You promise your time.
Volunteer with us as
counter or coordinator
Counters clicking their clickers, scanning the skies through binoculars, identifying species by scope and registering the birds in the tablet. Photo by Bart Hoekstra.
Counters
Every autumn we need counters, both experts and beginners, who can stay at least 14 days and pay a small daily fee to cover count expenses (for accommodation, food and transport). In return, you will be able to experience incredible raptor migration with up to ~30 species of raptors per season and frequent days with 10,000s or even over a 100,000 birds. We will provide discounted daily fees for half-season and full-season counters, and free stay for Georgian counters.
Are you ready to make long, satisfying hours in a motivated team of international counters under a sky filled with raptors?
Coordinators keep an overview of all the streams and make sure all the birds get counted.
Coordinators
Counting a million raptors in a 2.5-month season is no small feat and requires dedicated count coordinators to lead the daily operation and ensure the quality of the count. They are the backbone of our counts as they know the protocol by heart, delegate tasks on the stations, keep an overview of all the migratory movements, and make sure everyone contributes to a successful count independent of the level of expertise. Candidate coordinators ideally should have experience in BRC already, or have relevant experience from other bottlenecks, speak fluent English, can coordinate a group of international volunteers with different cultural backgrounds and have strong identification skills. We need 3 full-season coordinators. Travel expenses up to €400, food and accommodation will be covered and full-season coordinators receive a stipend of €1000 to cover living costs at home. If you are interested in coordinating, please continue reading.