cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.15468/dl.qhngvj
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 47963 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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 The dataset includes 47963 records from 60 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0027591-260208012135463/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.15468/qt0tsv
title: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker sample survey in England 2007

description: 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. This dataset contains presence/absence records for all surveyed woods along with breeding status. Records are given at 100m resolution which represents the centroid of the transect route through the wood. Work was funded by RSPB and Natural England
DOI: 10.15468/rvh2gx
title: Scottish Crossbill National Survey in the UK in 2008

description: 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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
 This survey was funded by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), and was conducted as part of the SCARABBS (Statutory Conservation Agencies and RSPB Breeding Birds Scheme) programme of surveys.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18611614
title: 30ka CESM Data - NA CAM files
DOI: 10.15468/5iiqot
title: Odonata records from RSPB Reserves 1970-2009

description: 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. It is hoped that ongoing data review work will facilitate the addition of further records to this dataset.
DOI: 10.15468/ssujxr
title: Turtle Dove sightings from research project in East Anglia, 2010

description: 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.
DOI: 10.15468/ofhvwh
title: 2010-2013 Beetle Data from Machair LIFE+ Project Plots

description: 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. For some records an aggregate of 2 species was recorded which is not available through the NHM species dictionary. In these cases the record is given here as the genus, with the species aggregate recorded in the comments.
 
 Precise dates for the records are not known, and thus the year of the observations is given here. The grid references for each record relate to the central point of the recording plot. As the plots were generally quite small (c.150m by 50m) these are reasonably geographically accurate.
DOI: 10.15468/rk6crr
title: Cirl bunting national surveys in the UK

description: 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 (&gt;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. Full surveys of the breeding cirl bunting population in Britain and the Channel Islands were undertaken in 1989, 1998, 2003, 2009 and 2016 to document potential range expansion.

The 1989 survey was conducted by the RSPB in conjunction with the Devon Bird Watching and Preservation Society. The 1998 survey was funded by the RSPB and Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) (now Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)). The 2003 survey was funded by the RSPB, English Nature (now Natural England) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The 2009 survey was funded by the RSPB and Natural England. The 2016 survey was funded by Devon Birds, Devon County Council, National Trust, Paignton Zoo, RSPB and Teignbridge District Council.
The surveys were carried out under the Statutory Conservation Agencies and RSPB Breeding Birds Scheme (SCARABBS) partnership.
DOI: 10.15468/s4cq4s
title: Ring ouzel national sample survey in the UK in 1999

description: This is the first co-ordinated census of breeding ring ouzel &lt;I&gt;Turdus torquata&lt;/I&gt; 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. Of the tetrads surveyed that were known to be occupied during the 1988-91 breeding bird atlas, 39-43% were unoccupied in 1999. The survey highlights a continuing contraction in range. The survey was run as part of the Statutory Conservation Agencies and RSPB Annual Breeding Birds Scheme (SCARABBS) and was funded jointly by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), English Nature (now Natural England) and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). The Ring Ouzel Study Group took part in the survey, and many landowners and site managers allowed access to their land.
DOI: 10.15468/4z5epz
title: Corn bunting breeding distribution in Scotland

description: Corn buntings &lt;I&gt;Emberiza calandra&lt;/I&gt; 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.
 Conservation action for corn buntings involves targeted research in key areas, as well as urgent management action through provision of winter food for remnant populations. In the long term, agri-environment schemes should support corn buntings, but in the short term, direct action may continue to be needed to retain corn buntings as a breeding species in Scotland.
DOI: 10.15468/n0abkd
title: Twite, winter distribution in Caithness and Sutherland 2006/7
DOI: 10.15468/7npmvz
title: Black grouse lek survey in Wester Ross and Skye 2009

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.
DOI: 10.15468/gyhqin
title: Capercaillie national surveys

description: This dataset contains the first to fourth surveys of Capercaillie &lt;i&gt;Tetrao urogallus&lt;/i&gt; in Britain, carried out under the Statutory Conservation Agencies/RSPB Annual Breeding Birds Scheme (SCARABBS).
DOI: 10.15468/ktjmql
title: Farmland Bird Survey North East Wales, 2008

description: 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.
DOI: 10.15468/ddpehg
title: Black grouse lek survey in Moray and Nairn 2009

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.
DOI: 10.15468/xiqhhc
title: House Sparrow Parks Project, London, 2009-2010

description: 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. The surveys were carried out in April and May 2009 and 2010. All species recorded in the surveys are shown via the 'species' link on the left hand side of the NBN webpage.
 Partners involved in the London House Sparrow Parks Project are:
 Camden Council, City of London, Islington Council, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, The Royal Parks, Wandsworth Council.
 The project was funded by the SITA Trust through the Landfill Communities Fund. Additional funding has been supplied by Northern Trust and ICB Diadem.
DOI: 10.15468/iuk3rh
title: Redshank nesting on saltmarshes in Britain

description: 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. Since a previous survey carried out in 1985, there has been a 22.9% decline of redshank breeding on saltmarshes. The decline is thought to be caused by an increase in grazing pressure of saltmarshes, it was therefore suggested that mitigation procedures such as habitat creation and changes in agricultural management measures were required.
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 This survey was carried out and funded by the RSPB.
DOI: 10.15468/kivpdv
title: Wader survey on Uist in 2007

description: 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).
DOI: 10.15468/kzlkrd
title: Corn bunting surveys on the Western Isles

description: Annual survey of corn buntings on the Western Isles comprising full coverage of Berneray, Baleshare, Vallay, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Barra and Vatersay.
DOI: 10.15468/gy0ntl
title: Common scoter national breeding surveys in Britain

description: 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.
 
 The 1995 survey was carried out by the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT) and the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (IWC) with financial support from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT). The 2007 survey was carried out by the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). These surveys were both carried out under the Statutory Conservation Agencies and RSPB Breeding Birds Scheme (SCARABBS) partnership, with support from the SCARABBS partner organisations.
DOI: 10.15468/on2y0r
title: Greenshank national survey in the UK, 1995

description: 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. However, Greenshank numbers in the Outer Hebrides are thought to have increased considerably, with breeding being confirmed on the Shetland islands for the first time in 1980. Despite the extensive study of the Greenshank breeding behaviour this was the first ever national survey of this species. The survey was funded by the RSPB, JNCC and SNH through the Statutory Conservation Agencies RSPB Annual Breeding Birds Scheme (SCARABBS) programme.
DOI: 10.15468/iyhmgx
title: Twite national sample survey in the UK in 1999

description: 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. There were an estimated 10 000 pairs of breeding twite in the UK in 1999, with the range lying between 6000 and 15 000 pairs. The majority, 9948 (95% confidence intervals 6293-14 586) pairs, was recorded in Scotland and England. Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and English Nature (now Natural England) helped fund this survey as part of the Statutory Conservation Agencies/RSPB Annual Breeding Birds Scheme (SCARABBS). Thanks also to all the staff and volunteers who assisted with data collection.
DOI: 10.15468/p5zn17
title: Cetti's warbler national survey in the UK and the Channel Islands in 1996

description: This survey is the first systematic survey of Cetti's warblers &lt;I&gt; Cettia cetti&lt;/I&gt; 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. Two-thirds of the population was found in only four counties (Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Somerset) and one-fifth at three individual sites. Cetti's warblers showed a clear preference for areas for scattered scrub in reed-bed, reed-swamp and by open water. Territory density in these favoured habitats was 0.41 - 2.1 per ha.
DOI: 10.15468/bxqd3h
title: Black grouse lek survey in Ross-shire

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.
DOI: 10.15468/u50upr
title: Bearded Tit National Survey in Britain 1992

description: 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. This dataset contains summary data for each site found to contain breeding Bearded Tits. Three count figures are given: the number of pairs observed during the survey and minimum and maximum estimates for the site based on this figure.
DOI: 10.15468/u5yj87
title: Twite Breeding Season Survey, Wales 2008

description: This survey updated a survey undertaken in 2002 by Snowdonia National Park and the National Trust. In Wales, twite are restricted primarily to northern Snowdonia around the valley of Nant Ffrancon and Llyn Ogwen, bounded by the Carneddau to the north and east, by Elidir Fawr and Y Garn to the west and by the Glyder range to the south, where breeding has been recorded since 1944 (Lovegrove et al. 1994), with post breeding flocks of over 150 birds in the recent past (1999 - 2000). This dataset also contains records other species in addition to twite which were recorded during the survey.
DOI: 10.15468/k7ukcu
title: Bird Conservation Targeting Project (BCTP) in the UK, archived data (2001-2010) - sensitive records

description: 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. The data cover a 5-year period, and are up-dated annually. Data are collated a wide range of sources to produce the most comprehensive maps possible. The data are displayed as presence-only records. Absence of a record does not necessarily indicate a true absence record, as there may be no data available. Data compiled in different years should not be used to analyse trends, as the amount of data available to the project varied from year to year.
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 BCTP outputs were first produced in England in 2004, in Wales and Northern Ireland in 2008, and in Scotland in 2009. This dataset contains the non-sensitive records from 2001 - 2008, which were compiled in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. These are archived data. For targeting purposes, the current data (available in a separate dataset) should be used. The non-sensitive records are in a separate dataset on the NBN.
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 The species selection varies in each country. There are sensitive records for 3 species in England, 4 species in Scotland, 4 species in Northern Ireland, and 2 species in Wales. 
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 The BCTP is a partnership between the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), the Centre for Environmental Data and Recording (CEDaR), the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), Forestry Commission England (FCE), Forestry Commission Wales (FCW), Forest Service (FS), Natural England (NE), Northern Ireland Environment Agency, the RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). The BCTP partners are grateful to the contributions of the data providers listed at www.rspb.org.uk/targeting.
DOI: 10.15468/kdlfsn
title: Dotterel national breeding survey in Britain in 1999 - raw data

description: These data are from a national survey of breeding dotterel &lt;i&gt;Charadrius morinellus&lt;/i&gt; 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. The other species records, collected using non-standard methods, are in a separate survey within this dataset. 
 
 Over half of the potential breeding habitat of Dotterel in Britain was selected for survey using a random sampling technique. Ireland was not included due to the lack of recent breeding records. Two methods were used to estimate the population size, with an agreed best estimate of 630 breeding males (Whitfield, 2002). The number of pairs estimated in Whitfield (2002), were derived from an analysis of these raw data. 
 
 The national population estimate was significantly higher in 1987/88 (estimated to be 840 breeding pairs), but numbers were probably greatest in 1989 and declined in the 1990s. The change in numbers may be due to influences away from the breeding grounds or a redistribution of birds away from Scotland to breeding sites elsewhere in the Palaearctic. 
 
 This survey revealed that the population had contracted and the majority of the birds (almost 93% of the population) were breeding in three regions in Scotland: the central and east regions and in the north Highlands. 
 
 This survey was carried out under the Statutory Conservation Agencies and RSPB Breeding Birds Scheme (SCARABBS) partnership. The survey was funded by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
DOI: 10.15468/i9lwy5
title: Black grouse lek surveys in Sutherland

description: 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.
DOI: 10.15468/919amh
title: Bringing Reedbeds to Life Invertebrate Survey of three key reedbed sites in England in 2009, 2010

description: 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. This enhanced understanding will be used to inform advice, training, management and future conservation strategies across England's reedbeds. 
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 Water traps for aerial invertebrates, pitfall traps for ground-dwelling invertebrates, light traps for Lepidoptera and aquatic netting for aquatic invertebrates were carried out at 3 reedbed sites: Norfolk Wildlife Trust NNR Hickling Broad (Norfolk), Natural England NNR Stodmarsh (Kent), and RSPB NNR Ham Wall (Somerset). Water trap, pitfall trap and aquatic netting surveys were undertaken between June and August 2009. Light trapping for moths was done between June and August 2010. 
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 The project was led by RSPB with 50% funding from Natural England via the Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund and working in partnership with other partners such as Wildlife Trusts, The National Trust, Buglife, independent ecological contractors, Butterfly Conservation.
DOI: 10.15468/iflvjc
title: Lapwing Recovery Project, South West Scotland, 2006-2009

description: 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. 
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 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. On some visits breeding birds and a non breeding flock were both present on the same filed, these are recorded separately for accurate breeding status. 
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 The sites were surveyed on a field by field basis. Transforming this site based data to be grid reference based means that some grid squares may hold more than one field, that were originally surveyed separately. This means that there may be a few records that have the same grid reference, and were recorded on the same day, these are not duplicates.
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 Lapwings have suffered significant declines, primarily because of changes in farming practices, and are now red listed as a species of high conservation concern everywhere in
 the UK.
DOI: 10.15468/1mfx4j
title: Bean geese on the Slamannan Plateau, Central Scotland between 1993 and 1995

description: 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. The bean goose is a red data bird in Britain because of its localised winter distribution. The study also investigated geographical, location and habitat preferences of the geese, the sources and effects of disturbance, and the relationship between goose use and sward characteristics. This project is a collaboration between RSPB, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Bean Geese Action Group.
DOI: 10.15468/jtg3xd
title: Spotted crake national survey in the UK in 1999

description: This is the first survey of spotted crakes &lt;i&gt;Porzana porzana&lt;/i&gt; 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.