade in wildlife has a probable link to the current pandemic crisis which we all would like to see ended. 

If you are able to donate please visit our dedicated BirdLife International donorbox page at https://donorbox.org/global-bird-weekend 

Alternatively you can set up your own JustGiving page following the instructions on our website https://globalbirding.org/our-conservation-project “How to Help”

Social Media

Please: 

Follow us on social media and keep up to date with what’s happening! 

Share and retweet our posts to reach a bigger global audience.  

Use #globalbirding and #globalbirdweekend

Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/globalbirdweekend 

Twitter       https://twitter.com/global_birding

Instagram Global Birding

eBird for Individuals

Please make sure you have your eBird account ready for the Big Day! 

If you need to open an eBird Account, please go to https://ebird.org/home to sign up and make sure you are familiar with how to use eBird before Global Bird Weekend!

Question: Is there a time limit on submitting lists to eBird so they count towards Global Bird Weekend?

Answer: Ideally, submit your list on Saturday 17 October - Big Day! - eBird can then produce a real time daily total and give information about how many people are out listing for Global Bird Weekend as it happens! You can watch the lists roll in on eBird’s October Big Day page.  The number of species submitted will be updated every few minutes throughout the day.

If you struggle to get your list submitted on 17 October then as long as the list reaches eBird before Tuesday 20 October, they can add your lists to the Global Bird Weekend count.

Please contact us on info@globalbirding.org if you have any questions. 

TEAM REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Please encourage all your team members to register as individuals on our website  https://globalbirding.org/individual-registration so that they can all be eligible for one of our great prizes https://globalbirding.org/prize-draw 

TEAM FUNDRAISING

There are 2 options - as a team you can set up a JustGiving fundraising page via our website https://globalbirding.org/our-conservation-project “How to Help” for instructions.  Otherwise you can donate via our dedicated donorbox page https://donorbox.org/global-bird-weekend

EBIRD TEAM ACCOUNT

Have you managed to set up your eBird Team account? There are instructions for this on our website https://globalbirding.org/ebird-team-information

Hopefully we can answer a couple of questions about this here:

Question: Does EVERYONE on the team have to submit their own individual list to eBird as well as the complete group or team list?

Answer: Ideally, YES! Once everyone has got their own lists, then each team member submits their lists individually AND then shares their lists to their Team Leader who submits the complete Team List to eBird.

If someone on your team doesn’t have eBird or the suitable equipment to upload their lists, then they can communicate what they have seen to their Team Leader who can add their sightings manually on the Team Leader eBird account.

Question: Is there a time limit on submitting lists to eBird so they count towards Global Bird Weekend?

Answer: Ideally, submit your lists on Saturday 17 October - October Big Day! - eBird can then produce a real time daily rolling total of species recorded and show how many people are out listing for Global Bird Weekend as it happens! You can watch the lists roll in on eBird’s October Big Day page.  The number of species submitted will be updated every few minutes throughout the day.

If you struggle to get your list submitted on 17 October then as long as the list reaches eBird before Tuesday 20 October, they can add your lists to the overall Global Bird Weekend count.

ABOVE ALL HAVE A GREAT FUN GLOBAL BIRD WEEKEND!!!

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT

TIM APPLETON  FOUNDER - GLOBAL BIRDING

Global Birding Team
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