International Waterbird Census

Downloads

Data management & analyses

IWC online system manual PDF

Excel functions for IWC data analyses PDF

Digitising site boundaries (AWC) PDF

Additional Guidance for Defining Count Areas for Waterbird Counts (2020) PDF

Waterbird counting guidance

IWC Counting Protocol (2018) PDF

Caribbean Waterbird Census Manual (2019) PDF, external site

Integrated monitoring of coastal waterbird populations along the East Atlantic Flyway (2015) PDF, external site

A Toolkit for Trainers Sub-Saharan Africa (2015) PDF, external site

A Toolkit for Trainers Northern Africa (2012) PDF, external site

Identifying and counting waterbirds in Africa External site

Shorebird Studies Manual (1989) PDF

Example of a national site protocol (Zambia) PDF

Example of a transboundary site protocol (Switzerland/Italy) Word doc

Example of national guidance (UK Wetlands Bird Survey) External site

IWC related publications

Asian Waterbird Census publications External site

Asian Waterbird Census newsletters External site

Report on the Conservation Status of Migratory Waterbirds of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway 1st edition PDF, external site