| Summary: | We present the results of the Swedish Bird Survey, run by the Department of Biology, Lund University, as a part of the National Monitoring Programme of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The results for 2011 include data from 589 winter point count routes in 2010/2011 (36th winter), of which 273 were carried out during the Christmas/New Year count and 262 summer point count routes (37th year). A third programme is running since 1996 with 716 Fixed routes, systematically (semi-randomly) distributed over Sweden (combined line transect and point counts). In total 462 Fixed routes were completed in the summer of 2011 (fourth best year). Trends were analyzed using TRIM. A programme for covering night-active birds started in 2010 (point counts along roads with one route per 25x25 km square of the country). In 2011, 115 routes were covered at three occasions each (March, April and June). The distribution of the covered routes is presented in Figure 1. In the Christmas/New Year count 2010/2011, about 75,000 individuals of 109 species were counted by 221 observers. The winter was unusually harsh and started already in November. This certainly explains many of the dramatically low winter figures. Moderate to strong increases in winter populations over the last decade are present in seven species. Declines over the same period are prominent in nine species (Fig. 10). On the point count routes in summer 2011, about 94,000 birds of 199 species were counted by 161 observers on 262 routes. From the Fixed routes 129,000 birds of 217 species were reported by 236 persons. Trend graphs for a large number of species are presented in Fig. 11. More graphs and indices can be found on the homepage (address below). Over the last 10–12 years, the most pronounced declines are found in Grey Heron, Wigeon, Merlin, Willow Grouse, Ruff, Herring Gull, Little Gull, Swift, Siberian Tit, Goldcrest, Common Rosefinch, Ortolan, Rustic and Lapland Bunting. The strongest increases are shown by Cormorant, Greylag Goose, Red Kite, Hobby, Hazel ...
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