8582a02c-b28c-45d2-afa1-c1e85fba023d English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:21:04 UK GEMINI 2.3 WGS 84 UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) common breeding birds data 1971-2007 2017-12-15 publication 2017-11-13 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/8582a02c-b28c-45d2-afa1-c1e85fba023d 10.5285/8582a02c-b28c-45d2-afa1-c1e85fba023d doi: 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 10.5285/8582a02c-b28c-45d2-afa1-c1e85fba023d 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 Rennie, S. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact Rennie, S. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0027-0436 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Bater, J. Rothamsted Research enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Beaumont, D. Rothamsted Research, North Wyke enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Benham, S. Forest Research enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Britt, C. ADAS enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Brooks, D. Rothamsted Research enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Brunt, A. Forest Research enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Brunt, J. Forest Research enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Corbett, S. ADAS enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Critchley, N. ADAS enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Donovan, N. Rothamsted Research, North Wyke enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Hargreaves, P. Rothamsted Research enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Howe, M. Rothamsted Research enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Lane, M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author McMillan, S. ADAS enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Morecroft, M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Onley, D. Unattached enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Overall, R. Unattached enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Pallett, D. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Schafer, S. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Scott, T. Rothamsted Research tony.scott@rothamsted.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-0672 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Sherrin, L. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Shortall, C. Rothamsted Research enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Smith, R. Rothamsted Research, North Wyke enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Smith, P. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Taylor, M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Tyson, K. Rothamsted Research, North Wyke enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication bird survey GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Porton Down UK GeoNames 2006-01-01 creation Biodiversity Drayton Alice Holt Hillsborough North Wyke Rothamsted Wytham otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology otherRestrictions 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 textTable English utf8 biota 1971-01-01 2007-12-31 -8.648 1.768 49.864 60.861 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/datastore/eidchub/8582a02c-b28c-45d2-afa1-c1e85fba023d Download the data Download a copy of this data fileAccess https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/8582a02c-b28c-45d2-afa1-c1e85fba023d.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 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.