Sweden

bird monitoring scheme providing data to PECBMS in 2023 update

existing bird monitoring scheme

no bird monitoring scheme

Sweden

Name of scheme: Swedish Breeding Bird Survey (“summer point counts”)
Website: http://www.fageltaxering.lu.se/
Organisation: Dept. of Biology, Lund University
Status: ongoing
Start: 1975
Number of fieldworkers: 130
Species: 140
Habitats record: yes
Methods: point counts
Selection of plots: free choice
Sustainable support: yes
Contact: Åke Lindström
Dept. of Biology, Lund University, Ecology Building, S-22362 Lund
ake.lindstrom@biol.lu.se
Name of scheme: Swedish Breeding Bird Survey (“fixed routes”)
Website: http://www.fageltaxering.lu.se/
Organisation: Dept. of Biology, Lund University
Status: ongoing
Start: 1996
Number of fieldworkers: 240
Species: 180
Habitats record: yes
Methods: line transects
Selection of plots: systematic
Sustainable support: yes
Reference: Ottvall, R., Green, M., Lindström, Å., Svensson, S., Esseen, P.-A. and Marklund, L. (2008): Distribution and habitat selection of Ortolan Bunting in Sweden. Ornis Svecica 18: 3-16.
Contact: Åke Lindström
Dept. of Biology, University of Lund, Ecology Building, S-22362 Lund
ake.lindstrom@biol.lu.se
Name of scheme: Swedish Breeding Bird Census
Organisation: Dept. of Biology, Lund University
Status: finished
Start: 1969
Number of fieldworkers: 125
Species: 100
Habitats record: no
Methods: territory mapping
Selection of plots: other
Sustainable support: no
Contact: Åke Lindström
Dept. of Biology, University of Lund, Ecology Building, S-22362 Lund
ake.lindstrom@biol.lu.se
Name of scheme: Swedish Breeding Bird Survey (“night routes”)
Organisation: Dept. of Biology, Lund University
Status: ongoing
Start: 2010
Number of fieldworkers: 110
Species: 30
Habitats record: yes
Methods: point counts
Selection of plots: systematic
Sustainable support: yes
Contact: Martin Green
Dept. of Biology, University of Lund, Ecology Building, S-22362 Lund
martin.green@biol.lu.se