Within the BirdEcon project, we are interested in what people think about bird conservation. We want to know which bird conservation narratives resonate best with different groups of people, including those who watch birds and those who do not. Two versions of the survey run simultaneously, one targeted at the general public and the other at birdwatchers. These surveys were carried out in the UK, Poland, and Italy.

The survey was fully anonymous, and the information was collected for research purposes. The survey did not collect any personally identifiable or sensitive information about the respondents and their birdwatching practices. Although it asked for reflection, we did not expect this could cause stress or discomfort. Indeed, the self-reflection on the respondents' own birdwatching experience was hopefully interesting to them.

The anonymous data will be kept indefinitely and may be published. All academic articles resulting from the BirdEcon project will be open access and linked in the Resources section of this website. 

This study was approved by the Department of Geography Ethics Committee of the University of Cambridge.