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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 |