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Do you recognize this: you are in an unknown place and an hour or two to spend. Of course you would like to read rings. But where to find them?
The BirdRing SpotFinder helps you discover good spots to read rings. The SpotFinder shows locations on a map where different species have been read before.
When you move the map or zoom out, use the refresh button in the right top corner to show additional observations.
You can also filter observations for a specific month or species, see the red button on the picture below. This limits the observations shown on the map to your selection:
When you click on a spot, you have the option to directly start Google Maps (button right below corner) to navigate to the spot:
You can also click on one of the clustered spots, to see which species and numbers have been read on that spot:
You can find the SpotFinder in the menu (three dots) in the right top corner of the home screen of BirdRing.
Observations in vulnerable areas (e.g. breeding colonies) or species won’t be shown. Contact me if you want me to add a vulnerable area or species.
The SpotFinder uses observation data that have been collected with the BirdRing app: just species, date/time and location will be collected by the SpotFinder and only if the user explicitly gives permission to collect the data. The SpotFinder does not collect any ring data (that is only for the researcher) or personal data. Anyone that does not want the SpotFinder to collect his data, can keep using BirdRing as usual, without using SpotFinder.