Can you help with Coast Counts 2024?

Photo copyright Scott Ritchie

Another new TIP season has started! Target dates for 2024 counts are November 15, 16 and 17. If those days are unsuitable for you, it’s fine to substitute any nearby dates.

It’s most valuable if you repeat your count on 2 or 3 successive days, and if possible repeat your count in mid-December and mid-January. If you counted the same site previously, please try to count near the same day of the month each time.

This Birdlife Citizen Science project is gathering long-term data about Torresian Imperial Pigeons (TIPs) in Queensland. These birds, also known as Pied imperial pigeons (PIPs) or Torres Strait Pigeons (TSPs), have a hugely important ecological role in dispersing seeds of our native forest fruits. Read more here:

The current round of counts, guidelines and data sheets

Background about these special birds