CoUnTInG CoRmoRAnTS

The techniques used to count Cormorants will depend to a great extent on why information on bird numbers is being sought in the first place. However, whatever the reasons for counting Cormorants at a particular place and time, consideration has to be given to the bigger picture — of both geographical area and Cormorant behaviour and ecology — if the resulting counts are to have any biological meaning. The term ‘biological meaning’ is important and we will discuss it here.