The annual Northern Ireland Seabird Report includes detailed information about the population trends and breeding success of seabirds in Northern Ireland during the breeding season.
The report is the published outcome of the work of the BTO Northern Ireland Seabird Co-ordinator, appointed in February 2013, and the activities of the evolving NI Seabird Network of volunteers and organisations such as National Trust, Ulster Wildlife and RSPB that have provided data for 2013 and previous years.
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Since 1986 the majority of annual seabird surveillance in the UK has been undertaken as part of the Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP) coordinated by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). The programme is a partnership of stakeholder organisations throughout the UK, including the BTO, RSPB, The Seabird Group and the country environment agencies.
In order to examine trends at individual colonies, and across the UK, it is a great advantage if individual sites can be monitored consistently for many years. Data are gathered in a consistent manner using standard published methods and entered into a central database.
The SMP gathers data relating to:
- Breeding abundance – the number of breeding pairs or individuals, which is a medium to long-term measure;
- Breeding success – the number of eggs laid and, ultimately, chicks fledged.
The SMP generates annual population indices which are expressed as a percentage of the population recorded at sites in 1986 when standardised monitoring began.
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- Please note: the date of each Northern Ireland Seabird Report refers to the most recent year of data collection, not the year of publication.
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Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2018
Since 1986, seabird populations in the UK and Ireland have been monitored through the Seabird Monitoring Programme coordinated on behalf of partnership organisations by JNCC. Sample data on breeding abundance and breeding success of seabirds are collected from a large network of sites, both regionally and nationally, to enable species’ conservation status to be assessed. To examine trends at individual colonies, at country level and across the whole UK, it is essential that individual sites can be monitored consistently for many years.
01.03.19
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Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2017
Since 1986, seabird populations in the UK and Ireland have been monitored through the Seabird Monitoring Programme coordinated on behalf of partnership organisations by JNCC. Sample data on breeding abundance and breeding success of seabirds are collected from a large network of sites, both regionally and nationally, to enable species’ conservation status to be assessed. To examine trends at individual colonies, at country level and across the whole UK, it is essential that individual sites can be monitored consistently for many years.
01.03.18
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Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2016
This is the fourth edition of the Northern Ireland Seabird Report, covering 2016. This report is the published outcome of the work of the BTO NI Seabird Coordinator, and the activities of the evolving Northern Ireland Seabird Network of volunteers and organisations, such as National Trust, Ulster Wildlife and the RSPB, that have provided data for 2016 and previous years.
01.03.17
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Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2015
This is the third edition of the Northern Ireland Seabird Report, covering 2015. This report is the published outcome of the work of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Seabird Coordinator, appointed in February 2013, and the activities of the evolving Northern Ireland Seabird Network of volunteers, and organisations such as National Trust, Ulster Wildlife and the RSPB that have provided data for 2015 and previous years.
02.03.15
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Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2014
This is the second edition of the Northern Ireland Seabird Report, covering 2014. This report is the published outcome of the work of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Seabird Co-ordinator, appointed in February 2013, and the activities of the evolving Northern Ireland Seabird Network of volunteers, and organisations such as National Trust, Ulster Wildlife and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) that have provided data for 2014 and previous years.
01.03.15
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Northern Ireland Seabird Report 2013
This is the first edition of the Northern Ireland Seabird Report, covering 2013, a report we plan to publish annually. This report is the published outcome of the work of the BTO Seabird Co-ordinator, appointed in February 2013, and the activities of the evolving NI Seabird Network of volunteers, and organisations such as National Trust, Ulster Wildlife and RSPB that have provided data for 2013 and previous years.
01.03.14
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