NESP MaC Project 1.21: Australian Coastal Shorebird Population Trends, 2021-2022

Thirty years of shorebird monitoring data, curated by BirdLife Australia's National Shorebird Monitoring Program, were analyzed to update national trend estimates. The project focused on 15 migratory shorebird species and was conducted by the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub in 2021-2022. Outputs include a fact sheet and final report with policy recommendations.

Use Cases

• Update conservation status assessments based on updated national population trend estimates.
• Analyze the relative effects of human pressure and conservation efforts on shorebird population trends.
• Inform resource allocation for conservation actions using the updated trend data.
• Support policy development for the National Migratory Shorebird Conservation Action Plan.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 30 years of shorebird monitoring data.
• Focuses on 15 migratory shorebird species of high conservation priority.
• Data was curated by a national program (BirdLife Australia's National Shorebird Monitoring Program).

Limitations

• No data outputs were generated by this project; outputs are written reports.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Analysis of citizen science monitoring data curated by BirdLife Australia.

Time Range

30 years of historical data, project conducted 2021-2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 18:32:49.399043; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Coastal Australia