Black grouse lek survey in Ross-shire
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Description
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.
Geographic Description
Ross-shire, North Scotland. Black grouse sightings are reported at 100m resolution
Data quality
These data have been gathered by trained field-workers and the data are of a high quality. These data have been mapped and checked for sensitivities and typographical/geographical errors
Methods
Methods were consistent with those used in the black grouse national surveys, hence this dataset is directly comparable with the national surveys
Citation
Data reproduced with the permission of RSPB
Rights
CC-BY
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