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Siriwardena, G.M. et al

Bird counts from the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales 2013-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5285/31da0a94-62be-47b3-b76e-4bdef3037360
The data set consists of bird species counts, recorded in 300 1km squares across Wales, collected as part of the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP). The monitoring programme was set up by the Welsh Government in 2013 to monitor the effects of the Glastir agri-environment scheme on the environment and ran from 2013 to 2016.

The field survey element was based on a stratified random sampling design of 300 x 1km square sites across Wales, and was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
Publication date: 2020-06-04
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2013-03-04    to    2016-06-30

Provenance & quality

The surveys consisted of four (reduced to three from 2015-16 onwards) visits to each square by trained, professional surveyors using standardised protocols. Surveys were equally spaced through mid-March to mid-July. On each visit, the surveyor walked a route that passed within 50m of all parts of the survey square to which access had been secured, beginning at around 06:00 and taking up to five hours. Surveys were not conducted in conditions known to affect the detection of birds, i.e. strong winds and more than light rain. The survey route was started in different places on each visit, so that all areas were visited at least once before 08:00. All birds seen or heard were recorded on high-resolution field maps using standard BTO activity codes. Recording and standardizing route coverage (where surveyors actually walked) was important both between visits and to ensure comparable repeat coverage when squares are revisited.

Data were recorded on standard forms and field maps, which were collated in the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Wales office in Bangor and sent to the BTO head office for digital inputting, after being copied physically and electronically in Bangor. Data were then digitized using ArcMap (versions up to v10.5). The process included checking of uncertain counts, species codes and identifications, for which the digitizer checked the data with the surveyor if necessary, before making a judgement on likely record accuracy. Additional checks were intrinsic to subsequent data processing before being loaded into a final database at UKCEH.

To ensure confidentiality of the data with respect to land owners and managers, the locations of 1km squares and survey sites were converted to the centres of the containing 10km Ordnance Survey grid squares.

Licensing and constraints

This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Siriwardena, G.M.; Taylor, R.M.; Norfolk, D.; Jones, K.; Alison, J.; Astbury, S.; Burden, A.; Emmett, B.A.; Garbutt, A.; Henrys, P.A.; Owen, A.; Smart, S.M.; Sharps, K.; Williams, B.; Wood, C.M. (2020). Bird counts from the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales 2013-2016. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/31da0a94-62be-47b3-b76e-4bdef3037360

All use of the data (or any part of it) must be accompanied by an acknowledgement of the source in the following format:

© Crown copyright: Welsh Government licenced under the Open Government Licence v3.0

© Hawlfraint y Goron: Llywodraeth Cymru Mae’r holl gynnwys ar gael dan Drwydded Llywodraeth Agored v3.0

For the avoidance of doubt, if the publication of the Licensed Data is not within Wales, the Welsh form of the acknowledgement wording is not required.

Related

This dataset is included in the following collections

Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales, 2013-2016

Citations

Robinson, D.A., Thomas, A., Reinsch, S., Lebron, I., Feeney, C. J., Maskell, L.C., Wood, C.M., Seaton, F.M., Emmett, B.A., & Cosby, B.J. (2022). Analytical modelling of soil porosity and bulk density across the soil organic matter and land-use continuum. In Scientific Reports (Vol. 12, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-4155-2021

Supplemental information

Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP) website
Website for related survey - Environment & Rural Affairs Monitoring and Modelling Programme (ERAMMP)
Website for related national survey - Countryside Survey

Correspondence/contact details

Alison, J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Siriwardena, G.M.
British Trust for Ornithology
Taylor, R.M.
British Trust for Ornithology
Norfolk, D.
British Trust for Ornithology
Jones, K.
British Trust for Ornithology
Alison, J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Astbury, S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Burden, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Emmett, B.A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Garbutt, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Henrys, P.A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Owen, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Smart, S.M.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Sharps, K.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Williams, B.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Wood, C.M.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Other contacts

Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
agri-environment scheme , Biodiversity , bird , Environmental survey , Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme , GMEP , Wales
Funding
Welsh Government
Last updated
31 May 2024 09:05