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