UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) common breeding birds data 1971-2007
Bird species data from the UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) lowland terrestrial sites. These data were collected, using the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)'s Common Bird Census methodology (CBC), at ECN's lowland terrestrial sites using a standard protocol. This protocol was abandoned in favour of the Breeding Bird Survey (Rennie et al (2017) UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) bird data: 1995-2015 https://doi.org/10.5285/5886c3ba-1fa5-49c0-8da8-40e69a10d2b5) in 1999; however, some sites continued to follow this protocol for a number of years after 1999 to allow comparison with the Breeding Bird Survey data. The CBC uses a mapping method in which a series of visits are made to all parts of a defined plot during the breeding season and contacts with birds by sight or sound are recorded on large-scale maps. Information from the series of visits is combined to estimate the number of territories found. Annual data are recorded but the date ranges available are variable for each site. ECN is the UK's long-term environmental monitoring programme. It is a multi-agency programme sponsored by a consortium of fourteen government departments and agencies. These organisations contribute to the programme through funding either site monitoring and/or network co-ordination activities. These organisations are: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales, Defence Science & Technology Laboratory, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government, Natural England, Natural Environment Research Council, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/8582a02c-b28c-45d2-afa1-c1e85fba023d
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https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/8582a02c-b28c-45d2-afa1-c1e85fba023d
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Environmental Monitoring Facilities
publication
2008-06-01
creation
2006-01-01
Drayton
Alice Holt
Hillsborough
North Wyke
Rothamsted
Wytham
-8.648
1.768
60.861
49.864
1971-01-01
2007-12-31
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2017-12-15
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2017-11-13
These data are collected, using the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)'s Common Bird Census methodology, at all of ECN's terrestrial sites using a standard protocol. Prior to deposit of the data in the EIDC, data are managed by the ECN Data Centre at CEH Lancaster according to defined protocols. Verification steps include numeric range checks (i.e. checking if a value falls within a specified range), categorical checks (e.g. checking that a species code appears on the standard code list), formatting (i.e. that the dataset conforms to the specified data format) and logical integrity checks (i.e. checking the data make sense, e.g. that the dates in one dataset match those in a related dataset). Appropriate range settings for ECN variables have been selected following discussion with specialists in each field. Where data fall outside these ranges, a cautious approach has been adopted towards discarding data on the principle that apparent errors may be valid outliers. Such values are discarded only if there is a clear explanation (e.g. an instrumentation error) and corrections are made where possible. If the reason is unclear, the values are stored, but are qualified using pre-defined quality codes or free-text descriptions. Data providers also use these codes or free text to describe factors affecting sampling outside their control, instrument damage or site management effects.
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2010-12-08
Comma-separated values (CSV)
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Rennie, S., Bater, J. , Beaumont, D. , Benham, S. , Britt, C. , Brooks, D. , Brunt, A. , Brunt, J. , Corbett, S. , Critchley, N. , Donovan, N. , Hargreaves, P. , Howe, M. , Lane, M. , McMillan, S. , Morecroft, M. , Onley, D. , Overall, R. , Pallett, D. , Schafer, S. , Scott, T. , Sherrin, L. , Shortall, C. , Smith, R. , Smith, P. , Taylor, M. , Tyson, K. (2017). UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) common breeding birds data 1971-2007. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/8582a02c-b28c-45d2-afa1-c1e85fba023d
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