Links
Contact
- daz.banks@gmail.comSightings, questions, projects and collaborations.
Recording and research
- ArtportalenSweden’s species observation system.
- EuroBirdPortalLive maps of bird movements across Europe, built from birders’ records.
- MovebankAnimal tracking data from studies around the world.
- ICARUSTracking animals from space, at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior.
- BTO Cuckoo TrackingSatellite-tagged cuckoos followed on migration to Africa and back.
- BTOBritish Trust for Ornithology.
- Portland Bird ObservatoryRinging and sightings from Portland Bill, Dorset.
- openVertebrate (oVert)3D scans of museum vertebrate specimens, free to use.
- Earth Species ProjectResearch into animal communication.
- BirdLife SverigeSweden’s bird conservation organisation.
- All About BirdsNews and guides from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
- FeatherbaseA reference collection of photographed feathers, searchable by species.
- Light Pollution MapSatellite light-pollution layers and dark-sky ratings for anywhere.
- Scottish Midge ForecastMidge levels across Scotland, from traps and small weather stations.
Places and organisations
- SepaleBird sanctuary outside Timișoara, Romania.
- Västerbottens Ornitologiska FöreningThe bird society for Västerbotten, with Umeå Fågelförening.
- RSPBThe UK’s bird conservation charity.
- Forensic ArchitectureResearch agency at Goldsmiths, University of London, investigating state and corporate violence.
- Birders of Palestine
- Imagining Godzilla
- Arboretum NorrArboretum on the Umeälven at Baggböle.
Projects
- Kvarken LogA field log of 100 readings from a GoPro on the bow of Godzilla, Obbola to Luleå, summer 2026.
- BoidsA version of Craig Reynolds’ 1986 flocking simulation to play with in the browser.
- The Migrant Ecologies ProjectArt and ecology research project based in Singapore.
- The Pigeon Movie DatabasePigeons on screen, film by film.
Artists
- Darren BanksFilm, sculpture and installation.
- Ana Kun
- Silvia Moldovan
- Areej Huniti