Now that the SOCC breeding bird season has come to an end, it's time to collect all the data! We would therefore appreciate if you could submit your records through the ornitho website before 15 July.
But has it ever happened to you that, after submitting a survey, you realized you had forgotten to enter one of the species you observed? Don't worry! In this newsletter, we've included a short tutorial explaining, step by step, how to fix it:
To do so, log in to the ornitho website and go to Administration, then Protocol management, and Check observations. There, you will see a calendar that allows you to select the survey you want to modify:
Once you've selected a survey, all the observations recorded in it will be displayed, and you will be able to edit them. To do this, click on the square with the pencil icon next to any observation belonging to the survey where you want to add a new record.
At this point, to add a new observation, simply click the blue + button.,
A drop-down menu will then appear, allowing you to select the species you want to add, the number of individuals counted, and the observation conditions (in flight, heard, among others).
From here, all you need to do is select the newly added species (for example, an Iberian Green Woodpecker) and complete the remaining information by indicating the sex, the distance band (<25 m, <100 m, >100 m, or flyover), and the section (from 1 to 6). Finally, click the Update button located at the bottom of the page.
We hope you find this short guide helpful! For more detailed information about this process, you can watch the following video:
Data transmission from NaturaList currently slowed down
Over the weekend, our servers were unexpectedly overloaded. As a result, our NaturaList app was temporarily unable to connect to the servers. The Biolovision development team has already taken steps to resolve the issue, but it may still take a very long time (in some cases more than 24 hours) for observations from NaturaList to appear on ornitho.cat / ad.
Please do not enter data twice. Give the system some time to recover. No data will be lost. You can also continue to record and submit observations using NaturaList. It may simply take a little while for them to become available on ornitho.cat / ad.
Thank you for your patience,
posted by Jana Marco
Friday, April 17th, 2026
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Maintenance work on April 20 starting at 8 pm
Due to major maintenance work, the ornitho.cat & ornitho.ad websites will not be accessible on April 20 from 8 pm until the following morning.
This work also affects the other websites in the ornitho family as well as synchronization with NaturaList. We therefore recommend that you synchronize all recorded data with NaturaList before 8 pm on April 20, and then wait until ornitho.cat / ornitho.ad are available again before using the app.
Thank you for your understanding. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the entire Biolovision team, who work tirelessly to provide us with a powerful and high-quality website and app.
posted by Marc Illa Llobet
Thursday, April 9th, 2026
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Monitoring bird health through citizen science
A recent study published in the Revista Catalana d’Ornitologia analyses the potential of regular garden bird observations on ornitho.cat to describe and interpret the health status of birds in urban habitats, investigate the causes of mortality, and identify risk factors in order to facilitate mitigation measures.
The study is based on data collected from various sources of information on the health status of garden birds, including direct communications to the authors, admissions of birds to wildlife rehabilitation centres, and observations of birds reported through the mortality module of ornitho.cat. Thanks to citizen participation, this module records the presence and abundance of birds showing some type of health impairment.
Using these data, the authors assess the ability of such programs to detect changes in bird populations by analysing temporal patterns and regional variability. Rapid response, good feedback to observers, and consistent dissemination over time were key to ensuring citizen participation.
These data allowed the detection of outbreaks of Newcastle disease/Orthoavulavirus 1 (NDV), as well as isolated cases of salmonellosis, mycobacteriosis, coligranulomatosis, knemidocoptic mange, fungal pneumonia, and septicemia. Other relevant findings included nephropathy, feather cysts, nutritional hyperparathyroidism, tick infestations, hemosporidian infections, endoparasitosis (trematodes, nematodes, cestodes, and coccidia), and beak deformities, in addition to other causes of mortality such as window collisions, road kills, and predation.
Understanding the causes of mortality is a key tool for conservation, as it helps identify vulnerabilities in specific species and enables targeted actions where appropriate. In this context, there are still few regular information systems on diseases affecting common birds (or garden birds), which are essential for understanding their population dynamics and the impacts these diseases may have on avifauna.
This study is therefore highly relevant and opens the door to improving information management systems based on citizen-collected observations. It highlights the importance of creating and maintaining data collection and management infrastructures that integrate volunteer observations with scientific research. In this context, platforms such as ornitho.cat facilitate this integration and contribute to generating valuable long-term datasets for research and conservation.
How to record observations of dead, injured, or sick animals
Anyone can contribute to these types of projects by submitting their bird observations. Through ornitho.cat, it is possible to easily record sightings and help generate scientific knowledge useful for conservation. Simply tick the “Dead or injured animal”box and complete the mortality module form, either via the website or the NaturaList app.
Data from ornitho.cat are directly linked to the relevant authorities working with these data at the local level, allowing for a rapid response. In addition, the mortality module helps standardize the way mortality data are collected.
El sorteig es va fer entre els 9 guanyadors mensuals de la cursa, i la persona afortunada va ser Xavier Bayer, guanyador del mes de juliol.
🎉 Moltes felicitats al Xavier, guanyador absolut de la cursa 2025!
Volem aprofitar per donar les gràcies a Oryx i Swarovski Optik per fer possible la cursa un any més, i també als milers de participants d’Ornitho que, amb la vostra constància, feu possible l’existència de la plataforma.
posted by Marina Cuito
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
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Guanyadors de la cursa Ornitho-Swarovski dels mesos de juliol i agost
La cursa Ornitho-Swarovski està a punt d'arribar al seu final. Avui coneixem el nom dels penúltims guanyadors mensuals:
Juliol: Antoni Mariné
Agost: Josep Saura
Cada un d'ells s'emporta un val de 50 € per a la botiga Oryx
Aquest cap de setmana 19, 20 i 21 de setembre, coneixerem el nom del darrer guanyador mensual i tot seguit farem el sorteig dels prismàtics Swarovski entre tots els guanyadors mensuals. No us perdeu el sorteig en directe al festival i en streaming al nostre Instagram.
Guanyadors 2n trimestre de la cursa Ornitho-Swarovski
La cursa Ornitho-Swarovski va començar el dia 1 de gener i avui ja tenim el nom dels tres guanyadors del 2n trimestre de l'any:
Abril: Roger Guillem Martí
Maig: Pere Plans
Juny: Ramon Prat Espelt
Cada un d'ells s'emporta un val de 50 € per a la botiga Oryx i a més, entra en el sorteig d'uns prismàtics Swarovski EL 10x42 valorats en més de 2000€!
Guanyadors del primer trimestre de la cursa Ornitho-Swarovski
La cursa Ornitho-Swarovski va començar el dia 1 de gener i avui ja tenim el nom dels tres primers guanyadors mensuals!
Gener: Pere Cebrian
Febrer: Jaume Bonfil Solsolna
Març: Joan Gil Vergés
Cada un d'ells s'emporta un val de 50 € per a la botiga Oryx i a més, entra en el sorteig d'uns prismàtics Swarovski EL 10x42 valorats en més de 2000€!
La cursa Ornitho-Swarovski torna a ser aquí! El concurs que premia per les teves observacions ocellaires.
La mecànica per participar és l'habitual:
Cada llista completa és una oportunitat per participar en la cursa.
Només es comptarà una llista per persona i per dia
Perquè les llistes siguin vàlides han de durar un mínim de 30 minuts i estar fetes a Catalunya o Andorra
Les llistes s'han d'entrar a Ornitho.cat, Ornitho.ad o bé a l'app Naturalist
Dates
La cursa comença el dia 1 de gener i finalitza el 19 de setembre de 2025. El sorteig del guanyador absolut es farà durant el cap de setmana del 20 de setembre.
Sorteig
Les llistes entrades entre el primer i el darrer dia de cada mes, optaran al premi mensual. El premi mensual es comunicarà el dia 10 del mes següent mitjançant Ornitho, les xarxes socials de l'ICO i a l'interessat. Cada un dels guanyadors mensuals optaran a guanyar el premi absolut.
Premi
El premi mensual és un val de 50€ per a la botiga Oryx
Així que ja podeu començar a esmolar els prismàtics i telescopis, calceu-vos les vostres millors botes i comenceu a comptar els ocells del vostre voltant.
Molt bona sort a tothom!
posted by Marina Cuito
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
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Guanyador final de la cursa Ornitho-Swarovski
El guanyador final de la cursa Ornitho-Swarovski i que, per tant, s'emporta els prismàtics Swarovski Optik EL 10x42 és:
Sightings
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