National indicators

Production and use of national common bird indicators in Europe

In this overview, we present information on whether national wild bird indicators are produced in European countries. Where available, we also provide links to national sources. We try to keep this overview as up to date as possible and rely on information provided by national monitoring coordinators. Those interested in national wild bird indicators should seek them from the coordinators of national monitoring schemes.

The national Farmland Bird Indicators might be accessible via

OECD website

EUROSTAT website

Andorra

  • no indicators produced and officially used

Austria

  • Farmland Bird Index
  • preliminary Woodland Bird Indicator
  • the indicator is used as an official indicator in the country

Belarus

  • no indicators produced and officially used

Belgium

Farmland Bird Index

Flanders

Brussels

  • wild bird indicators for Brussels region

Wallonia

  • wild bird indicators for Wallonia region
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Bulgaria

  • Farmland Bird Index
  • the indicator is used as an official indicator in the country

Croatia

  • Farmland Bird indicator
  • the indicator is used as an official indicator of the national Rural Development Programme

Cyprus

  • Farmland Bird Indicator
  • Common Bird Indicator
  • the indicators are not used as an official indicator in the country

Czech Republic

  • Farmland Bird Indicator
  • All Common Species Indicator
  • Forest Bird Indicator
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Denmark

  • Farmland Bird Index
  • Forest Bird Index
  • Other Common Birds Index
  • All Common Danish Bird Index
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Estonia

  • Farmland Bird Index
  • ForestBird Index
  • the indicator is used as an official indicator in the country

Finland

France

  • Farmland, woodland, urban specialists and habitat generalists, and an indicator of the impact of climate change
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Germany

  • Indicator „Species Diversity and landscape quality“ (Federal Agency for Nature Conservation), including sub-indicators for different habitats (Farmland, Forests, Settlements, Inland waters, Coastal/Sea and Alps)
  • Indicator „Species diversity and landscape quality“ forms part of the National Sustainability Strategy, the National Strategy on Biological Diversity and related indicator-based assessment reports
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Gibraltar

  • no indicators produced and officially used

Greece

  • Common Bird Index
  • Farmland Bird Index
  • Forest Bird Index
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Hungary

  • Farmland Bird Index HU
  • Forest Bird Index HU
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Iceland

  • no indicators produced and officially used

Ireland

Italy

  • Common Bird Indicator
  • Farmland Bird Index (Specie agricole)
  • Mountain Grassland Bird Index (Specie delle praterie montane)
  • Woodland Bird Index (Specie forestali)
  • http://mito2000.it/andamenti
  • indicators are used as an official indicator in the country

Latvia

  • Farmland Bird Indicator (Latvian and PECBMS version)
  • Forest Bird Indicator
  • The breeding density of Corncrake
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Liechtenstein

  • no indicators produced and officially used

Lithuania

  • Farmland Bird Indicator
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Luxembourg

  • Farmland Bird Index
  • Forest Bird Index
  • Common Bird Index
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Macedonia

  • no indicators produced and officially used

Malta

  • no indicators produced and officially used

Netherlands

  • Farmland Bird Index 
  • All species indicator
  • Habitat indicators (Farmland, Forest, Dry natural habitats, Wet natural habitats)
  • Red data indicator (All species of Red data list, Threatened species of Red data list)
  • Natura 2000 indicator
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Norway

  • the Norwegian Nature index
  • Farmland Bird Index
  • Forest Bird Index
  • Mountain Bird Index
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Poland

  • Farmland Bird Index
  • Forest Bird Index
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Portugal

  • Common Bird Index (Indice de Aves Comuns)
  • Common Farmland Bird Index (Indice de Aves Comuns de Zonas Agrícolas)
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Romania

  • Common Bird Indicator
  • Farmland Bird Indicator
  • ForestBird Indicator
  • indicators are not used as official indicators in the country

Russia

  • no indicators were produced and officially used

Serbia

  • no indicators were produced and officially used

Slovakia

  • Farmland Bird Indicator
  • ForestBird Indicator
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Slovenia

  • Common Bird Indicator
  • data are used for official indicators in the country

Spain

Annual newsletters

The last report on bird monitoring and indicators production in 2019

  • Farmland Bird Index
  • Forest Bird Index
  • Urban Bird Index
  • Wetland Bird Index
  • Shrubland Bird Index
  • PDR
  • National red list
  • National biodiversity inventory
  • National index

Catalonia

Bird Indicators

  • Farmland Bird Indicator
  • Shrubland Bird Indicator
  • Forest Bird Indicator
  • Wetland Bird Indicator
  • Steppe Bird Indicator
  • indicator of the impact of climate change
  • indicator of the impact of aforestation

 

  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Sweden

  • Farmland Bird Index
  • Environmental indicators:
  • Breeding birds of the mountains
  • Breeding birds in farmlands
  • Breeding birds of the forest
  • Breeding birds of the wetlands
  • Breeding birds in lake and river areas
  • a rich biodiversity
  • reduced climate impact
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Switzerland

Turkey

  • no indicators produced and officially used

United Kingdom

  • composite indicators of farmland, woodland, and waterways and wetland birds, seabirds and for wintering waterbirds published annually as official UK Biodiversity and Wildlife statistics by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • England versions of the wild bird indicators are published annually, in the strategy for England’s wildlife and ecosystem services: Wild bird populations in England 
  • a Scotland version of the terrestrial breeding bird indicator is published annually as the Index of Abundance for Scottish Terrestrial Breeding Birds
  • previously, the Farmland Bird Index was reported and assessed as a Public Service Agreement target
  • indicators are used as official indicators in the country

Ukraine

  • no indicators produced and officially used