What happens after submission?
Observations submitted following a beach patrol do not immediately enter the database; all submissions will be reviewed to ensure they are realistic and accurate concerning bird identity, locality, numbers, distances patrolled and in respect of any comments made, measurements provided and the quality of photographs. Each submission will be placed in a “draft folder” until it is reviewed by an adjudicator who will check each record before it is added to the database. The adjudicator may email the submitter in order to clarify matters that appear to be unclear. These essential steps are to ensure that the quality of the database will always be high.
Downloads and Links
- Download the Beach Patrol Observation Form
- Download the Beach Patrol District Codes and Map
- For lists of common and scientific names of all birds recorded in the Beach Patrol Scheme based on the 2022 Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand, 5th Edition
- For more details and instructions download Powlesland & Imber (1988) and Taylor (1997)
- For queries about the Beach Patrol Scheme – contact the Beach Patrol Scheme Convenor
- Annual reports can be downloaded from the links below.
2022 Beach Patrol Report
2021 Beach Patrol Report
2020 Beach Patrol Report
2019 Beach Patrol Report
2018 Beach Patrol Report
2017 Beach Patrol Report
2016 Beach Patrol Report
2015 Beach Patrol Report
2014 Beach Patrol Report
2013 Beach Patrol Report
2012 Beach Patrol Report
2011 Beach Patrol Report
2010 Beach Patrol Report
2009 Beach Patrol Report
2008 Beach Patrol Report
2007 Beach Patrol Report