UK Bird Species Status and Trends for EU Birds Directive (2008-2012)

2008-2012 data on the status and trends for 319 bird species in the UK, forming the Tenth UK Report for Article 12 of the EU Birds Directive. The dataset was submitted to the European Commission in January 2014 and is structured into sections covering species information, population size, trend, distribution, and conservation plans.

Use Cases

• Assessing population trends for UK bird species based on the reported population trend data.
• Evaluating conservation progress based on reported work related to Species Action Plans and Management Plans.
• Analyzing breeding distribution changes based on the breeding range trend and map data.
• Monitoring species coverage within Special Protection Areas based on the SPA network overlaps data.

Strengths

• Covers 319 distinct bird species.
• Data structured according to an agreed EU-level format for standardized reporting.
• Includes multiple facets of conservation assessment: population size, trend, distribution, and plan progress.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026 04 14 09:45:28.375105; freshness should be verified as the underlying data is from 2008-2012.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Collection Method

Summarized for the Tenth UK Report for Article 12 of the EU Birds Directive, following public consultation and government sign-off.

Time Range

2008-2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 09:45:28.375105; underlying data covers 2008-2012.

Geography

United Kingdom