I have finished setting up some rules to block unwanted traffic on Avibase. I'll keep monitoring the site for a while, but I'm hopeful that it will resolve the recent problems. 🤞

Avibase continues to be intermittently down today. I've made some progress, but I expect disruptions to continue this week.

Apologies for Avibase's unavailability over the past several days. Web traffic, likely bots, appears to have exceeded the site capacity. I am working on implementing various solutions. Hopefully, things will gradually improve soon. I will try to post updates to my Mastodon account.

With the KML downloads, it is easy to open the files in a mapping mobile app such as Organic Maps https://organicmaps.app/ to help with the navigation. The option "optimized for organic map" ensures that markers are compatible with the app markers.

With the traveling birder in mind, I have now added a functionality in MyAvibase to allow downloading eBird Hotspots as KML files. https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/myavb_reports.jsp?rpt=7. The markers are color-coded based on the target number of species observed at each site,

Human behavioural crisis at root of climate breakdown.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/13/human-behavioural-crisis-at-root-of-climate-breakdown-say-scientists

Birds of prey in Africa experiencing population collapse, study finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/04/birds-of-prey-in-africa-experiencing-population-collapse-study-finds-aoe

Bateleur, photo: Sergey Yeliseev

Prehistoric bird once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wild

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/29/prehistoric-bird-once-thought-extinct-returns-to-new-zealand-wild

Photo: Kathrin & Stefan Marks

NASA searches for climate solutions as global temperatures reach record highs

https://www.space.com/nasa-discusses-record-temperatures-climate-solutions

Modern ‘Sixth Mass Extinction’ Event Will Be Worse Than First Predicted: Report

https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/19/modern-sixth-mass-extinction-event-will-be-worse-than-first-predicted/amp/

time-lapsed montages of starling murmurations

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/jul/21/stillin-motion-time-lapsed-montages-of-starling-murmurations

Christian Cooper on going from a bird hobbyist to a National Geographic host

"that's really all being a birder is — you walk through the world with a little bit more consciousness."

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6912849

Ecological tipping points could occur much sooner than expected, study finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/22/ecological-tipping-points-could-occur-much-sooner-than-expected-study-finds

Dancing Capercaillie makes a tentative comeback in Scotland

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/17/capercaillie-bird-tentative-comeback-scotland

Photo: michael bamford

Our underwater future: What sea level rise will look like around the globe

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/12/world/3-degrees-sea-level-rise-climate-central/index.html

These tiny creatures are losing their battle to survive. Here’s what we can do to save them

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/21/world/iyw-rufous-hummingbird-tipping-point-extinction-earth-day/index.html

Carbon offsetting will never be a substitute for carbon reduction. Treat carbon neutral claims with caution.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/10/as-carbon-offsetting-faces-credibility-revolution-shoppers-should-be-wary

BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of ‘rightwing backlash’
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/10/david-attenborough-bbc-wild-isles-episode-rightwing-backlash-fears

Found: Mysterious songbird rediscovered in Madagascar after eluding scientists for 24 years https://www.birdlife.org/news/2023/03/01/found-mysterious-songbird-rediscovered-in-madagascar-after-eluding-scientists-for-24-years/