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Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly were explored for grey seal breeding locations during the 1973 breeding season. The primary aim of this study was to revisit these recorded breeding sites, locate new ones and obtain an up-to-date estimate of the population. a secondary objective was to tag as many pups as possible to investigate relationships between different populations of seals. The database includes abundance of seals found and location according to National Grid Reference.

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In the United Kingdom, Dartford Warblers (Sylvia undata) are mainly confined to the remaining fragments of lowland heath and, as a consequence of the interest in the flora and fauna of this much-threatened habitat, their populations and ecology have been well studied. Historically, the Dartford Warbler had a much wider distribution, and was presumably more abundant, than in recent years. Since the nineteenth century, the population went into steep decline, at least in part due to habitat loss and fragmentation. The most recent survey in 2006, however, recorded a major expansion in range and population size. The UK population has been well monitored, with full surveys in 1974, 1984, 1994 and 2006. The first two surveys were funded by RSPB; the 1994 survey was funded by RSPB and English Nature (now Natural England); the 2006 survey was funded by RSPB, BTO, Natural England and the Forestry Commission (England) under the Statutory Conservation Agencies and RSPB Breeding Bird Scheme (SCARABBS).
Though the population in the UK is small compared with that of southern and western France and Spain, the species is considered to be of conservation concern in Europe because of losses in some of the most valuable habitats in Spain, including the Mediterranean maquis. 1974 Survey: This dataset includes every recorded territory. However, in the New Forest, although 203 pairs were actually found, two large areas thought to support about 40 pairs were not recorded at all and another area was only partially covered. Therefore, the total population count includes an element of estimation. The total population was estimated to be 557 pairs, which was close to the 460 pairs estimated at the last peak in 1960-61. However, the centre of the distribution had moved further west. The species is very susceptible to cold winters, but the population was high in 1974 after a long run of mild winter weather. The preferred habitat was mature heather with a generous mixture of gorse of medium height. Small fragments of heath were found to be less densely occupied than larger ones. For more information see Bibby & Tubbs (1975), British Birds 68: p177-195.
1984 Survey: The number of territories recorded in 1984 was 423. The totals recorded in this dataset represent the minimum number of breeding males, taken as equivalent to pairs, which were counted on two or more visits between April and June. Increases in territory numbers were especially noted in Surrey, which had a strong population after recovery from extinction in 1961, and Cornwall was occupied after a 40-year absence. In the centre of the range, about 10-15% of the population decline is attributed to the fact that colder winters preceded the 1984 survey compared with the mild winters preceding the 1974 survey. A loss of 75 territories was due to growth of forestry plantations, temporarily suitable in 1974 but by 1984 too old (and permanently unsuitable), and unfortunately not replaced by other new plantings. The amount of suitable habitat remained about the same in the New Forest, but declined by about 10% in Dorset. Further losses in Dorset were due to degradation of sites, and the effects of fragmentation and isolation. For more information, see Robbins & Bibby (1985), British Birds 78: 269-280.
1994 Survey: A total of 1,600-1,670 territories was recorded, though it is likely that the actual population was slightly higher (1,800-1,890 territories), representing a near four-fold increase in population since the 1984 survey. Observers were asked to visit each site (or 1km grid square in the New Forest) at least twice, once during April to mid-May and once during mid-May to the end of June. This dataset includes every territory recorded by the observers. The observers recorded the number of singing males and information such as whether the bird was calling or carrying nest material etc. They used this to information to provide their best estimate

The survey represents the first systematic study of divers, grebes, seaduck, cormorant, shag and auks within these sea areas. AccConID=21 AccConstrDescription=This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials. AccConstrDisplay=This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. AccConstrEN=Attribution (CC BY) AccessConstraint=Attribution (CC BY) Acronym=None added_date=2009-02-23 17:58:47.957000 BrackishFlag=0 CDate=2009-03-04 cdm_data_type=Other CheckedFlag=0 Citation=UK National Biodiversity Network, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Seabird nearshore winter survey in South-West England 1994-95. Comments=None ContactEmail=None Conventions=COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3 CurrencyDate=None DasID=1878 DasOrigin=Research: field survey DasType=Data DasTypeID=1 DateLastModified={'date': '2025-04-25 01:33:51.812809', 'timezone_type': 1, 'timezone': '+02:00'} DescrCompFlag=0 DescrTransFlag=0 Easternmost_Easting=-3.547 EmbargoDate=None EngAbstract=The survey represents the first systematic study of divers, grebes, seaduck, cormorant, shag and auks within these sea areas. EngDescr=The main aim of the 1994/95 nearshore seabird survey in South-West England was to investigate a series of seabird sites in Devon and Cornwall previously identified as important for their wintering populations. The survey represents the first systematic study of divers, grebes, seaduck, cormorant, shag and auks within these sea areas.

The number of birds recorded in the South Cornwall area exceeded criteria for international importance for great northern diver, and national importance for black-throated diver, shag and red-breasted merganser. The area also held numbers of red-necked grebe, Slavonian grebe and black-necked grebe which represented a high proportion of the small British wintering population. The Dawlish area held nationally important number of red-breasted merganser.

A secondary aim of the project was to investigate ways to refine survey methods. The effect of count length on the number of birds recorded was examined by extending a sub-set of the counts. There was a marked difference in the detection rates over time for some species. A method for producing approximate correction factors was investigated. An analysis was also conducted to assess if the detectability of bird species changed in different sea states. The data showed no significant effect of sea state on the number of birds recorded. FreshFlag=0 geospatial_lat_max=50.97 geospatial_lat_min=50.03 geospatial_lat_units=degrees_north geospatial_lon_max=-3.547 geospatial_lon_min=-5.215 geospatial_lon_units=degrees_east infoUrl=None InputNotes=None institution=RSPB, MBA, NBN License=https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Lineage=Prior to publication data undergo quality control checked which are described in https://github.com/EMODnet/EMODnetBiocheck?tab=readme-ov-file#understanding-the-output MarineFlag=1 modified_sync=2021-02-06 00:00:00 Northernmost_Northing=50.97 OrigAbstract=None OrigDescr=None OrigDescrLang=English OrigDescrLangNL=Engels OrigLangCode=en OrigLangCodeExtended=eng OrigLangID=15 OrigTitle=None OrigTitleLang=English OrigTitleLangCode=en OrigTitleLangID=15 OrigTitleLangNL=Engels Progress=Completed PublicFlag=1 ReleaseDate=Feb 23 2009 12:00AM ReleaseDate0=2009-02-23 RevisionDate=None SizeReference=None sourceUrl=(local files) Southernmost_Northing=50.03 standard_name_vocabulary=CF Standard Name Table v70 StandardTitle=Seabird nearshore winter survey in South-West England 1994-95 StatusID=1 subsetVariables=ScientificName,BasisOfRecord,YearCollected,MonthCollected,DayCollected,aphia_id TerrestrialFlag=0 time_coverage_end=1995-03-23T01:00:00Z time_coverage_start=1994-11-28T01:00:00Z UDate=2025-03-26 VersionDate=None VersionDay=None VersionMonth=1 VersionName=1 VersionYear=2009 VlizCoreFlag=1 Westernmost_Easting=-5.215