30 Apr 2023 FACE’s database on huntable birds

Posted at 12:13h in Nature Conservation, Wildlife Conservation by

To contribute to policy dialogues about the sustainability of hunting of bird species in the EU, FACE uses a variety of scientific evidence. A significant source of information regarding the EU resides in the State of Nature 2020 data sets, and in particular the reporting exercise under the Birds Directive (Article 12).

Here FACE provides parts of these assessments as well as other useful information related to hunting of bird species in the EU to facilitate access to EU data sets for European hunters, policy makers and other stakeholders.

The information provided here are subset of the EU Article 12 data sets and were treated to ease straightforward grasp by the user, to find the original datasets, click here.

1 – THE EU POPULATION ESTIMATES, STATUS AND TRENDS OF HUNTABLE BIRDS

The Birds Directive (Article 12) requires Member States to report every 6 years on the status and trends of bird species. The last cycle of reporting (2013-2018) provided these national assessments which were used but the European Commission to produce EU population estimates, trends and status for bird species.

This data base provides these results for EU’s huntable birds (Annex II of the Birds Directive).

To see FACE’s report on this data set, click here.

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wdt_ID Species Latin name Bird Life (2004) EU Population status 2008-2012 EU Breeding population estimate 2013-2018 EU Breeding population short-term trend 2013-2018 EU Breeding population long-term trend 2013-2018 EU Breeding population status 2013-2018 EU wintering population estimate 2013-2018 EU wintering population short-term trend 2013-2018 EU wintering population long-term trend 2013-2018 EU Wintering population status 2013-2018 EU Population Status 2013-2018
1 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Declining Declining 23300000 - 31700000 Decreasing Decreasing Declining 150000 - 1310000 NE NE Not evaluated Declining
2 Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara Depleted Unknown 7700 - 20500 Unknown Unknown Unknown - Unknown
3 Chukar Alectoris chukar Depleted Secure 260000 - 374000 Stable Stable Secure - Secure
4 Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca Depleted Threatened 25500 - 37700 Unknown Decreasing Near Threatened - Near Threatened
5 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Declining Declining 4970000 - 6850000 Decreasing Decreasing Near Threatened - Near Threatened
6 Northern Pintail Anas acuta Declining Threatened 4500 - 18800 Decreasing Decreasing Threatened 145000 - 275000 Increasing Increasing Secure Threatened
7 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Secure Secure 234000 - 367000 Decreasing Decreasing Declining 1420000 - 1750000 Increasing Increasing Secure Declining
8 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Secure Secure 1850000 - 3020000 Stable Stable Secure 3770000 - 4440000 Decreasing Decreasing Declining Secure
9 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Secure Secure - 1570000 - 2350000 Stable Increasing Secure Secure
10 Greylag Goose Anser anser Secure Secure 223000 - 321000 Increasing Increasing Secure 1160000 - 1350000 Increasing Increasing Secure Secure
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2 – THE EU HARVEST DATA

The collection of harvest (or bag) data plays a significant role in understanding wild game populations and providing a basis for management decisions, e.g., used as an index for population densities or to assess the impact and sustainability of hunting. While there are long-term records of hunting bag statistics in Europe, the methodologies for data collection vary between countries.

In order to centralise harvest data at the European level, the last reporting exercise under the Birds Directive (Article 12) required Member States, for the first time, to report on national harvest for the period 2013-2018.

This data base provides the harvests for each nationally huntable bird species reported by each Member States

To see FACE’s report on this data set, click here.

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wdt_ID Country Species Latin name Season 2012-2013 Harvest 2012-2013 unknown Season 2013-2014 Harvest 2013-2014 unknown Season 2014-2015 Harvest 2014-2015 unknown Season 2015-2016 Harvest 2015-2016 unknown Season 2016-2017 Harvest 2016-2017 unknown Season 2017-2018 Harvest 2017-2018 µunknown Data collection method Supplementary information
1 AT Common Coot Fulica atra 843 - 843 No 775 - 775 No 542 - 542 No 631 - 631 No 418 - 418 No - Yes Complete survey Summary statistics provided by Statistik Austria (austrian agency for statistics)
2 AT Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes Absent data Hunting bags are reported as "wild ducks" therefore no information on species level
3 AT Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 53541 - 53541 No 70444 - 70444 No 64668 - 64668 No 60137 - 60137 No 50775 - 50775 No - Yes Complete survey Summary statistics provided by Statistik Austria (austrian agency for statistics)
4 AT Common Pochard Aythya ferina - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes Absent data Hunting bags are reported as "wild ducks" therefore no information on species level
5 AT Common Quail Coturnix coturnix - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes Absent data There is a hunting season (September) in Burgenland, but hunting bag is zero
6 AT Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes Absent data
7 AT Common Wood-pigeon Columba palumbus palumbus 14959 - 14959 No 14650 - 14650 No 15347 - 15347 No 15392 - 15392 No 14910 - 14910 No - Yes Complete survey Statistik Austria reports all pigeons and doves shot under "Wildtauben/wild pigeons". It is assumed that the majority consists of Woodpigeons.
8 AT Eurasian Collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes Absent data Hunting bags are reported for all species of pigeons and doves combined
9 AT Eurasian Teal Anas crecca - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes Absent data Hunting bags are reported as "wild ducks" therefore no information on species level
10 AT Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes Absent data Hunting bags are reported as "wild ducks" therefore no information on species level
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