Wikipedia:GLAM/British Library/British wildlife edit-a-thon 2015

Europeana Sounds (1) are organising several sound and music related edit-a-thons throughout Europe in 2015 and 2016. An edit-a-thon about wildlife sounds was held on the 7 November 2015 at the British Library.

See also the British wildlife edit-a-thon 2016

General information
During this edit-a-thon wildlife lovers and Wikipedians enriched Wikipedia with field recordings of wildlife sounds from the British Library.

Location and time

 * Location: British Library
 * Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Programme

 * 10.00-10.30 Arrival and welcome coffee. Log on and computer checks.
 * 10.30-10.45 Introduction to BL, housekeeping. Introduction to Europeana Sounds.
 * 10.45-11.00 Introduction to BL Sounds and Wildlife collection from curator Cheryl Tipp
 * 11.00-11.15 Introduction to Wikimedia
 * 11.15-12.45 Hands on session, editing Wikipedia. Training available throughout.
 * 12.45-13.00 Recap and sharing
 * 13.00-14.00 Lunch
 * 14.00-15.45 Edits continue
 * 15.45-16.00 Recap of the day and work done
 * 16.00 End!

Wikimedia UK
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Collections and media objects
Files are in commons:Category:Wildlife Sounds in the British Library

Statistics on file usage will be at commons:Commons:British Library/Reports/Wildlife sounds shortly.

Guide

 * Sample edit - non-English Wikipedia when the editor doesn't speak the language concerned. Note the edit summary, and the commented-out English language caption. The caption has subsequently been translated. (Please avoid doing this on the Swedish Wikipedia)
 * Sample edit - non-English Wikipedia when the editor doesn't speak the language concerned. Note the edit summary, and the commented-out English language caption. The caption has subsequently been translated. (Please avoid doing this on the Swedish Wikipedia)

Please log specific edits ("diffs") on non-English Wikipedias, then we can ask their editors to assist with translations.

Sister projects

 * Wikidata - all files added to Wikidata now. the wub "?!"  15:10, 7 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Wikispecies

Video(s)
How do you enrich a Wikipedia article with audio?

Training booklets
Here are the Dropbox links
 * Clitheroe Beginners Training booklet
 * Clitheroe Intermediate Training booklet
 * Wildlife Sounds Intermediate Training booklet

Mentors

 * Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits
 * Clem Rutter (talk)

Participants

 * Richarddr (talk)
 * Darnocrolyat (talk)
 * Lauraamiles (talk)
 * Cheryltipp (talk)
 * the wub "?!"
 * Karlinamillion (talk)
 * JLo283 (talk)
 * Ericabasnicki (talk)
 * Aa77zz (talk)
 * Garimars

Photos
Are you taking photos during the event? Upload these to Wikimedia Commons and put the photos in the category Commons:Category:British Wildlife Edit-a-thon November 2015.

Evaluation of the event (to be filled in at the end of the day)
Please fill in this survey at the end of the day, in order to help us improve future events.

Results
Throughout the day we had a total of 506 edits in 40 different languages

Files

 * Warbler song, Frensham Great Pond, Surrey, May 1979, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE
 * Curlew calls, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	DONE
 * Sparrow calls, Cowley, Gloucestershire, 1970s, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE
 * calls, Pinbury Park, Gloucestershire, May 1975, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE
 * martin colony calls, UK, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	 >	No sound - No BL sound file on Commons
 * Petrel song, Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire, 1968, Lawrence Shove	>	DONE
 * Blackcap calls, Camberley, Surrey, August 1977, Aubrey John Williams > DONE
 * Chiffchaff song, Surrey, April 1977, Aubrey John Williams > DONE
 * Lapwing display flight, Frensham Great Pond, Surrey, April 1980, Aubrey John Williams > DONE
 * Osprey calls, Loch Garten, Scotland, June 1971, Lawrence Shove PAGE ALREADY HAS A GOOD RECORDING
 * roost, Kenton, February 1965, Lawrence Shove	>	DONE
 * song, Teign Valley, Devon, May 1961, Lawrence Shove>	DONE
 * song, Culver, Devon, May 1961, Lawrence Shove	> 	PAGE ALREADY HAS A GOOD RECORDING OF SONGS
 * song, Windelsham, Surrey, May 1983, Aubrey John Williams	> DONE
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_bunting	Corn Bunting song, Portland bird observatory, Dorset, June 1966, Lawrence shove]	>	DONE
 * Cuckoo song, Frensham Great Pond, Surrey, May 1979, Aubrey John Williams	>	 Sound is there, but not BL sound! PAGE ALREADY HAS A GOOD RECORDING OF SONG
 * calls, Windelsham, Surrey, January 1976, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE
 * calls, Culver, Devon, May 1960, Lawrence Shove	>	DONE
 * calls, Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire, May 1965, Lawrence Shove	>	DONE
 * Thrush song, Swanwick, Derbyshire, April 1975, Aubrey John Williams 	>	NO BL AUDIO FILE
 * Stonechat calls, Camberley, Surrey, May 1976, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE
 * song, Camberley, Surrey, May 1977, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE
 * calls, Loch Beag, Scotland, October 1976, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE
 * song, Cowley, Gloucestershire, July 1976, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE
 * Woodpecker yaffle song, Surrey, April 1977, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE
 * Heron colony calls, Warminster, Wiltshire, June 1992, Howard Phelps	>	DONE


 * Kittiwake calls, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, May 1965, Lawrence Shove	>	DONE
 * Gull in a gale, UK, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	DONE
 * Chaffinch song, Windelsham, Surrey, June 1979, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE
 * calls, Loch beag, Scotland, October 1976, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE, MOVED TO 'SONG AND CALLS' section
 * Deer calls, Wareham, Dorset, October 1964, Lawrence Shove	>	Done Richarddr
 * Swan calls, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, February 1966, Lawrence Shove	>	DONE
 * Warbler song, Pershore, Worcestershire, June 1984, Howard Phelps	>Done KVB
 * Owl calls, UK, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	Done Richarddr
 * Owl hoots, UK, January 1978, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done Richarddr
 * Diver calls, Loch Gowan, Scottish Highlands, May 1985, Howard Phelps	>Done KVB
 * Warbler song, UK, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	Done Cheryltipp
 * Wheatear song, Dartmoor, Devon, 1966, Lawrence Shove	>	Done EB
 * Eagle calls, Kinlockewe, Scotland, July 1969, Lawrence Shove	>	Done Richarddr
 * Gull calls, Havergate Island, Suffolk, May 1971, Lawrence Shove	>	Done Richarddr
 * female & chick calls, Scotland, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	Done Richarddr
 * Fox barks, Pinbury Park, Gloucestershire, January 1977, Aubrey John Williiams	>	Done Richarddr
 * Deer calls, Haldon Forest, Devon, October 1964, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, EB
 * Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) (W1CDR0001430 BD7).ogg plus German version
 * song, Dartmoor, Devon, May 1966, Lawrence Shove	>Done KVB
 * Tit song type 1, April 1968, Lawrence Shove	>	2nd song type, Done Richarddr
 * Woodlark (Lullula arborea) (W1CDR0001500 BD8).ogg plus German version
 * Common_Stonechat_(Saxicola_torquata)_(W1CDR0001536_BD16).ogg plus German Version
 * Warbler song, Cowley, Gloucestershire, April 1974, Aubrey John Williams	>Done KVB
 * booms, Hickling Broad, Norfolk, May 1966, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * calls, Loch Aveg, Scotland, October 1976, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done, Richarddr
 * Song of a European Robin, recorded at Culver, Devon, England NOT USED: PAGE ALREADY HAS A GOOD RECORDINGS OF SONGS
 * Tit calls, Cowley, Gloucestershire, May 1978, Aubrey John Williams	> Done LM + German
 * Geese calling, Brownsea Island, Dorest, March 1966, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, EB
 * calls, Grassholm Island, Pembrokeshire, May 1965, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Conrad
 * Badger calls, Chobham Place, Surrey, February 1975, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done, Richarddr
 * Deer roars, Melberry Park, 1963, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Richarddr
 * Bunting song, Bridford, Devon, May 1965, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * song & calls, Camberley, Surrey, June 1977, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done LM
 * Warbler song, UK, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, LM
 * song, Camberley, Surrey, July 1977, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done, Peter
 * Wimborne, Dorset, June 1966, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, LM
 * Tern calls, Cley, Norfolk, September 1974, Aubrey John Williams	>
 * Crested Grebe calls, Frensham Great Pond, Surrey, April 1974, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done, LM
 * song, Teign Valley, Devon, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Eurasian teal male & female calls, Brownsea Island, Dorset, March 1966, Lawrence Shove]	> Done, LM
 * calls, Brownsea Island, Dorset, 1966, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Redstart song, Camberley, Surrey, May 1977, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done, Peter
 * Crow calls, Culver, Devon, April 1961, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Pipit song, Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire, April 1965, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Tit calls, Hickling, Norfolk, May 1966, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Avocet	Avocet calls, Havergate Island, Suffolk, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Grouse at lek, Fife, Scotland, April 1967, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Sandpiper song, North Uist, Scotland, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Pipit song, Culver, Devon, April 1961, Lawrence Shove	>Done KVB
 * Tit calls, Loch Garten, Scotland, 1970, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * song, Dartmoor, Devon, May 1966, Lawrence Shove	>	Done
 * Spotted Woodpecker drumming, Yarner Wood, Devon, June 1976, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * calls, Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire, 1965, Lawrence Shove	>	Done
 * Shearwater calls, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, 1965, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Pipit calls, Chobham Place, Surrey, June 1979, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done, Peter
 * European pied flycatcher
 * Goldcrest (sound quality is good, it is high-pitched)
 * Bunting song, UK, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Warbler song, Frensham Great Pond, Surrey, July 1976, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done, Peter
 * Siskin song & calls, Camberley, Surrey, April 1976, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done, Peter
 * song, Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire, 1965, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * calls, Frensham Great Pond, May 1979, aubrey John Williams	>	Done, Peter - contact calls only
 * Crake calls, UK, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	Done, Peter
 * Grouse song & calls, 1960s, Lawrence Shove	>	Done. Peter
 * Wren calls, Old Dean Common, Camberley, Surrey, July 1977, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done, Peter - Both Wren audios added
 * song, Frensham Great Pond, Surrey, July 1972, Aubrey John Williams	> Done, Peter
 * Geese flock calls, Caerlaverock, Scotland, 1969, Lawrence Shove	> Done, Peter
 * Plover calls, Morston Salt Marshes, Norfolk, Sept 1974, Aubrey John Williams	> Done. Peter
 * Ptarmigan display song, Glenshee, Scotland, April 1967, Lawrence Shove	> Done, Peter
 * calls, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, June 1965, Lawrence Shove	> Done
 * Squirrel calls, Camberley, Surrey, July 1977, Aubrey John Williams	>	DONE - Richarddr
 * song, Frensham Great Pond, Surrey, April 1973, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done
 * calls, Frensham Great Pond, Surrey, May 1980, Aubrey John Williams	>	Done

Basque

 * eu:Euli-txori arrunt

Bulgarian

 * bg:Горска_улулица

Catalan

 * ca:Daina
 * ca:Xarxet comú
 * ca:Mastegatatxes

Cebuano

 * Ceb:Rissa

Czech

 * cs:Puštík_obecný

Danish

 * da:Rissa (fugleslægt)
 * da:Gulspurv
 * da:Dådyr
 * da:Broget fluesnapper
 * da:Natugle

Dutch

 * nl:Rissa (geslacht)
 * nl:Boomleeuwerik
 * nl:Wintertaling
 * nl:Damhert

Esperanto

 * eo:Flava emberizo
 * eo:Fitiso
 * eo:Sandviĉa ŝterno
 * eo:Fitiso
 * eo:Blanknigra muŝkaptulo
 * eo:Arbarstrigo

Estonian

 * et:Hallhaigur
 * et:Must-kärbsenäpp
 * et::Kodukakk

Faroese

 * fo:Hugan
 * fo:Leyvljómari

Finnish

 * fi:Kajavat
 * fi:Splitterne
 * fi:Kuusipeura
 * fi:Harmaahaikara
 * fi:Lehtopöllö

French

 * fr:Rissa (oiseau)
 * fr:Bruant jaune
 * fr:Alouette lulu
 * fr:Daim
 * fr:Sterne caugek
 * fr:Sarcelle d'hiver
 * fr:Traquet motteux
 * fr:Gobemouche noir

Galego

 * gl:Garza real
 * gl:Carrán cristado

Gaeilge

 * Ga:Saidhbhéar

German

 * de:Brandseeschwalbe
 * de:Rissa (Gattung)
 * de:Blaumeise
 * de:Kanadagans
 * de:Dreizehenmöwe
 * de:Damhirsch
 * de:Krickente
 * de:Steinschmätzer (Art)
 * de:Trauerschnäpper
 * de:Waldkauz

Gujarati

 * gu:કબુત

Germanic Frisian

 * frr:Gulsparag

Greek

 * el:Χουχουριστής

Hungarian

 * hu:Kenti csér
 * hu:Szürke gém
 * hu:Kormos légykapó
 * hu:Macskabagoly

Italian

 * it:Branta canadensis
 * it:Dama dama
 * it:Thalasseus sandvicensis
 * it:Ardea cinerea
 * it:Oenanthe oenanthe
 * it:Strix_aluco

Latin

 * la:Ardea cinerea

Latvian

 * lv:Dambriedis
 * lv:Meža_pūce
 * lv:Klinšu_ērglis
 * lv:Rudā_lapsa
 * lv:Lielais_dumpis
 * lv:Ķīvīte
 * lv:Sila_cīrulis
 * lv:Zivju_gārnis
 * lv:Dižraibais_dzenis

Lithuanian (Lietuviu)

 * lt:Pilkasis garnys
 * lt:Danielius
 * lt:Naminė_pelėda

Macedonian

 * mk:Планинска_улулајка

Norwegian

 * no:Kattugle

Norwegian nynorsk

 * nn:Dåhjort

Picard

 * pcd:Privaret = TRANSLATED

Polish

 * pl:Daniel_zwyczajny
 * pl:Rissa (ptaki)
 * pl:Rybitwa czubata
 * pl:Piecuszek
 * pl:Puszczyk_zwyczajny

Portuguese

 * pt:Ganso-do-canadá
 * pt:Cotovia-pequena
 * pt:Dama dama
 * pt:Escrevedeira-amarela
 * pt:Garajau-comum
 * pt:Felosa-musical
 * pt:Aluco

Romanian

 * ro:Huhurez-mic

Russian

 * ru:Серая_неясыть

Scots

 * sco:Jennie_houlet

Serbian

 * sr:Шумска_сова

Sicilian

 * scn:Cuccu

Slovakian

 * sk:Sova_obyčajná

Slovenian

 * sl:Lesna_sova

Spanish

 * es:Ardea cinerea
 * es:Branta canadensis
 * es:Lullula arborea
 * es:Emberiza citrinella
 * es:Dama dama
 * es:Rissa (animal)
 * es:Thalasseus sandvicensis
 * es:Cyanistes caeruleus
 * es:Anas crecca
 * es:Hydrobatidae
 * es:Ficedula hypoleuca
 * es:Strix_aluco

Swedish

 * sv:Kentsk tärna
 * sv:Dovhjort
 * sv:Korp
 * sv:Stormsvalor
 * sv:Stenskvätta
 * Svartvit flugsnappare
 * Kattuggla

Turkish

 * tr:Alaca_baykuş

Welsh

 * cy:Ehedydd y Coed
 * cy:Hugan
 * cy:Tinwen y Garn
 * cy:Gwybedog Brith
 * cy:Tylluan_Frech