1994 - 2019 Capercaillie Brood Counts Data, Scotland

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Description

This dataset contains records of capercaillie hens and their broods. RSPB and SNH agree a list of woodlands to be surveyed each year. These surveys take place between June ñ August using pointer dogs to locate hens with broods in order to monitor productivity. The dataset also contains data on broodless hens and males found during these systematic brood counts.

Data quality

These data have been gathered by trained field-workers so the data are of high quality.

Citation

1994-2019 Capercaillie Brood Counts Data, Scotland, RSPB & SNH (2020)

Rights

Please acknowledge RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage in any use of this data.

Digitised records