Exercise 1 solution (sample answer)

Place: the municipal park near home; habitats: pond, lawn, hedge, small wood.
When: first Saturday of each month, 08:00-09:00.
Rules: same route each time; count every bird identified by sight or sound; record the largest number seen at once per species; birds not identified are recorded as unknown with a short description.
Question: which birds use the pond and hedge in each season, and when do the first migrants arrive?
Ethics: keep away from nests, no playback, stay on paths.
Your plan will differ; check that it has a place, a schedule, fixed rules, a way to handle unknowns and a question.