Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) Summary Statistics and Distribution Analysis for Carmarthen Bay 1998 - 2010

Carmarthen Bay, an extensive, shallow embayment off the south coast of Wales, UK, encompasses a wide range of rich and diverse coastal and marine habitats. Carmarthen Bay is an internationally important wintering ground for the Common Scoter duck (Melanitta nigra) and is widely regarded as the most important such site in the UK causing the site to be proposed as a Special Protection Area (pSPA) under the EC Birds Directive. Former Countryside Council for Wales (now part of Natural Resources Wales) have supported ground and aerial based surveys for a 10 year period since the Sea Empress oil spill in 1996. The purpose of this data capture was to collate and synthesise records on common scoter populations and distributions for a 10 year period. Data was collated from old CCW reports. A summary of the data has been produced to cover the period 1998 to 2010.

Identifier: NRW_DS112682

Alternative Title

Mor-hwyaid duon Melanitta nigra: ystadegau cryno a dadansoddiad o'u dosbarthiad ym Mae Caerfyrddin 1998-2010

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: A sustained program of monitoring common scoters in Carmarthen Bay has been in place since 1997. Data is published in five CCW Marine Monitoring Reports (no. 11, 48, 64, 83, 84). Details Although data was collected using a standard method, data display, format and analysis varied with each data collection contract. Methods used to continue the program of aerial and ground-based survey were broadly similar to those reported in 2002, except in that in 2008 only one aerial survey was conducted and this did not coincide with ground counts. - A total of 20 survey events were achieved in 2002/03, with a further 23 in 2003/04. - A total of four survey events were achieved in 2004/05; 9 in 2005/06; and 11 in 2006/07. - A total of 3 ground survey events and 1 aerial survey event were achieved in 2007/08. - A total of 2 ground based surveys events took place in 2008/09. - A total of 3 ground base survey events took place in 2009/10. The collation and analysis of this data has allowed the data to be formatted in a standard way and analysed against a standard background grid cell layer to produce statistics for the winter period for aerial counts and monthly statistics for ground counts. Detailed processing notes are available with the dataset.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2010-02-28

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 1998-01-01

End date: 2010-02-28

Topic category

Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Wildfowl And Wetlands Trust (WWT)

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT, England

http://www.wwt.org.uk/

Originator

British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)

The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2PU, England

http://www.bto.org/

Extent

Geographic Extent: ABERTAWE - SWANSEA

Geographic Extent: SIR GAERFYRDDIN - CARMARTHENSHIRE

Geographic Extent: SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE

Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword: benthic boundary layer; water column skin

Format Type and Description

Documents ()

Specification

[A] Mean annual distribution for aerial counts held as GIS MapInfo tables. [B] Mean Monthly ground counts held as spreadsheet data in Excel. [C] Maps held in .jpg format. [D] No electronic or hard copy of the report.

Data quality

Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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Lineage: A sustained program of monitoring common scoters in Carmarthen Bay has been in place since 1997. Data is published in five CCW Marine Monitoring Reports (no. 11, 48, 64, 83, 84). Details Although data was collected using a standard method, data display, format and analysis varied with each data collection contract. Methods used to continue the program of aerial and ground-based survey were broadly similar to those reported in 2002, except in that in 2008 only one aerial survey was conducted and this did not coincide with ground counts. - A total of 20 survey events were achieved in 2002/03, with a further 23 in 2003/04. - A total of four survey events were achieved in 2004/05; 9 in 2005/06; and 11 in 2006/07. - A total of 3 ground survey events and 1 aerial survey event were achieved in 2007/08. - A total of 2 ground based surveys events took place in 2008/09. - A total of 3 ground base survey events took place in 2009/10. The collation and analysis of this data has allowed the data to be formatted in a standard way and analysed against a standard background grid cell layer to produce statistics for the winter period for aerial counts and monthly statistics for ground counts. Detailed processing notes are available with the dataset.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Species distribution

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

common scoter (black scoter)
melanitta nigra
Carmarthen Bay
Bae Caerfyrddin/Carmarthen Bay SPA
Special Protection Areas (SPAs) (see also proposed Special Protection Area pSPA)
aerial counts
ground counts
bird population
statistics

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2021-01-06

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

NRW Related Title: Common scoter Melanitta nigra monitoring in Carmarthen Bay following the Sea Empress oil spill

NRW Related Title: Common scoter monitoring in Carmarthen Bay following the Sea Empress oil spill. April 1997 to March 1998

NRW Related Title: Food sources for common scoter in Carmarthen Bay

NRW Related Title: Ground and aerial monitoring of common scoters in Carmarthen Bay 2007 - 2008

NRW Related Title: Ground and aerial monitoring protocols for in shore special protection areas : common scoter in Carmarthen Bay 2002 - 04

NRW Related Title: Ground based monitoring of common scoters in Carmarthen Bay 2008-2009

NRW Related Title: Ground based monitoring of common scoters in Carmarthen Bay 2009-2010

NRW Related Title: Ground based monitoring of common scoters in Carmarthen Bay 2011-2012

NRW Related Title: Ground based monitoring of common scoters in Carmarthen Bay SPA 2010/11

NRW Related Title: Marine monitoring project : ground and aerial monitoring protocols for in shore special protection areas : common scoter surveys in Carmarthen Bay during the winter of 2002 - 03 (In Confidence)

NRW Related Title: Survey of Common scoter (Melanitta nigra) in Carmarthen Bay 1994/95

Constraints

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Restriction type: Other restrictions

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Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

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Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © CNC/NRW 2010. There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source.

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File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313132363832 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:39:02.087Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

pointOfContact

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) Summary Statistics and Distribution Analysis for Carmarthen Bay 1998 - 2010

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