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    eBird and Birding on the move

    That sounds like the most probable answer to me as well. (sorry for the weird wording of the previous version)
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    I mean, apparently, other global databases could do that, but it seems that it wasn't the priority of the people behind eBird (or maybe they only use those very short checklists for that because some eBird-based habitat data already exists--and can be found in the 'Science' tab).
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    I was thinking more about habitat preferences data. I don't think any of those sightings would necessarily be replicable. And I hate leaving one-bird incidental checklists unless there is a real reason: no time, no battery or just for the sake of uploading a recording.
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    Adding locations for just the interesting species sounds like a good option, and I could even do it retrospectively from memory for some of the more interesting--for me--records.
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    It sounds stupid, but it's in their recommendations to record short checklists, and--from a data precision point of view--it makes some sense as well. EDIT: so every hour should be enough. For me, it would be less work to start a new checklist every hour than to record the location of every...
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    Maybe eBird's creators thought that if you can be bothered to make sure you have the right coordinates for every species you see, then starting a new checklist every half an hour will require less effort.
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    I wonder whether Ornitho doesn't combine checklists and exact locations plus also some custom recording schemes (I'm not sure because I don't use it). Still, if you record short checklists or slightly longer ones but without crossing habitat boundaries, eBird's model doesn't lose much in terms...
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    There is, but it's obscure: https://ebird.org/spain/news/aplicaciones-externas-utiles Not necessarily a rectangle; any polygon.
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    I agree, but--maybe--if at least the time of each observation was recorded, then the point assigned to that bird could be placed midway between the beginning of the track and the point of it being recorded rather than in the middle of the entire track (as it used to be done) or at the beginning...
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    https://www.faintlake.com/eBird/extension/GPStrack/ (from: Aplicaciones externas útiles - eBird España)
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    I have quite a few of my own little transects/patches as well.
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    Sorry for getting everyone (incl. myself) started all over again. :D (Do you still remember the whole discussion about eBird's functionalities in here is one big thread drift?)
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    Hotspots are only for users, not for data aggregation (unless you have an incomplete checklist, of course, but they are next to useless anyway). Flyovers should be for something a bit different and more specific...
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    That would make some sense from a mathematical perspective. Still, I'd prefer if it were hidden from perfectionist users like me. A similar method (worse in the average/best case but better in the worst case, and still better than what is used now) would be to put the location of a single...
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    That should run with the headline of: 'have you ever dreamed of having your own little breeding bird atlas?'
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    🥳 https://ebird.org/spain/about/resources/ebird-polygon-tool-herramienta-de-poligono-para-ebird https://www.birdforum.net/threads/david-ellsworths-ebird-polygon-tool.417290/
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    I didn't originally intend it, but my using eBird in Poland often feels just like that!
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    I include them, too, although I can't ID them to species level, e.g. two deer and a hare.
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    A 'speeding' train in Poland travels at about 38 mph (60 kmph), which explains some of it.
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    A reasonable distance from the edge of the town and the town itself, which--admittedly--varies between individuals, but then a single square/point in eBird's status and trends itself spans multiple kilometres (for example 27 x 27 km for eBird Trends, although that's an extreme example), so the...
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    Whoops! I think I'm guilty of doing just that. Luckily, I steer clear from rarities (or the other way round, rather), and I don't habitually use large hotspots, and I take note of the approximate location if I think someone may wish to replicate my sighting. I even used to take advantage of this...
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    I see what you want to say, though that could mean counting certain birds more than once as they fly around. Or maybe not, I don't know, but it could be better, and much more detailed for sure.
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    I simply pinpointed the location afterwards. As a matter of fact, you can. Just turn off your location and patiently wait until eBird fails to retrieve it. Then, click 'Choose a bird list', set the appropriate country, and here you go. After you've finished, you need to zoom into the map and...
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    eBird and Birding on the move

    Not a seasoned eBirder, but what I do is when I see an interesting bird that's uncommon in eBird (not many observers around where I live, so it happens more often than it should) or when I feel the observation should be included in the scientific input for some other reason (I hate the way...
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