1989 Onwards, Previously Occupied Swift Nests, UK ...

• Main Author: Birds, Royal Society For The Protection Of
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 2024
• Subjects: Apus apus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/x8ss24; https://www.gbif.org/dataset/24dd4c1a-bb53-4304-89ce-b6a6b6b6b1de

This dataset is intended to be a comprehensive inventory of previously occupied common swift (Apus apus) nests (where swifts were known to nest previously, but no longer do so). It includes records collected as part of various swift mapping projects including The Swift Inventory, The Swift Survey and The Swift Mapper. The aim of these projects was to better understand the reasons for the decline in swifts in the UK, and to help target conservation of swift nest sites. They collated data from a variety of sources, primarily a public request for information and local surveys. Between 2009-2015, records were collected as part of the ‘Swift Inventory’. This was a cooperative project involving the support of Concern for Swifts - Scotland, London's Swifts, Northern Ireland Swifts, the RSPB, Swift Conservation and UK Swifts. The ‘Swift Survey’ then ran from 2016 -2019. This was a national survey, including a website developed by Environmental Resource Management (ERM) to collect data from the public on nesting ...