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Dutch Centre For Field Ornithology (SOVON) - Night-roost counts- meta

Citation

Klaassen O, Marx L (2017). Dutch Centre For Field Ornithology (SOVON) - Night-roost counts- meta. Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology (Sovon). Metadata dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/dqkxw5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-23.

Description

The night-roost count scheme focuses on areas that have been designated as night-roost in the framework of Nature-2000.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The Netherlands, 2009 onwards. Focus on 56 Natura 2000 areas.

Sampling

two to three counts yearly are carried out establish the maximum count for each site.

Quality Control

The data are submitted online and routinely checked for unusual numbers. at the end of the season coordinators check for duplicate counts and unusual numbers.

Method steps

  1. 1. fieldwork 2. online data entry 3. validation

Taxonomic Coverages

Black tern, Caspian Tern, Common Crane, Great Whete Egret, Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff
  1. Avis
    common name: Vogels rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The Netherlands

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Olaf Klaassen
originator
position: Coordinator
Sovon Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology
Toernooiveld 1
Nijmegen
6525 ED
NL
email: olaf.klaassen@sovon.nl
Lara Marx
metadata author
email: lara.marx@sovon.nl
Lara Marx
user
email: lara.marx@sovon.nl
Olaf Klaassen
administrative point of contact
position: Coordinator
Sovon Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology
Toernooiveld 1
Nijmegen
6525 ED
NL
email: olaf.klaassen@sovon.nl
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