Sea bird surveys around Scotland
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Scotland) |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | Not provided |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Coast of Scotland |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Bird counts; Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface |
| Instruments | Observers |
| Description | |
| Summary | Data sets on shore and sea birds: 1. Beached Bird Survey - periodic surveys of stretches of beach to count and identify (dead) washed up sea birds. 2. Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) - periodic survey of coastal waters to assess numbers (and trends) in wildfowl and wading birds. 3. Seabird breeding colony surveys - survey/assessment of breeding seabird numbers at various colonies. |
| Originators | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Scotland) |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Scotland) |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Darren Kindleysides (Marine and Coastal Policy Officer) |
| Address | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Scotland) |
| Telephone | 0131 311 6500 |
| darren.kindleysides@rspb.org.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1128001 |
| Global identifier | 933 |
| Last revised | 2010-01-15 |
