Chough Breeding Population Surveillance in Pembrokeshire
Surveillance of breeding population (including productivity and recruitment) and non-breeding population of Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), now part of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) collect and collate data from the south Pembrokeshire coastline which includes Caldey Island, and the Castlemartin Coast Special Protection Area (SPA). SPAs are strictly protected sites classified in accordance with Article 4 of the EC Birds Directive, which came into force in April 1979. They are classified for rare and vulnerable birds (as listed on Annex I of the Directive), and for regularly occurring migratory species. Castlemartin SPA is designed for breeding and over wintering choughs. This includes the Pembrokeshire Coastal National Park (PCNP) coordinate records from St Anne's Head to Cemaes Head and the offshore islands, including Ramsey (SPA) and St David's Head). In this dataset some records date from early 1960s forming part of the first national survey; recording was established at the main study area in 1978 but most records date from 1982. There were numerous national and local purposes to this data capture. National purposes: - To contribute to decadal national and international surveys of chough and to update JNCC records for reporting under the Birds Directive (SPAs) and Habitats Directive (Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)). Local purposes - To assess condition of chough as an Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) feature in Castlemartin Coast SPA; - To maintain up-to-date records of concentrations of chough relevant to management of recreation (sea cliff-climbing and coasteering); - To service update data requirements for local chough Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP), in partnership with other members of a local chough study group, including PCNP Authority who coordinate records for rest of Pembrokeshire.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS45660
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- Gwylio poblogaeth fridio'r Fran Goesgoch yn Sir Benfro
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- English
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Breeding population is censused annually from cliff-tops and nest site locations recorded in GIS register. Annual estimates of breeding productivity are made. Estimates of recruitment to population are made based on locally managed database of colour-ringed sightings of nestlings within two SPA study areas (Castlemartin and Ramsey Island) and contribution to all Wales chough colour-ringed sightings database. GIS register of feeding and roosting areas for breeding and non-breeding birds is maintained. The dataset is linked to periodic decadal national surveys, e.g. 1982, 1992, 2002. Also see SCARABBS and RBBP for all Wales monitoring.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2014-01-31
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE
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Distribution
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Geographic Information System
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[A] Raw data including separate colour ringed data on paper and in digital format. [B] Maps held on paper and as digital MapInfo tables.
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Quality
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Breeding population is censused annually from cliff-tops and nest site locations recorded in GIS register. Annual estimates of breeding productivity are made. Estimates of recruitment to population are made based on locally managed database of colour-ringed sightings of nestlings within two SPA study areas (Castlemartin and Ramsey Island) and contribution to all Wales chough colour-ringed sightings database. GIS register of feeding and roosting areas for breeding and non-breeding birds is maintained. The dataset is linked to periodic decadal national surveys, e.g. 1982, 1992, 2002. Also see SCARABBS and RBBP for all Wales monitoring.
Keywords
Keywords
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- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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- choughs
- pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- bird studies (bird surveys)(bird communities)(bird distribution) (bird monitoring)
- Pembrokeshire (county pre 1974)( county since 4/96)
- Dyfed (county 1974 - 1996)
- baseline monitoring
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
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Access Constraints Directive
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- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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This data is jointly owned by NRW and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted. The sensitive data is as follows; Chough records. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. Sensitive data may only be released under an appropriate NRW Licence. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. Data may be released freely if the sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale.
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© CNC/NRW and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 2004. 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 the copyright of NRW/ Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 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. Recipients may only re-use sensitive data in strict confidence under the terms of an appropriate NRW Licence. No publication or dissemination is permitted, except if sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale.
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3435363630 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
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- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:37:27.828Z
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- NRW
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1.0