Farmland bird database in Dumfries and Galloway, 1999-2011

Farmland birds in Europe declined by almost 50% between 1980 and 2005. To gain more insight into the farmland bird population in Dumfries and Galloway, this database was compiled. Species recorded include corn bunting, curlew, grey partridge, lapwing, linnet, reed bunting, skylark, snipe, tree sparrow, twite, and yellowhammer. This database collates data from various sources to provide a record of farmland bird distribution in Dumfries and Galloway. <br /><br /> The dataset contains some zero abundance records, corresponding to sites that were visited, where no birds were seen.