1994-2022 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 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). These surveys take place between July and 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.
Note - due to COVID-19 restrictions, there were no brood count surveys carried out in 2020.
Data quality
These data have been gathered by trained field-workers so the data are of high quality.
Citation
RSPB ([Insert year of download]). 1994-2022 Capercaillie Brood Counts Data, Scotland. Occurrence dataset on the NBN Atlas
Rights
Please acknowledge RSPB and NatureScot in any use of this data.
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Licence
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