Conservation

Bird Conservation Targeting Project

View targeting maps

Many datasets have been combined to produce targeting maps showing the most up-to-date and comprehensive distribution of scarce and declining farmland and woodland birds.

The maps show the best places to target specific measures to improve habitats. Absence of records does not indicate absence of the species, and if a detailed bird survey is carried out on your land, this information will allow closer targeting of habitat management to benefit the species on your land.

We encourage all bird survey information to feedback to improve updates to the targeting maps, and one of the best ways to do this is through BirdTrack. If you are a birdwatcher, click on the link on the left-hand side of this page to find out how to submit your bird records.

On most farms in the UK management can be undertaken to benefit skylarks, linnets and song thrushes and management advice is available by clicking the Advice for farmers link on the right-hand side of this page. The targeting maps help you decide which scarce birds you could also benefit through management.

Choose the location and species from the drop-down lists below to view the relevant targeting maps.

Note about Scottish maps

The maps for Scotland are largely based on contributions from the Scottish Ornithologists Club (SOC) in Argyll, Clyde, Highland and North East Scotland. The low number of records for other parts of Scotland means that the maps do not reflect the true distribution of species in Scotland. From April 2010 we will be issuing new maps with improved data.

Last modified: 24 July 2008

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