Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Acronym: RSPBDescription
Since we started on our mission in 1889, the threats to nature have continued to grow, but we have grown to meet them too. We’re now the largest nature conservation charity in the country, consistently delivering successful conservation, forging powerful new partnerships with other organisations and inspiring others to stand up and give nature the home it deserves.
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- 1921 Onwards Occupied Swift Nests, UK
The dataset is intended to be a comprehensive inventory of occupied common swift (Apus apus) nests (where swifts were observed using a nest site cavity). - 1921 Onwards Swift Screaming Parties, UK
This dataset contains reports of common swifts (Apus apus) flying at rooftop level, calling with their characteristic screaming sound. This behaviour indicates that swifts are probably nesting nearby. - 1955-2021 Capercaillie Casual Records, Scotland
This dataset contains casual sightings of capercaillie from a variety of observers (including capercaillie staff, stakeholders and general public) throughout the year, including through the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project app (from 2021-2023). Most of the records are from 1989 onwards... - 1988 - 2021 Capercaillie Annual Lek Monitoring, Raw Data
This dataset contains the raw data of bird records from standard early morning lek surveys between late April and early May. Leks are surveyed using standard methodology and are usually either viewed from a hide or a vehicle. Some sites require walking to look for signs on the ground (this is done after 07:00am to prevent disturbance at crucial time). - 1989 Onwards Previously Occupied Swift Nests, UK
This dataset is intended to be a comprehensive inventory of previously occupied common swift (Apus apus) nests (where swifts were known to nest previously, but no longer do so). - 1994-2021 Capercaillie Brood Counts Data, Scotland
This dataset contains records of capercaillie hens and their broods. RSPB and NatureScot agree a list of woodlands to be surveyed each year. Data is also passed on from privtate estates that contract out this work for thier land (e.g. GWCT complete some of these contracts)... - 1994-2021 Capercaillie Cold Searches Data, Scotland
This dataset contains records of capercaillie and their signs (e.g. droppings, feathers etc) recorded during cold searches for leks between mid-March and late May. Cold searches are done on both a pro-active and re-active basis and take place in potentially suitable capercaillie habitat, that falls outside of the standard lek surveys... - 1999-2021 Capercaillie Annual Lek Monitoring, Summary Data
This dataset contains the minimum number of males/lek/year summarised from standard early morning lek surveys between late April and early May. Leks are surveyed using standard methodology and are usually either viewed from a hide or a vehicle. Some sites require walking to look for signs on the ground (this is done after 07:00am to prevent disturbance at crucial time). - 2010-2013 Beetle Data from Machair LIFE+ Project Plots
Machair Life+ was a four-year project which ran from January 2010 to June 2014, and aimed to demonstrate that traditional crofting practices have a sustainable future. This dataset contains all records of beetles identified from pitfall trapping conducted across the 62 Machair LIFE+ biodiversity monitoring plots... - 2012 Onwards Scottish Lowlands and Southern Uplands Black Grouse (excluding Scottish Borders)
This dataset is intended to provide an indication of the numbers and distribution of black grouse in the RSPB region of the Scottish Lowland and Southern Uplands, which consists of the counties of Dumfries and Galloway, South and East Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and the Scottish Borders... - 2015 onwards Swift Nest Boxes, UK
This dataset is intended to be a comprehensive inventory of common swift (Apus apus) nest boxes (nesting sites deliberately provided for swifts - nest boxes, nest bricks, etc, whether occupied yet or not. - 2017 Onwards Muirkirk & North Lowther Uplands SPA species records
Ad hoc records collected within the SPA by CABB project staff on site, excluding the RSPB Aird's Moss Nature Reserve. - 2017 Onwards Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms Kentish Glory Survey Data
This dataset contains kentish glory records gathered as part of the Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms Project... - 2017 Onwards Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms Northern Silver Stiletto Fly Survey Data
This dataset contains northern silver stiletto fly records gathered as part of the Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms Project... - 2017 Onwards Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms Shining Guest Ant Survey Data
This dataset contains shining guest ant records gathered as part of the Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms Project... - 2017 Onwards Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms Small Scabious Mining Bee Survey Data
This dataset contains small scabious mining bee records gathered as part of the Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms Project... - Ants: Formica Exsecta Records from Abernethy RSPB
Narrow-headed ant dataset provided by Scottish Wildlife Trust, the Royal Society for Protection of Birds and Scottish Natural Heritage - Back from the Brink Willow Tit Annual Survey Data
This dataset contains records of willow tit, great-spotted woodpecker and other bird species seen or heard responding to willow tit annual surveys, carried out as part of the Back from the Brink Willow Tit Project. - Bean geese on the Slamannan Plateau, Central Scotland between 1993 and 1995
This project investigated the distribution and habitat requirements of the Central Scotland flock of bean geese that use the Slamannan Plateau area, in the winters of 1993/1994 and 1994/1995. This flock of 130-140 bean geese is the only one in Scotland, and it is one of only two substantial flocks in the UK... - Bearded Tit National Survey in Britain 1992
The Bearded Tit is a scarce breeding species in Britain, confined to extensive areas of reed-bed. A comprehensive survey of breeding Bearded Tits in 1992 estimated the total population in Britain to be 339-408 pairs. Preliminary surveys identified sites where breeding bearded tits were present and these were then revisited for detailed surveys... - Bearded Tit National Survey in Britain 2002
The Bearded Tit is a scarce breeding species in Britain, confined to extensive areas of reed-bed. A national survey of bearded tits was conducted in 2002 to resurvey the population following the 1992 survey. RBBP and County bird reports were used to identify any sites occupied since 1992... - Bird Conservation Targeting Project (BCTP) in the UK, 2006-2011
The Bird Conservation Targeting Project (BCTP) produces breeding distribution maps for a suite of rare and declining farmland and/or woodland birds. The maps can be used to guide the prescription of land management advice based on the species already breeding in an area, or for allocating funding towards sites known to be important for birds... - Bird Conservation Targeting Project (BCTP) in the UK, 2006-2011 (sensitive records)
The Bird Conservation Targeting Project (BCTP) produces breeding distribution maps for a suite of rare and/or declining farmland and woodland birds. The maps can be used to guide the prescription of land management advice based on the species already breeding in an area, or for allocating funding towards sites known to be important for birds... - Bird Conservation Targeting Project (BCTP) in the UK, archived data (2001-2010)
The Bird Conservation Targeting Project (BCTP) produces breeding distribution maps for a suite of rare and declining farmland and woodland birds. The maps can be used to guide the prescription of land management advice based on the species already breeding in an area, or for allocating funding towards sites known to be important for birds... - Bird Conservation Targeting Project (BCTP) in the UK, archived data (2001-2010) - sensitive records
The Bird Conservation Targeting Project (BCTP) produces breeding distribution maps for a suite of rare and declining farmland and woodland birds. The maps can be used to guide the prescription of land management advice based on the species already breeding in an area, or for allocating funding towards sites known to be important for birds... - Bittern Annual Surveys in Britain 1990-2019
This dataset contains results from annual national surveys that are undertaken to monitor the population of booming Bitterns (Botaurus stellaris) in Britain. The Bittern is a species of conservation concern. Breeding bitterns in Britain are typically restricted to reedbed (Phragmites australis) dominated habitat... - Black grouse annual lek surveys in Argyll & Bute, 2002-2011
These data were collected to monitor population levels in the Argyll & Bute area as part of the Black Grouse Recovery Project. Priority sites were identified for Black Grouse <I>Tetrao tetrix</I> conservation in the Argyll & Bute area. These priority sites were identified by surveying known (both historical and current) leks in Argyll & Bute between 2002 and 2011... - Black grouse lek survey in Lothian and Borders, 2008
Black Grouse numbers in south-east Scotland fell by 69% between 1995/6 and 2005. In 2006-07, lek surveys were undertaken by the Southern Uplands Partnership, in an area occupying a rough triangle with Peebles, Selkirk and Moffat at its respective corners. This was considered to be the species local stronghold and the population here showed an apparent increase of 19% between the two years... - Black grouse lek survey in Moray and Nairn 2009
The UK population of black grouse declined by 22% between the national surveys in 1995/6 and 2005. To establish core areas for recovery in the north of Scotland, black grouse strongholds have been surveyed for lekking males. These surveys attempted to fill in gaps left by previous, recent surveys. - Black grouse lek survey in Ross-shire
The UK population of black grouse declined by 22% between the national surveys in 1995/6 and 2005. To establish core areas for recovery in the north of Scotland, black grouse strongholds have been surveyed for lekking males. These surveys attempted to fill in gaps left by previous, recent surveys. - Black grouse lek survey in Wester Ross and Skye 2009
The UK population of black grouse declined by 22% between the national surveys in 1995/6 and 2005. To establish core areas for recovery in the north of Scotland, black grouse strongholds have been surveyed for lekking males. These surveys attempted to fill in gaps left by previous, recent surveys. - Black grouse lek surveys in Sutherland
To establish core areas for recovery in the north of Scotland, black grouse strongholds have been surveyed for lekking males. This dataset contains lekking males recorded in surveys undertaken in 2002, 2008 and 2009. - Black grouse lek surveys in the Scottish Borders, 2010-2011
Black Grouse numbers in south east Scotland fell by 69% between 1995/6 and 2005. This survey was designed to provide lek distribution, and a count of lekking birds, expanding on the areas covered by smaller surveys in 2006, 2007 and 2008. This dataset contains all the positive records, some of which are multiple counts of the same birds... - Black grouse leks in the Forest of Clunie, 2002-2011
The Forest of Clunie is made up of five moorland areas in north-east Perthshire, and is designated SPA and SSSI for its variety of upland breeding birds. It is nationally important for black grouse. SNH operate a moorland habitat management grant scheme in the area. All farms and estates within the SSSI are included, in addition to those with suitable habitat, outwith but adjacent to the SSSI... - Black grouse national surveys
The male black grouse <I>Tetrao tetrix</I> population in Britain was surveyed in 1995/96 and 2005, in order to estimate population size. <br /><br />The surveys were based on counts of males displaying in the spring. In Wales and Staffordshire, the entire known population was surveyed in 1995... - Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa limosa) population size at breeding sites in East Anglia, UK, 2017-2021
Numbers of breeding pairs of black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa limosa) recorded at breeding sites in East Anglia, UK, 2017-2021. - Black-throated Diver annual records in North Scotland, 1834-2019
This dataset pulls together all available information from a wide range of sources to give a single line summary for Black-throated Diver breeding territories in North Scotland Region in each year where information is available... - Black-throated diver national surveys in Scotland
Black-throated divers are birds of conservation concern due to the small UK population size, and large declines in the European population in the 20th century. This dataset contains records of black-throated divers from the national surveys conducted in 1985, 1994 and 2006... - Bringing Reedbeds to Life Amphibian Survey of two key reedbed sites in England in 2010
Bringing Reedbeds to Life is an innovative programme of scientific research and habitat monitoring, coupled with practical habitat management advice and training. It represents one of the largest co-ordinated programmes of such work on reedbed wetlands for over a decade. The project aims to generate a better understanding of the requirements of a wider range of reedbed wildlife... - Bringing Reedbeds to Life Invertebrate Survey of three key reedbed sites in England in 2009, 2010
Bringing Reedbeds to Life is an innovative programme of scientific research and habitat monitoring, coupled with practical habitat management advice and training. It represents one of the largest co-ordinated programmes of such work on reedbed wetlands for over a decade. The project aims to generate a better understanding of the requirements of a wider range of reedbed wildlife... - Bringing Reedbeds to Life Water Vole and Mink Survey of five key reedbed sites in England in 2009, 2010
Bringing Reedbeds to Life is an innovative programme of scientific research and habitat monitoring, coupled with practical habitat management advice and training. It represents one of the largest co-ordinated programmes of such work on reedbed wetlands for over a decade. The project aims to generate a better understanding of the requirements of a wider range of reedbed wildlife... - Capercaillie national surveys
This dataset contains the first to fourth surveys of Capercaillie <i>Tetrao urogallus</i> in Britain, carried out under the Statutory Conservation Agencies/RSPB Annual Breeding Birds Scheme (SCARABBS). - Cetti's warbler national survey in the UK and the Channel Islands in 1996
This survey is the first systematic survey of Cetti's warblers <I> Cettia cetti</I> in the UK and Channel Islands. They survey located a total of 536-593 singing male at 168 sites across southern Britain and on Jersey. This was the largest number recorded since the species first colonised in the early 1970s... - Chough sightings data, Northern Ireland, 2007-2010
The dataset holds Chough sightings data from Northern Ireland recorded by RSPB staff. The one 2007 record is the summary data for that year, apart from this all the other records are individual records. The dataset contains multiple sightings of the same bird and the young birds are also included in the count. In Northern Ireland there has been one breeding pair up to 2010... - Cirl bunting national surveys in the UK
The cirl bunting, Emberiza cirlus, is a scarce and localised breeding bird in the UK, now being confined almost entirely to south Devon. It is on the Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern in the UK owing to the rapid decline (>50%) in the UK breeding range over the past 25 years, and has been identified as a priority species in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan... - Common scoter national breeding surveys in Britain
These surveys were carried out to establish the status and breeding distribution of common scoter in Britain during 1995 and 2007. The 1995 survey was the first national survey, however other regional surveys and estimates suggested that the British population was in decline. The 2007 survey was designed to explore whether the species had continued to decline... - Corn bunting breeding distribution in Scotland
Corn buntings <I>Emberiza calandra</I> are becoming increasingly rare in Scotland and are now restricted to small areas in the east of Scotland and the Western Isles. It is likely that agricultural intensification, including the loss of winter food supplies and a reduction in suitable nesting habitats, may have played a part in the decline, but the full picture is not yet known... - Corn bunting surveys on the Western Isles
Annual survey of corn buntings on the Western Isles comprising full coverage of Berneray, Baleshare, Vallay, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Barra and Vatersay. - Corncrake national surveys - raw data
At the beginning on the 20th century, corncrakes still bred all over the UK, but by the early 1990 they were restricted to a few Scottish islands. Through conservation effort from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and NatureScot, the decline was reversed... - Corncrake national surveys - territory centres
At the beginning on the 20th century, corncrakes still bred all over the UK, but by the early 1990 they were restricted to a few Scottish islands. Through conservation effort from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and NatureScot, the decline was reversed... - Crested tit wintering survey in the UK, 1992-1995
These are the data from the first survey conducted on crested tit since 1979/80. The data were collected as part of a wider survey of pinewood birds (Scottish Crossbill and Capercaillie)... - Crossbills, Distribution survey in Great Britain, 1995-2005
This dataset represents records collected between 1995 and 2005 as part of a wider study, which was then used to infer the breeding range of the Scottish Crossbill... - Dartford Warbler national surveys in the UK
In the United Kingdom, Dartford Warblers (<i>Sylvia undata</i>) are mainly confined to the remaining fragments of lowland heath and, as a consequence of the interest in the flora and fauna of this much-threatened habitat, their populations and ecology have been well studied... - Dotterel national breeding survey in Britain in 1999 - raw data
These data are from a national survey of breeding dotterel <i>Charadrius morinellus</i> carried out in 1999. This was the second national survey of breeding dotterel in Britain, undertaken to provide a reliable population estimate for dotterel. This dataset contains the raw data and data for other species such as skylark and meadow pipit, which were also recorded... - Farmland Bird Survey North East Wales, 2008
A systematic regional survey of farmland birds within and around the Bettisfield and Dee Estuary (Welsh side) areas undertaken in 2008. The survey aimed to establish whether corn bunting were still breeding in Wales and to gather information on farmland bird populations in this area. - Farmland bird database in Dumfries and Galloway, 1999-2011
Farmland birds in Europe declined by almost 50% between 1980 and 2005. To gain more insight into the farmland bird population in Dumfries and Galloway, this database was compiled. Species recorded include corn bunting, curlew, grey partridge, lapwing, linnet, reed bunting, skylark, snipe, tree sparrow, twite, and yellowhammer... - Field cricket (Gryllus campestris) site summary records, 2011-2021
Total numbers of calling male field cricket (Gryllus campestris) per recording area, 2011-2021. - Greenshank national survey in the UK, 1995
This dataset contains derived breeding territories of Greenshanks from the 1995 national survey. Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) are sensitive to human land use activities such as aforestation and their breeding range is thought to have contracted, with an associated decline in breeding numbers, since 1980... - House Sparrow Parks Project, London, 2009-2010
These surveys were carried out to determine bird species present and breeding in and around the 19 parks involved in the RSPB's London House Sparrow Parks Project. The results will help assess effectiveness of trial habitat management schemes in London's parks - especially for house sparrows. House sparrows are a UK and local BAP species and a red-listed species of conservation concern... - Lapwing Recovery Project, South West Scotland, 2006-2009
Breeding lapwing data collected as part of the lapwing recovery project. The aim of the project was to determine the effectiveness of agri-environment schemes. <br /><br /> The breeding status was derived from lapwing behaviour (adults behaving like they have young or lapwing flocks present), time of survey visit, and whether there were any young recorded... - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker sample survey in England 2007
A total of 70 woods were surveyed for occupancy by Lesser spotted woodpecker in 2007. Woods were also surveyed for habitat, Great spotted Woodpecker occupancy and Grey Squirrel density. Data were analysed together with data from previous studies in the 1980s to investigate factors affecting Lesser spotted Woodpecker occupancy... - Little whirlpool ramshorn snail (Anisus (Disculifer) vorticulus) site summary records, 2018-2020
Sampling of 21 ditches(average 118m long) in grazing marsh at RSPB Pulborough North Brooks to record numbers of Anisus vorticulus per sample... - Nightjar breeding season surveys in Dumfries and Galloway between 1981 and 2011
The UK population of nightjar declined by 50% between 1972 and 1992. These surveys were undertaken to monitor the change in range and population of nightjar in Dumfries and Galloway. This dataset contains data collected between 1981 and 2011, and was conducted by the Dumfries and Galloway Nightjar Study Groups... - Odonata records from RSPB Reserves 1970-2009
This dataset contains all dragonfly records from RSPB reserves. The date range for the dataset is 1970-2009 but the majority of records are from the last 10 years. Recording effort varies widely between reserves, for some reserves this dataset gives a comprehensive record of Odonata species present but other reserves have few or no records... - RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch winter sightings in the UK in 2008
The dataset contains the results from surveys of garden bird observations, made by the public during a one-hour period of their choice in the last weekend of January. The survey has been conducted annually since 1979. More than 70 species of birds have been observed in these surveys... - RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch winter sightings in the UK in 2009
The dataset contains the records from garden bird observations, made by the public during a one-hour period of their choice on the 24-25 January 2009. The survey has been conducted in the UK annually in the last weekend of January since 1979. This dataset contains data for 69 different species... - RSPB Lochwinnoch incidental species records
This dataset contains species observations from Lochwinnoch RSPB reserve which were not made as part of any formal surveys. Note, 1km resolution grid references for records which also have latitude and longitude coordinates are centroids. - RSPB Reserves breeding bird surveys
This datasets contains records of birds breeding on RSPB reserves in the UK. The key breeding bird interest of each reserve is identified and monitored annually, as it would be too time consuming to survey every breeding species on each site. The boundaries of RSPB reserves are provided on the NBN in the geographical dataset <b>RSPB Nature Reserves in the UK</b>. - Red-Throated Diver National Survey in Britain in 2006 - 5km square summary
These are the results of the second systematic national survey of Red-Throated Divers, in 2006. The first national survey was conducted in 1994. The 2006 survey was conducted to assess the change in population size and distribution since 1994... - Red-throated diver national surveys in Scotland - raw data
Red-throated divers are birds of conservation concern due to large declines in the 19th century. While the population increased in the 20th century, there was not considerable change to the breeding range. This dataset contains the results of systematic national surveys in 1994 and 2006. The dataset contains the raw data, i.e. un-interpreted red-throated diver sightings... - Redshank nesting on saltmarshes in Britain
This survey was undertaken to establish the breeding abundance and conservation status (i.e. stable, increasing or declining) of redshank nesting on saltmarshes in Britain. The survey was carried out in the 1996 breeding season covering 63 saltmarsh sites. This survey highlighted that saltmarshes support c.45% of the national population of redshank breeding in Britain... - Ring ouzel national sample survey in the UK in 1999
This is the first co-ordinated census of breeding ring ouzel <I>Turdus torquata</I> across the UK. A random subsample of the UK breeding range was surveyed to arrive at a population estimate, and as such the dataset does NOT contain all breeding locations of ring ouzel in the UK in 1999... - Scottish Crossbill National Survey in the UK in 2008
These are the results of the first national survey of Scottish Crossbill, in 2008. Common Crossbill and Parrot Crossbill were also included in the survey. This provides the first estimate of the global population of Scottish Crossbill... - Snipe survey of key sites in Britain in 2006
This dataset contains the results from a survey of breeding snipe <i>Gallinago gallinago</i> on known snipe breeding sites throughout Britain. This is a repeat survey of breeding waders carried out in the early 1990s in order to understand the main factors contributing to the decline of snipe in Britain... - Spotted crake national survey in the UK in 1999
This is the first survey of spotted crakes <i>Porzana porzana</i> undertaken in Britain. English Nature (now Natural England) funded this survey as part of the Statutory Conservation Agencies RSPB Annual Breeding Birds Scheme (SCARABBS). Thanks are due to all County Bird Recorders, the Rare Breeding Birds Panel, and all those who took part in this survey. - Stone-curlew Annual Surveys
The population of stone-curlew <i>Burhinus oedicnemus</i> in the UK declined by 85% between 1940 and 1985, when there were only 150-160 pairs. By 2008, there were over 340 breeding pairs. This dataset documents the RSPB Recovery Projects monitoring of the UK stone-curlew population in Central Southern England and East Anglia... - Tree sparrow recovery project summary data, North West England, 2004-2010
The project was set up as a result of a massive decline in tree sparrow numbers which had fallen by 95% between 1970-1995. The project's main objective was to provide a good supply of seed to help support wintering birds, and nestboxes for breeding. Data was collected on a farm by farm basis... - Turtle Dove sightings from research project in East Anglia, 2010
This dataset contains sightings of Turtle Dove from a research project carried out by RSPB conservation scientists to investigate the factors affecting Turtle Dove productivity. Records are given at 1km resolution and do not give full coverage of Turtle Doves in the region. - Twite Breeding Season Survey, Wales 2008
This survey updated a survey undertaken in 2002 by Snowdonia National Park and the National Trust... - Twite national sample survey in the UK in 1999
This dataset contains results from the first comprehensive survey of breeding twite in the UK. A random subsample of the UK breeding range was surveyed to arrive at a population estimate, and as such the dataset does NOT contain all breeding locations of twite in the UK in 1999... - Twite, winter distribution in Caithness and Sutherland 2006/7
- Wader survey on Uist in 2007
Six species of breeding wader (dunlin, oystercatcher, snipe, redshank, ringed plover and lapwing) were counted in a survey organised jointly by the RSPB and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). - White-tailed eagle reintroduction in Scotland, 1975 onwards - Sightings data
The white-tailed eagle (<i>Haliaeetus albicilla</i>) is a resident breeding bird in Scotland and the largest bird of prey in the UK. It is listed in the Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern in the UK because of its long-term population decline and since it is a rare breeder in the UK and across its European range...
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