53 species
of migratory birds
In 2021, the Observatory moved to a higher level of observation. You will now find 53 species of migratory birds divided into four groups, instead of just 12.
Passage birds
Alouette des champs, bécasse des bois, caille des blés, étourneau sansonnet, grive draine, grive litorne, grive mauvis, grive musicienne, merle noir, pigeon biset, pigeon colombin, pigeon ramier, tourterelle des bois, tourterelle turque.
Geese · Ducks · Rallidae
Bernache du Canada, canard chipeau, canard colvert, canard pilet, canard siffleur, canard souchet, eider à duvet, foulque macroule, fuligule milouin, fuligule milouinan, garrot à œil d'or, harelde de Miquelon, macreuse brune, macreuse noire, nette rousse, oie cendrée, oie des moissons, oie rieuse, poule d'eau, râle d'eau, sarcelle d'été, sarcelle d'hiver.
Waders
Barge rousse, barge à queue noire, bécasseau maubèche, bécassine des marais, bécassine sourde, chevalier aboyeur, chevalier arlequin, chevalier combattant, chevalier gambette, courlis cendré, courlis corlieu, huitrier pie, pluvier argenté, pluvier doré, vanneau huppé.
Phalacrocoracidae
Le cormoran — seul représentant de la famille des Phalacrocoracidae, classé dans la liste des limicoles pour la saisie.
Two observation periods
throughout the year
Migration & Wintering
Record the total number of birds observed per species, separating birds in flight from those on the ground.
Oiseaux en vol (non induit par l'observateur) — noter la direction :
· N-NO : Nord-Nord/Ouest · N-NE : Nord-Nord/Est
· S-SE : Sud-Sud/Est · S-SO : Sud-Sud/Ouest
Oiseaux non en vol — nombre au sol ou dans la végétation.
Breeding
Record the total number of birds observed per species, noting the presence of juveniles.
TOTAL — Nombre total d'oiseaux observés.
Si présence de jeunes :
· NVO : Nombre de jeunes non volants
· VO : Nombre de jeunes volants
On your usual observation areas and routes, fill in a form even if you observe few or no birds. This information is just as important for the scientific validity of the data.
How to submit
your observations?
Create your account
Click on Submit an Observation then on register. Registration is only done once. The username and password you choose will allow you to submit all your observations.
Choose the period
Select Migration-Wintering or Breeding by clicking on one of the two photos.
Select the country
Choose the country where you made your observations by clicking on the corresponding flag.
Enter the municipality
Start typing the name of the observation municipality. When it appears in the dropdown, select it then click Send.
Fill in the field form
You arrive on the field form — fill it in and validate. You can edit it via the "Edit forms" tab. You no longer need to enter 0 in all the fields.
Check the box before clicking Send.
Paper field forms can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. You can choose between the Migration-Wintering form and the Breeding form.
Personal information
On the first form, enter your name, address, department and hunting licence number. It is not necessary to repeat them on subsequent forms.
Location of the outing
For each outing, note: the observation municipality, the hunting method, your GPS coordinates (latitude-longitude) if available, and the habitat type.
Date and times
Record the date, the start and end time — essential for calculating the duration and observation effort.
Bird count
Record the number of birds observed per species as you go or at the end of the outing, avoiding double counts.
Simplified weather
Fill in the simplified weather conditions for the outing.
Monthly submission
Forms to be returned every month. Send them to your hunters' federation, to ANDCTG or IMPCF by post, or scanned by email to observatoire.migrateurs@gmail.com
Download field forms
in PDF format
Contact us
Chez Claude Magnan
1 rue des Écoles
04300 Forcalquier