Norway

bird monitoring scheme providing data to PECBMS in 2023 update

existing bird monitoring scheme

no bird monitoring scheme

Norway

Name of scheme: Norsk hekkefuglovervåking (Norwegian breeding bird monitoring scheme)
Website: http://tov-e.nina.no/Fugl/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fFugl%2f
Organisation: BirdLife Norway and Norwegian institute for Nature Research
Status: ongoing
Start: 2005
Number of fieldworkers: 160
Species: 80
Habitats record: yes
Methods: point counts
Selection of plots: stratified random
Sustainable support: yes
Reference: Fraixedas, S., Lindén, A., Meller, K., Lindström, Å., Keišs, O., Kålås, J.A., Husby, M., Leivits, A., Leivits, M. & Lehikoinen, A. (2017) Substantial decline of Northern European peatland bird populations: consequences of drainage. Biological Conservation, 214, 223-232.
Lindström, Å., Green, M., Husby, M., Kålås, J.A. & Lehikoinen, A. (2015) Large-scale monitoring of waders on their boreal and arctic breeding grounds in northern Europe. Ardea, 103, 3-15.
Kålås, J. A., Husby, M., Nilsen, E. B. & Vang, R. (2014) Population dynamic for terrestrial birds in Norway 1996-2013. – NOF-Report 4-2014, BirdLife Norway, Trondheim. 36 pp (in Norwegian)
Lehikoinen, A., Green, M., Husby, M., Kålås, J.A. & Lindström, Å. (2014) Common montane birds are declining in northern Europe. – Journal of Avian Biology 45: 3-14.
Kålås, J.A., Husby, M. (2002) Monitoring program for terrestrial ecosystems. Extensive monitoring of terrestrial birds in Norge. – NINA Oppdragsmelding 740, 25 p. (In Norwegian with English summary)
Contact: John Atle Kålås
Norwegian institute for Nature Research, Postboks 5685 Sluppen, 7485 Trondheim, Norway
john.kalas@nina.no
Ingar Jostein Øien
NOF-BirdLife Norway, Sandgata 30b, N-7012 Trondheim
ingar@birdlife.no
Bård G. Stokke
Norwegian institute for Nature Research, Postboks 5685 Sluppen, 7485 Trondheim, Norway
Bard.stokke@nina.no
Name of scheme: Norwegian Breeding Bird Census
Organisation: Norwegian Ornithological Society and Nord-Trøndelag University College
Status: finished
Start: 1995
End: 2008
Number of fieldworkers: 120
Species: 58
Habitats record: yes
Methods: point counts
Selection of plots: free choice
Sustainable support: no
Reference: Husby, M. (2003): Point count census using volunteers of terrestrial breeding birds in Norway, and its status after six years. Ornis Hungarica 12-13: 63-72.
Contact: Magne Husby
Section of Science, Nord University, 7600 Levanger, Norway
magne.husby@nord.no