France

bird monitoring scheme providing data to PECBMS in 2023 update

existing bird monitoring scheme

no bird monitoring scheme

France

Name of scheme: Suivi Temporel des Oiseaux Communs = STOC (French Breeding Bird Survey = FBBS)
Website: http://www.vigienature.fr/fr/suivi-temporel-des-oiseaux-communs-stoc
Organisation: Centre d'Écologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (UMR 7204) - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - CP 135 - 43 rue Buffon - 75005 Paris - France
Status: ongoing
Start: 1989
Number of fieldworkers: 8000
Species: 170
Habitats record: yes
Methods: point counts
Selection of plots: random
Sustainable support: yes
Reference:

Jiguet F, Devictor V, Julliard R, Couvet D (2012) French citizens monitoring ordinary birds provide tools for conservation and ecological sciences. Acta Oecologica 44, 58-66
Contact: Benoît Fontaine
UMR7204 CESCO, 43 rue Buffon,CP135, 75005 Paris, France
benoit.fontaine@mnhn.fr
Caroline Moussy
LPO France, Service Connaissance, 8 rue du Docteur Pujos, 17300 Rochefort
caroline.moussy@lpo.fr
Frédéric Jiguet
UMR7204 CESCO, 43 rue Buffon,CP135, 75005 Paris, France
frederic.jiguet@mnhn.fr