The idea behind the BOP (Bird of Prey) Watch project was to make use of long vehicle journeys in rural Australia to count the numbers and species of raptors seen while driving. Such sightings, combined with locality, weather and seasonal data, can map movements as well as of changes in seasonal or more long-term abundance. This is now of special importance in tracking the effects of the release of Rabbit Calicivirus Disease on the populations of raptors which have depended on rabbits as food.  A large amount of data has been collected and funding is being sought to analyse and publish to results from this project.