Collection Name

Fourth Finnish Bird Atlas 2022–2025, observations from FinBIF Notebook (en)

Suomen 4. lintuatlas 2022–2025, havainnot Vihko-havaintopalvelusta (fi)

Finlands 4. fågelatlas 2022–2025, observationer från Skrivbok (sv)

Collection description

The Finnish Bird Atlas studies the breeding distribution and breeding areas of bird species in 10 x 10 kilometer atlas squares in Finland, and studies changes in species distributions. Three bird atlases have been carried out in Finland previously (the first 1974–79, the second 1986–89 and the third 2006–2010). This material contains observations from the bird atlas form of the Vihko observation service. The material has been collected by volunteer birdwatchers. The Bird Atlas consists of several materials and this material accounts for approximately 30%. This material also includes observations recorded on the bird atlas form of species groups other than birds. Observations recorded in this material are immediately available on the Laji.fi portal, excluding sensitive data. (en)

Lintuatlaksessa selvitetään lintulajien pesimäaikainen levinneisyys ja pesimäalueet 10 x 10 kilometrin atlasruuduissa Suomessa sekä tutkitaan lajien levinneisyyksien muutoksia. Suomessa on toteutettu aiemmin kolme lintuatlasta (ensimmäinen 1974–79, toinen 1986–89 ja kolmas 2006–2010). Tämä aineisto sisältää Vihko-havaintopalvelun lintuatlaslomakkeen havainnot. Aineiston ovat keränneet vapaaehtoiset harrastajat. Lintuatlas koostuu useista aineistoista ja tämän aineiston osuus on noin 30%. Havaintoja ei ole kerätty systemaattisesti, joten niissä on mm. paikkaan liittyviä vinoutomia. Eniten havaintoja on asutuskeskuksien lähettyviltä ja suosituilta linturetkikohteilta. Tämä aineisto sisältää myös lintuatlaslomakkeella tallennetut havainnot muista lajiryhmistä kuin linnuista. Tähän aineistoon tallennetut havainnot ovat saatavilla välittömästi Laji.fi-portaalissa, poislukien sensitiivinen tieto. (fi)

Web address

https://lintuatlas.fi/ (fi)

Taxonomic coverage

Aves

Temporal coverage

2022–2025

Geographic coverage

Finland

Coverage basis

Project focuses on Finnish breeding birds from 2022–2025, but observations can be of any taxon, date or location.

Collection methods

Typically, volunteer observers record the birds they see and/or hear with a breeding index that specifies the degree of evidence of breeding (https://schema.laji.fi/alt/MY.atlasCodeEnum). The observers may also report whether they conducted a comprehensive survey of birds for a specific time and place (complete list) rather than simply incidental records. Methods are described in more detail in Valkama, Jari, Vepsäläinen, Ville & Lehikoinen, Aleksi 2011: Suomen III Lintuatlas. – Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo ja ympäristöministeriö. (cited 2023-04-26) ISBN 978-952-10- 6918-5. https://info.laji.fi/etusivu/kansalaistiede/lintuatlas/

Collection quality

Data quality description

The data has been collected by registered non-professionals who are typically experienced birdwatchers. Non-systematic data curation is done by volunteer atlas coordinators from local ornithological societies.

Copyright owner

Finnish Museum of Natural History

Contact email

jari.valkama@helsinki.fi

Number of specimens

22 View observations

Number of all observations

365442 View observations

Date created

20.01.2022 07:33

Date edited

22.10.2025 07:57

Sensitive observation data have undergone obfuscation including spatial aggregation so that precise locations and other sensitive information is not publicly available. The precise location, place names, dates, names of observers and other information may have been obscured or removed. Read more about sensitive observations.

Data may have a research embargo (usually 2–4 years), during which data may have been hidden or obscured as described above. Data producer-owners may have chosen to permanently obfuscate all or part of their data.

To gain access to non-obscured data, you may make a data request. Non-obscured data is also available to Finnish authorities