Wild Bird Populations in the UK

Bird populations have long been considered to provide a good indication of the broad state of wildlife in the UK. This is because they occupy a wide range of habitats and respond to environmental pressures that also operate on other groups of wildlife. In addition there are considerable long-term data on changes in bird populations, which help in the interpretation of shorter term fluctuations in numbers.

The bird population indices have been compiled in conjunction with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC).

For more statistics about the status of bird populations internationally, please see the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme website.

Source agency: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Designation: National Statistics
Language: English
Alternative title: Wild bird national indicators

Index=100 1970 Farmland birds,1970 woodland birds, 1975 Water and wetland birds, 1986 Seabirds, 1975/76 Wintering waterbirds.

鸟类种群长期以来被视为英国野生动物整体状况的良好指标。这是因为它们占据了广泛的栖息地，并对作用于其他野生动物群体的环境压力作出反应。此外，关于鸟类种群变化的长期数据也相当丰富，这些数据有助于解释数量短期波动。鸟类种群指数是由英国皇家鸟类保护协会（RSPB）、英国鸟类学信托基金会（BTO）和联合自然保护委员会（JNCC）共同编制的。关于鸟类种群国际状况的更多统计数据，请参阅泛欧洲普通鸟类监测计划网站。数据来源机构：环境、食品和农村事务部，标识：国家统计数据，语言：英语，备选标题：野生鸟类国家指标。指数=100，1970年农田鸟类，1970年林地鸟类，1975年水域和湿地鸟类，1986年海鸟，1975/76年越冬水鸟。